Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.
- Olympique Lyonnais 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Nantes | 34 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Metz | 34 | 17 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Racing Club de Lens | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lille OSC | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Olympique de Marseille | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | AS Monaco FC | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Toulouse FC | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Paris FC | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Stade Brestois 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | ES Troyes AC | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Le Mans FC | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | OGC Nice | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (12 games)
58%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
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
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 22
- 98
- 8
- 5
- 19
- 1
- 21
- 16
- 9
- 17
- 10
Bench
- 3
- 40
- 33
- 77
- 37
- 11
- 99
- 39
- 44
Coach
Paulo Fonseca
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 27
- 16
- 20
- 10
- 22
- 21
- 7
- 23
- 32
- 4
- 5
Bench
- 2
- 14
- 28
- 19
- 40
- 25
- 18
- 38
- 41
Coach
Pierre Sage
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Florian Sotoca | 4 |
| Wesley Said | 3 |
| Jonathan Clauss | 3 |
| Cheick Doucoure | 2 |
| Jake O'Brien | 2 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 2 |
| Houssem Aouar | 2 |
| Tinotenda Kadewere | 2 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
2026-05-17
Olympique Lyonnais
0–4
Racing Club de Lens
L
2026-05-10
Toulouse FC
2–1
Olympique Lyonnais
L
2026-05-03
Olympique Lyonnais
4–2
Stade Rennais FC 1901
W
2026-04-25
Olympique Lyonnais
3–2
AJ Auxerre
W
2026-04-19
Paris Saint-Germain FC
1–2
Olympique Lyonnais
W
2026-04-12
Olympique Lyonnais
2–0
FC Lorient
W
Racing Club de Lens Form
2026-05-17
Olympique Lyonnais
0–4
Racing Club de Lens
W
2026-05-13
Racing Club de Lens
0–2
Paris Saint-Germain FC
L
2026-05-08
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
FC Nantes
W
2026-05-02
OGC Nice
1–1
Racing Club de Lens
D
2026-04-24
Stade Brestois 29
3–3
Racing Club de Lens
D
2026-04-17
Racing Club de Lens
3–2
Toulouse FC
W
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
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.

