It's advantage Olympique Lyonnais so far with their 1st position in the Ligue 1 table, welcoming Lens who are placed 7th.
- Olympique Lyonnais is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
Olympique Lyonnais have performed here at Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu this season with 5 wins from 8 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. Olympique Lyonnais has a nice streak going on as they have played 14 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Montpellier defeat 113 days ago.
Olympique's previous game was a Ligue 1 match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Nantes (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Nice.
Olympique decided the match against Nantes in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
Olympique Lyonnais are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Rennes awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 8 games), Olympique Lyonnais's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Olympique have conceded only 6 goals.
Lens form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
Lens won their last game, 2-1 versus Brest played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Metz wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
A new game in only three days for Lens, the Ligue 1 home match versus Strasbourg. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lens have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away. 11 goals have been conceded by Lens in these games.
Head 2 Head
Olympique-Lens H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Olympique Lyonnais seven wins, Lens three wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Toko Ekambi 9 goals |  M. Depay 8 goals |  T. Kadewere 7 goals |
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
Lens missing players
| Olympique Lyonnais | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 59% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 35% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 31% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 56% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 31% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 16.9 | 19.9 | 38 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 38% | 41% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 32% | 40% |
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Olympique Lyonnais has the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais have not yet lost a game at home.
- Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Olympique Lyonnais is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Lille | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 35 |
| 4 | Rennes | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Monaco | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Lens | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Metz | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Brest | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Nice | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Lorient | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 12 |
| 19 | Dijon | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -20 | 12 |