PREVIEW | Lyon vs Lens: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 17/05)

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·15. Mai 2026

PREVIEW | Lyon vs Lens: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 17/05)

Lyon and Lens face each other this Sunday at the Groupama Stadium for matchweek 34 of the Ligue 1.

Lyon currently have 60 points and lie in 4th position. Last time out, Paulo Fonseca's team slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Toulouse (Ligue 1 2025/26).

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Lens have won 67 points to date and are placed in 2nd position. In their last encounter, Pierre Sage's team were beaten 0-2 by PSG (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw.

Predicted lineups

Lyon: Dominik Greif, Maitland-Niles, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Abner Vinícius, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Endrick, Khalis Merah, Afonso Moreira, Roman Yaremchuk

Lens: Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Rubén Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Matthieu Udol, Abdallah Sima, Odsonne Édouard, Wesley Saïd

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Régis Gurtner - Hamstring Injury

Last starting XIs

Lyon ( vs Toulouse 2026-05-10): Dominik Greif, Maitland-Niles, Moussa Niakhaté, Clinton Mata, Abner Vinícius, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Endrick, Khalis Merah, Afonso Moreira, Roman Yaremchuk

Lens ( vs PSG 2026-05-13): Robin Risser, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Samson Baidoo, Malang Sarr, Rubén Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Matthieu Udol, Abdallah Sima, Odsonne Édouard, Wesley Saïd

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MANAGERS

Paulo Fonseca has faced Pierre Sage on four occasions, recording one win, one draw and two defeats
Pierre Sage has faced Lyon on two occasions, recording one draw and one defeat
Paulo Fonseca has faced Lens on seven occasions, recording three wins, three draws and one defeat

TEAMS

Away from home, Lens currently have three defeats in their last 14 matches.
Away from home, Lens currently have one win in their last seven matches.
Away from home, Lens are on a run of six consecutive matches in which they have conceded.
Away from home, Lens are on a run of six consecutive matches without a win.
Away from home, Lens are on a run of two consecutive matches without defeat.
Lens currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
At home, Lyon currently have two defeats in their last 16 matches.
At home, Lyon currently have two draws in their last 24 matches.
At home, Lyon are on a run of four consecutive matches in which they have scored.
At home, Lyon are on a run of three consecutive matches without defeat.
At home, Lyon are on a run of three consecutive wins.
Lyon currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
Lyon are coming off five consecutive matches in which they have scored.
Lyon are coming off four consecutive matches in which they have conceded.

HEAD TO HEAD

Lyon and Lens have faced each other 109 times, with Lyon holding the advantage: 46 wins, compared with 38 Lens victories.
At Groupama Stadium, Lyon have the edge in their head-to-heads against Lens: 31 wins in 52 matches. Lens have nine victories.
In the French league, the two teams have met 101 times, with 44 Lyon wins, 23 draws and 34 Lens victories.