RC Lens 2-1 Lyon: result & report — French Ligue 1
The French Ligue 1 match ended in a win for RC Lens on Friday 09 October 2026, with the final score RC Lens 2-1 Lyon.
How the match unfolded
RC Lens 2 - 1 Lyon
- 36′ ⚽ Goal — Florian Sotoca (RC Lens) (assist Florian Thauvin) 1-0
- 76′ ⚽ Goal — Matthieu Udol (RC Lens) (assist Florian Thauvin) 2-0
- 84′ 🟥 Red card — Matthieu Udol (RC Lens)
- 85′ ⚽ Goal — Khalis Merah (Lyon) 2-1
Confirmed line-ups
RC Lens · 3-4-2-1
- 2. Ruben Aguilar
- 7. Florian Sotoca
- 8. Yassine Titraoui
- 10. Florian Thauvin (C)
- 11. Odsonne Édouard
- 14. Matthieu Udol
- 24. Jonathan Gradit
- 25. Ismaëlo Ganiou
- 27. Michaël Cuisance
- 32. Kyllian Antonio
- 40. Robin Risser
Lyon · 4-2-3-1
- 1. Dominik Greif
- 2. Mads Bidstrup
- 7. Ernest Nuamah
- 8. Corentin Tolisso (C)
- 10. Pavel Šulc
- 13. Zachary Athekame
- 16. Abner Vinicius
- 17. Loïs Openda
- 20. Felix Bacher
- 21. Ruben Kluivert
- 23. Tyler Morton
Stadium
The match is played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens).
| City | Lens |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 38,223 |
Match facts
| Competition | French Ligue 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday 09 October 2026 |
| Kick-off | 18:45 |
| Stadium | Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens) |
| Referee | Jeremy Stinat |
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This report is produced by SportScore’s automated match-data and team-news system and reviewed by our editorial desk; win probabilities and projections reflect our statistical model.