Sunday , 16 August 2026

Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
Sun 17 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Wesley Said
0–2 32' Wesley Said
0–3 45+1' Florian Sotoca
0–4 53' Florian Thauvin

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de LensLigue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Assistant 1 Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Assistant 2 Gwenael Pasqualotti
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Racing Club de Lens H 0–4 L
10 May Toulouse FC A 1–2 L
03 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 4–2 W
25 Apr AJ Auxerre H 3–2 W
19 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W
12 Apr FC Lorient H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Olympique Lyonnais A 4–0 W
13 May Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–2 L
08 May FC Nantes H 1–0 W
02 May OGC Nice A 1–1 D
24 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 3–3 D
17 Apr Toulouse FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Olympique Lyonnais Racing Club de Lens
#6 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Olympique Lyonnais are 6th (0 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Groupama Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Malang Sarr has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 5.
  • 10' The 25-year-old Ruben Kluivert has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Olympique Lyonnais is showing some good football. However, Olympique Lyonnais are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Wesley Said puts Racing Club de Lens on the lead.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Poor challenge from Saud Abdulhamid. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 32' Against the run of play, Wesley Said has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 37' Andrija Bulatovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Florian Sotoca makes it 0-3.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' Florian Thauvin does the damage! The net is bulging and Racing Club de Lens surge ahead!
  • 54' Florian Thauvin makes no mistake. The score reads 0-5 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique Lyonnais must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' That is a card for Olympique Lyonnais. Pavel Sulc will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Ruben Aguilar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Nidal Celik. He receives a card.
  • 84' Nidal Celik was booked on 84.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paulo Fonseca might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.57 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais22% Draw33% Racing Club de Lens45%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
55%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
78%
Olympique Lyonnais or Racing Club de Lens
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais11% Draw57% Racing Club de Lens32%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.4%
0 – 1
19.1%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 2
11.6%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2.9%
2 – 0
2.5%
2 – 2
2.1%
0 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% 96%
-1 4% 12% 84%
-0.5 16% 84%
+0.5 50% 50%
+1 50% 27% 23%
+1.5 77% 23%
+2 77% 15% 8%
+2.5 92% 8%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
31%
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
57%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.