Lyon vs Lens: prediction & betting odds 4 May 2025

The Matchday 32 clash in Ligue 1 between Lyon and Lens will take place on May 4 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon vs. Lens: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Lyon

In the last round, Lyon thrashed Rennes 4-1. With three rounds left in the championship, the team occupies the fifth spot, which grants a Europa League berth, trailing Monaco, who are in the Champions League zone, by just one point. It's also worth mentioning that Lyon leads its two closest pursuers only by additional metrics. In the upcoming match, the club has a good opportunity to strengthen its position in this race, as Lyon has been outstanding at home: the team has won its last four Ligue 1 home games.

  • The club has not lost in 11 of its last 12 home matches in the championship (9 wins, 2 draws).
  • Lyon has scored at least two goals in its last six home games in Ligue 1.
  • The team has conceded in its last five home matches in this tournament.

Predicted lineup for Lyon (4-5-1)

Lucas Perry – Nicolas Tagliafico, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakate, Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Nemanja Matic, Corentin Tolisso, Thiago Almada, Malik Fofana, Rayan Cherki – Alexandre Lacazette.

Forward Alexandre Lacazette will not play due to suspension.

Lens

In the last round, the team was sensationally defeated by Auxerre at home (0-4), falling nine points behind the Conference League zone with three rounds left in the championship. Mathematically, the club still has chances to qualify for European competitions, but realistically, achieving this goal is almost impossible. Additionally, Lens extended its uncompromising streak in Ligue 1 to 16 matches, during which the club recorded 7 wins and 9 losses.

  • In 5 of the team's last 7 games in Ligue 1, no more than two goals were scored.
  • Lens has scored in 7 of its last 9 away matches in the championship.
  • In 5 of its last 7 away games in Ligue 1, the club has not conceded more than one goal.

Predicted lineup for Lens (3-4-3)

Mathew Ryan – Djuma Ba, Malang Sarr, Jonathan Gradit – Deiver Machado, Ruben Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Neil El Aynaoui – Anass Zaroury, Goduine Koyalipou, Andy Diouf.

Forward Florian Sotoca will not play due to suspension.

Referee

Jeremy Stinat (France)

Matches – 16 (Ligue 1, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 64;

Average yellow cards per match – 4;

Red cards shown – 2;

Average fouls per match – 23;

Penalties – 38%.

Match Prediction: Lyon vs. Lens

Lyon is highly motivated to secure a Champions League spot as the season nears its end, and any slip-up could significantly reduce their chances of qualifying for Europe's premier club competition. Moreover, Paulo Fonseca's side has been delivering excellent results at home: the team has won 8 of its last 10 home matches in the championship, including the last four.

On the other hand, Lens is likely to experience a psychological slump after the devastating loss to Auxerre, which essentially ended their European ambitions. The head-to-head statistics are not in Lens' favor either: they have lost 7 of their last 9 Ligue 1 matches at Lyon's ground.

I believe that the highly motivated Lyon's winning trend will not be interrupted against an opponent that has lost its competitive motivation. My prediction: Lyon to win

Lyon vs Lens Odds

Current season

Logo Lyon Logo Lens
16 Wins 13
9 Lost 12
6 Draws 6
2 GF per game 1.13
1.35 GA per game 1.19
5.29 Corners per game 5.74
1.71 Yellow cards per game 2.39

Ligue 1: previous matches in the tournament

Lyon
26.04.25
Lyon
Rennes
W
20.04.25
AS Saint-Étienne
Lyon
L
13.04.25
Auxerre
Lyon
W
05.04.25
Lyon
Lille
W
28.03.25
Strasbourg
Lyon
L
16.03.25
Lyon
Le Havre
W
09.03.25
Nice
Lyon
W
02.03.25
Lyon
Brest
W
23.02.25
Lyon
PSG
L
16.02.25
Montpellier
Lyon
W
09.02.25
Lyon
Reims
W
02.02.25
Marseille
Lyon
L
26.01.25
Nantes
Lyon
D
18.01.25
Lyon
Toulouse
D
11.01.25
Brest
Lyon
L
04.01.25
Lyon
Montpellier
W
15.12.24
PSG
Lyon
L
07.12.24
Angers
Lyon
W
01.12.24
Lyon
Nice
W
23.11.24
Reims
Lyon
D
10.11.24
Lyon
AS Saint-Étienne
W
01.11.24
Lille
Lyon
D
27.10.24
Lyon
Auxerre
D
20.10.24
Le Havre
Lyon
W
06.10.24
Lyon
Nantes
W
29.09.24
Toulouse
Lyon
W
22.09.24
Lyon
Marseille
L
15.09.24
Lens
Lyon
D
30.08.24
Lyon
Strasbourg
W
24.08.24
Lyon
Monaco
L
18.08.24
Rennes
Lyon
L
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Lens
27.04.25
Lens
Auxerre
L
20.04.25
Brest
Lens
W
11.04.25
Lens
Reims
L
06.04.25
Lens
AS Saint-Étienne
W
30.03.25
Lille
Lens
L
15.03.25
Lens
Rennes
W
08.03.25
Marseille
Lens
W
01.03.25
Lens
Le Havre
L
23.02.25
Nantes
Lens
L
16.02.25
Lens
Strasbourg
L
08.02.25
Nice
Lens
L
31.01.25
Montpellier
Lens
W
26.01.25
Lens
Angers
W
18.01.25
Lens
PSG
L
12.01.25
Le Havre
Lens
W
05.01.25
Lens
Toulouse
L
14.12.24
Auxerre
Lens
D
08.12.24
Lens
Montpellier
W
29.11.24
Reims
Lens
W
23.11.24
Lens
Marseille
L
09.11.24
Lens
Nantes
W
02.11.24
PSG
Lens
L
26.10.24
Lens
Lille
L
19.10.24
AS Saint-Étienne
Lens
W
06.10.24
Strasbourg
Lens
D
28.09.24
Lens
Nice
D
21.09.24
Rennes
Lens
D
15.09.24
Lens
Lyon
D
01.09.24
Monaco
Lens
D
25.08.24
Lens
Brest
W
18.08.24
Angers
Lens
W
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H2H: Lyon — Lens

Ligue 1 2024-2025
15.09.24
Lens
Lyon
Ligue 1 2023-2024
03.03.24
Lyon
Lens
02.12.23
Lens
Lyon
Ligue 1 2022-2023
12.02.23
Lyon
Lens
02.10.22
Lens
Lyon
Ligue 1 2021-2022
19.02.22
Lens
Lyon
30.10.21
Lyon
Lens
Ligue 1 2020-2021
03.04.21
Lens
Lyon
06.01.21
Lyon
Lens
Ligue 1 2014-2015
17.01.15
Lens
Lyon
24.08.14
Lyon
Lens
Ligue 1 2010-2011
09.04.11
Lyon
Lens
3
:
0
20.11.10
Lens
Lyon
1
:
3
Ligue 1 2009-2010
13.02.10
Lyon
Lens
1
:
0
03.10.09
Lens
Lyon
0
:
2
Ligue 1 2007-2008
20.01.08
Lens
Lyon
3
:
0
29.09.07
Lyon
Lens
3
:
0
Ligue 1 2006-2007
09.05.07
Lyon
Lens
3
:
0
17.12.06
Lens
Lyon
0
:
4
Ligue 1 2005-2006
11.02.06
Lens
Lyon
1
:
1
22.09.05
Lyon
Lens
1
:
1
Ligue 1 2004-2005
02.04.05
Lyon
Lens
1
:
0
06.11.04
Lens
Lyon
0
:
1
Ligue 1 2003-2004
28.02.04
Lens
Lyon
1
:
1
27.09.03
Lyon
Lens
4
:
0
Ligue 1 2002-2003
29.01.03
Lens
Lyon
2
:
2
10.09.02
Lyon
Lens
1
:
0
Ligue 1 2001-2002
04.05.02
Lyon
Lens
3
:
1
28.07.01
Lens
Lyon
2
:
0
Ligue 1 2000-2001
12.01.01
Lens
Lyon
0
:
0
09.09.00
Lyon
Lens
3
:
0
Ligue 1 1999-2000
29.04.00
Lens
Lyon
4
:
3
20.11.99
Lyon
Lens
1
:
0
Ligue 1 1998-1999
30.01.99
Lens
Lyon
0
:
3
19.09.98
Lyon
Lens
3
:
1
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Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
PSG
31 24 6 1 84:31 78
2
Marseille
31 18 4 9 66:43 58
3
Nice
32 16 9 7 60:39 57
4
Lille
31 16 8 7 49:32 56
5
Monaco
31 16 7 8 58:36 55
6
Lyon
31 16 6 9 62:42 54
7
Strasbourg
31 15 9 7 51:38 54
8
Lens
31 13 6 12 35:37 45
9
Brest
31 13 5 13 49:53 44
10
Auxerre
31 11 8 12 45:45 41
11
Rennes
31 12 2 17 46:44 38
12
Toulouse
31 9 8 14 38:39 35
13
Reims
32 8 9 15 32:43 33
14
Nantes
31 7 11 13 35:50 32
15
Angers
31 8 6 17 29:50 30
16
Le Havre
31 8 4 19 34:65 28
17
AS Saint-Étienne
31 7 6 18 34:71 27
18
Montpellier
31 4 4 23 22:71 16
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
PSG
16 13 2 1 42:15 41
2
Monaco
16 11 3 2 36:16 36
3
Nice
16 10 4 2 32:15 34
4
Lille
15 10 3 2 28:16 33
5
Lyon
15 10 2 3 34:19 32
6
Strasbourg
15 9 5 1 29:16 32
7
Marseille
16 9 4 3 37:21 31
8
Brest
15 8 3 4 28:21 27
9
Auxerre
15 7 5 3 22:14 26
10
Rennes
16 8 1 7 23:17 25
11
AS Saint-Étienne
15 6 3 6 21:27 21
12
Lens
16 6 2 8 15:22 20
13
Nantes
15 4 6 5 16:17 18
14
Toulouse
15 4 4 7 17:20 16
15
Reims
16 4 4 8 17:23 16
16
Angers
16 4 2 10 16:32 14
17
Montpellier
16 3 4 9 16:37 13
18
Le Havre
16 3 2 11 14:38 11
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
PSG
15 11 4 0 42:16 37
2
Marseille
15 9 0 6 29:22 27
3
Lens
15 7 4 4 20:15 25
4
Lille
16 6 5 5 21:16 23
5
Nice
16 6 5 5 28:24 23
6
Lyon
16 6 4 6 28:23 22
7
Strasbourg
16 6 4 6 22:22 22
8
Monaco
15 5 4 6 22:20 19
9
Toulouse
16 5 4 7 21:19 19
10
Reims
16 4 5 7 15:20 17
11
Le Havre
15 5 2 8 20:27 17
12
Brest
16 5 2 9 21:32 17
13
Angers
15 4 4 7 13:18 16
14
Auxerre
16 4 3 9 23:31 15
15
Nantes
16 3 5 8 19:33 14
16
Rennes
15 4 1 10 23:27 13
17
AS Saint-Étienne
16 1 3 12 13:44 6
18
Montpellier
15 1 0 14 6:34 3

Team lineups

The line-ups will be known a few hours before kick-off
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