📊 Form Guide

Lyon

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Lyon will be looking for another win after the 4-1 Ligue 1 success versus Rennes.

In that game, Lyon managed 53% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Lyon, goals were scored by Malick Fofana (8'), Corentin Tolisso (25'), Alexandre Lacazette (39') and Georges Mikautadze (77'). On the other side, Rennes got 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Mohamed Meïté (50') scored for Rennes.

Three or more goals per match were seen in 6 of the last 6 meetings where Lyon have played. Opposition teams scored 12 times in this period whereas Lyon amassed a tally of 16. That aside, we’ll just have to find out whether that trend will persist in this match.

Taking a look at their past results, Lyon:

• have not emerged victorious against RC Lens in their previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 4 league matches at home.

RC Lens

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Since being beaten in their last game against AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1 competition, RC Lens and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, RC Lens had 66% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For their opponents, Auxerre got 12 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Ado Onaiwu (33', 44'), Gaëtan Perrin (40') and Ki-Jana Hoever (73') scored for AJ Auxerre.

The trend of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring RC Lens has become noticeable of late. Looking at their last six games reveals that it’s occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 8 while RC Lens have scored 5.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 19/02/2022 shows that Lyon have won 1 of them & RC Lens 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.

14 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Lyon and 9 coming from Les Artésiens. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Ligue 1 match day 4 on 15/09/2024 when it finished RC Lens 0-0 Lyon.

That day, RC Lens managed 54% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.

On the other side, Lyon got 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Bastien Dechepy.

🗞️ Team News: Lyon

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just one fitness concern for the Lyon manager Jorge Maciel to be concerned about due to a largely intact set of players. Ernest Nuamah (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out.

In all likelihood, Lyon should make use of the 4-2-3-1 formation for the game, handing starts to Lucas Perri, A. Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Nicolas Tagliafico, Corentin Tolisso, Nemanja Matic, Rayan Cherki, Thiago Almada, Malick Fofana and Georges Mikautadze.

ℹ️ Team News: RC Lens

It’s our belief that Les Artésiens seem most likely to elect for a 4-4-2 lineup, starting the game with Mathew Ryan, Jonathan Gradit, Malang Sarr, Juma Bah, Ruben Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Neil El Aynaoui, Deiver Machado, Anass Zaroury, Andy Diouf and Goduine Koyalipou.

⚡ Prediction

In this match, RC Lens should have enough to find the net against this Lyon lineup, although it isn’t expected to be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re predicting both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Lyon after 90 minutes. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Lucas Pereira, 15:02 04/05/2025