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Ligue 1 | Fri 09 Oct, 19:45

Lens v Lyon Stats

Data last updated: Sat 31 Oct 2026, 03:39 UK time

Match Report

Fixture analysis

Lens face Lyon in Ligue 1 on Fri 09 Oct, 19:45. Lens have scored nine league goals but conceded nine across their first five fixtures. The table makes Lyon the obvious form selection, but the underlying numbers suggest this should be a more demanding assignment than the standings alone imply.

BT4Y best bet

Lyon to Win

  • At 8/5, Lyon to Win implies roughly 39%, while BT4Y rates the chance closer to 54%.
  • Lyon's strong defence, conceding just two goals in five matches and two away clean sheets, contrasts with Lens' defensive struggles despite high attacking volume.
  • Lyon have the stronger recent points return, taking 11 points from the sample compared with 4 for Lens.
  • Lyon have the cleaner defensive sample at 0.4 conceded per match, which helps the Lyon to Win angle more than a raw possession edge.
  • Lens sit 8 in the table, while Lyon sit 5, so the standings picture adds pressure context to the result-market read.

Why The Model Likes This Bet

Chance, price and football numbers

The 54% for Lyon to Win sits against roughly 39% implied by the current price. Lyon have the stronger recent points return, taking 11 points from the sample compared with 4 for Lens. Lyon's strong defence, conceding just two goals in five matches and two away clean sheets, contrasts with Lens' defensive struggles despite high attacking volume.

Model chance vs price54% model chance against roughly 39% implied
Strong positive
Lyon have the stronger recent points return, taking 11 points.Visible data support
Positive
Lyon have the cleaner defensive sample at 0.4 conceded per.Visible data support
Positive
Lyon's strong defence, conceding just two goals in five.Article support
Positive

Verdict

BT4Y analyst view

BT4Y analyst view: Lyon Win is the preferred angle because lyon's strong defence, conceding just two goals in five matches and two away clean sheets, contrasts with Lens' defensive struggles despite high attacking volume. Lyon have the stronger recent points return, taking 11 points from the sample compared with 4 for Lens. Rotation, motivation and a slow tempo are the main cautions before treating the result price as settled.

Main risk

Rotation, motivation and a slow tempo are the main cautions before treating the result price as settled.

Key Data Signals

Lyon to Win evidence

Lyon's strong defence, conceding just two goals in five matches and two away clean sheets, contrasts with Lens'.

Lyon have the stronger recent points return, taking 11 points from the sample compared with 4 for Lens.

Lyon have the cleaner defensive sample at 0.4 conceded per match, which helps the Lyon Win angle more than a raw possession edge.

Lens sit 8 in the table, while Lyon sit 5, so the standings picture adds pressure context to the result-market read.

What To Watch In The Data

Lyon to Win notes

    Goals, BTTS and over/under

    Scoring profile, tempo and goal-market analysis.

    Lens1.8
    Avg goals scored
    Lyon2
    Lens1.8
    Avg goals conceded
    Lyon0.4
    Lens80%
    BTTS rate
    Lyon40%
    Lens80%
    Over 2.5 goals
    Lyon40%
    Best odds for this sectionBTTS YesBet365 guide price · Model 70% vs implied 69% · edge +0.6 pts
    1.44
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    Under 2.5 GoalsBet365 guide price · model 45%
    2.5
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    Over 1.5 GoalsBet365 guide price · model 77%
    1.14
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    Over 2.5 GoalsBetMGM guide price · model 59%
    1.53
    Check odds @ 1.53
    Over 3.5 GoalsBet365 guide price · model 41%
    2.2
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    BTTS NoBetMGM guide price · model 34%
    2.62
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    BTTS Yes is more of a watchlist angle than a must-bet: the BTTS rates are 80% for Lens and 40% for Lyon, so the price depends on both attacks contributing rather than the clean-sheet story.

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    Market odds

    Top available prices first, with more markets available on demand.

    Market aligned with main pickLyon to WinBetMGM guide price · Model 51% vs implied 36% · edge +15 pts
    2.8
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    Lyon Draw No BetBetUK guide price · model 65%
    2.02
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    Over 8.5 CornersBetMGM guide price · model 75%
    1.4
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    BTTS YesBet365 guide price · model 70%
    1.44
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    Over 2.5 GoalsBetMGM guide price · model 59%
    1.53
    Check odds @ 1.53
    Lyon to Win is positive value at the current guide price, but the price only matters if the football route is clear. Use the model-versus-implied gap as the starting point, then check whether the article context, team news and section data actually point towards the same market.
    Recent form

    Results, scoring balance and short-term direction.

    Lens

    LDLLW
    Last 51W 1D 3L
    Last 5 record
    Last 101W 1D 3L
    18 Sep 2026A Monaco1-2
    13 Sep 2026A Le Mans2-2
    05 Sep 2026H Lorient0-1
    29 Aug 2026A Strasbourg1-2
    22 Aug 2026H Auxerre5-2

    Lyon

    WDWDW
    Last 53W 2D 0L
    Last 5 record
    Last 103W 2D 0L
    19 Sep 2026H Rennes4-0
    12 Sep 2026A Paris FC0-0
    04 Sep 2026H Auxerre3-1
    29 Aug 2026H Le Havre1-1
    22 Aug 2026A Toulouse2-0
    Market aligned with main pickLyon to WinBetMGM guide price · Model 51% vs implied 36% · edge +15 pts
    2.8
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    Away / DrawBet365 guide price · model 79%
    1.57
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    Lyon Draw No BetBetUK guide price · model 65%
    2.02
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    Key match trends

    Goal-pattern analysis from recent form and H2H samples.

    80%Lens Over 2.5
    40%Lyon Over 2.5
    2.6H2H avg goals
    The Over 2.5 trend is mixed: Lens sit at 80% and Lyon sit at 40% with the H2H average at 2.6 goals, so the goals line needs more than one team's recent over rate.

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