Ligue 1

Lyon 1-2 Lens

Lyon vs Lens finished 1-2 in Ligue 1. Key event: 13' Mathis Cherki (assist Malick Fofana · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.5%, 31%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 2-3-3. Home form: W L W W L; Away form: L W L W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

LYO 1 - 2 Finished

LEN

Competition Ligue 1 Season 2024 Country France Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 04 May 2025, 15:15 Venue time 04 May 2025, 17:15 CEST

Match context 4 facts

Home form W L W W L 9 pts, goals 12-9, 2.40 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match

Away form L W L W L 6 pts, goals 4-8, 0.80 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match

Lyon · season record 16 W · 6 D · 9 L 2024: 31 recorded matches, goals 62–42; before 04 May 2025 UTC. Not official standings.

Lens · season record 13 W · 6 D · 12 L 2024: 31 recorded matches, goals 35–37; before 04 May 2025 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 26 shots · 3 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Lyon 18 shots · 1.18 xG · 1 goal

Lens 8 shots · 0.95 xG · 2 goals

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 40 events

13' shot Mathis Cherki LYO assist Malick Fofana · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.5%, 31%

13' Yellow Moussa Niakhaté LYO Yellow card

14' shot Mathis Cherki LYO assist Malick Fofana · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.2%, 48.1%

19' shot Goduine Koyalipou LEN assist Andy Diouf · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75.8%, 62.1%

20' shot Adrien Thomasson LEN assist Neil El Aynaoui · xG 0.1 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 93.6%, 48.7%

20' shot Goduine Koyalipou LEN assist Adrien Thomasson · xG 0.59 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 95.1%, 50.6%

21' Goal Goduine Koyalipou 0–1 LEN assist Adrien Thomasson

25' shot Nicolás Tagliafico LYO assist Nemanja Matic · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 87.8%, 59.6%

30' shot Ainsley Maitland-Niles LYO assist Malick Fofana · xG 0.02 · Open Play · location 95.9%, 39.2%

34' shot Mathis Cherki LYO assist Georges Mikautadze · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.5%, 68.4%

35' shot Deiver Machado LEN assist Andy Diouf · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75.8%, 58.8%

42' shot Nemanja Matic LYO xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77%, 61.2%

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44' shot Georges Mikautadze LYO assist Nemanja Matic · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.8%, 60.8%

44' shot Nicolás Tagliafico LYO assist Mathis Cherki · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.8%, 49.3%

45+2' Yellow Malick Fofana LYO Yellow card

46' shot Thiago Almada LYO assist Mathis Cherki · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 92.9%, 71.2%

54' Yellow Nampalys Mendy LEN Yellow card

56' shot Goduine Koyalipou LEN assist Adrien Thomasson · xG 0.14 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.9%, 55.5%

57' shot Mathis Cherki LYO assist Thiago Almada · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 79.4%, 63.4%

58' shot Nicolás Tagliafico LYO assist Thiago Almada · xG 0.12 · Open Play · location 92.9%, 45.4%

61' shot Georges Mikautadze LYO assist Malick Fofana · xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.3%, 59.6%

64' Yellow Deiver Machado LEN Yellow card

68' shot Clinton Mata LYO assist Thiago Almada · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 75.8%, 51.6%

70' Sub Anass Zaroury LEN on for Andy Diouf

70' Sub Martín Satriano LEN on for Goduine Koyalipou

70' Sub Hamzat Ojediran LEN on for Tom Pouilly

71' Sub Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez LYO on for Nemanja Matić

75' shot Anass Zaroury LEN assist Adrien Thomasson · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 76.9%, 65.4%

77' shot Nicolás Tagliafico LYO assist Moussa Niakhate · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 83.9%, 62.2%

78' shot Georges Mikautadze LYO assist Clinton Mata · xG 0.18 · Open Play · location 92.5%, 58.5%

79' Goal Georges Mikautadze 1–1LYO assist Clinton Mata

81' shot Georges Mikautadze LYO assist Malick Fofana · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.8%, 49%

83' shot Martín Satriano LEN assist Adrien Thomasson · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71.7%, 65.4%

84' shot Anass Zaroury LEN assist Adrien Thomasson · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.9%, 70.2%

85' Goal Anass Zaroury 1–2LEN assist Adrien Thomasson

88' Sub Tanner Tessmann LYO on for Corentin Tolisso

89' Yellow Facundo Medina LEN Yellow card

90+4' Sub Malang Sarr LEN on for Nampalys Mendy

90' shot Thiago Almada LYO xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 72.1%, 46%

92' shot Mathis Cherki LYO assist Tanner Tessmann · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 93.3%, 27.6%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 4-4-4

Head-to-head is level over the last 12 meetings: 4 wins each and 4 draws. Latest meeting: 17 May 2026 · Lyon vs Lens · 0 - 4.

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Showing 8 of 12 head-to-head matches.

17 May 2026

Lyon 0 - 4 Lens

05 Mar 2026

Lyon 2 - 2 Lens

16 Aug 2025

Lens 0 - 1 Lyon

15 Sep 2024

Lens 0 - 0 Lyon

03 Mar 2024

Lyon 0 - 3 Lens

02 Dec 2023

Lens 3 - 2 Lyon

12 Feb 2023

Lyon 2 - 1 Lens

02 Oct 2022

Lens 1 - 0 Lyon

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19 Feb 2022

Lens 1 - 1 Lyon

30 Oct 2021

Lyon 2 - 1 Lens

03 Apr 2021

Lens 1 - 1 Lyon

06 Jan 2021

Lyon 3 - 2 Lens

Team statistics 17 metrics

69% Ball Possession 31%

69% 31%

1.18 Expected Goals 0.95

55% 44%

18 Total Shots 8

69% 30%

4 Shots on Goal 3

57% 42%

8 Corner Kicks 2

80% 20%

8 Fouls 12

40% 60%

2 Yellow Cards 3

40% 60%

1 Goalkeeper Saves 3

25% 75%

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5 Blocked shots 2

1 Offsides 0

12 Free kicks 8

9 Shots off target 3

26 Throw-ins 13

4 Goal kicks 17

1 Total saves 3

0 Hit woodwork 0

14 Shots inside box 3

Lineups

30 Mathew Ryan GK 34 Tom Pouilly DEF 24 Jonathan Gradit DEF 27 Abdulay Juma Bah DEF 14 Facundo Medina DEF 3 Deiver Machado DEF 28 Adrien Thomasson MID 26 Nampalys Mendy MID 23 Neil El Aynaoui MID 18 Andy Diouf MID 19 Goduine Koyalipou FWD 1 Lucas Perri GK 98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF 22 Clinton Mata DEF 19 Moussa Niakhaté DEF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico DEF 31 Nemanja Matić MID 8 Corentin Tolisso MID 18 Rayan Cherki MID 23 Thiago Almada MID 11 Malick Fofana MID 69 Georges Mikautadze FWD

Lens

5-4-1 · Manager Will Still

30 M Mathew Ryan GK

34 T Tom Pouilly DEF

24 J Jonathan Gradit · Captain DEF

27 A Abdulay Juma Bah DEF

14 F Facundo Medina DEF

3 D Deiver Machado DEF

28 A Adrien Thomasson MID

26 N Nampalys Mendy MID

23 N Neil El Aynaoui MID

18 A Andy Diouf MID

19 G Goduine Koyalipou FWD

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21 A Anass Zaroury FWD

15 H Hamzat Ojediran MID

9 M Martín Satriano FWD

20 M Malang Sarr DEF

16 H Hervé Koffi GK

4 N Nidal Čelik DEF

25 J Jeremy Agbonifo FWD

11 A Angelo Fulgini MID

22 W Wesley Saïd FWD

Lyon

4-2-3-1 · Manager Jorge Maciel

1 L Lucas Perri GK

98 A Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF

22 C Clinton Mata DEF

19 M Moussa Niakhaté DEF

3 N Nicolás Tagliafico DEF

31 N Nemanja Matić MID

8 C Corentin Tolisso · Captain MID

18 R Rayan Cherki MID

23 T Thiago Almada MID

11 M Malick Fofana MID

69 G Georges Mikautadze FWD

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32 A Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez FWD

15 T Tanner Tessmann MID

40 R Rémy Descamps GK

55 D Duje Ćaleta-Car DEF

16 A Abner Vinícius DEF

27 W Warmed Omari DEF

20 S Saël Kumbedi DEF

4 P Paul Akouokou MID

7 J Jordan Veretout MID