

How the bets settled
Match report
Lille beat Lens 1-0 in their match, with O. Giroud scoring the only goal in the 86th minute. The late goal decided a match in which Lille created the clearer chances.
Lille’s expected goals were 1.63 to Lens’s 0.20. Lille had 62% possession, 16 shots to 5, 7 on target to 3, 5 big chances to 1 and 10 corners to 2. Lens had 3 shots on target and 1 big chance but could not score.
Before the match, Lille were third with 15 points and form DDWLW, while Lens were seventh with 13 points and form WWWLD. Lens had both teams scored in 88% and over 2.5 in 88%, compared with Lille’s over 2.5 rate of 25%. Both teams to score was priced yes -130 and no +105, and the 1-0 score meant no and under 2.5. Giroud’s late goal was the decisive individual contribution.
Goals
- 86′ O. Giroud Lille
| Match stats | Lille | Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.63 | 0.20 |
| Ball possession | 62% | 38% |
| Total shots | 16 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Big chances | 5 | 1 |
| Corner kicks | 10 | 2 |
| Passes | 87% (508/586) | 74% (264/358) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
How the key matchups went
- Mbappe: 3 shots, 2 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Udol: 1 foul committed, 4 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Diaoune: 4 shots, 1 shot on target, 2 fouls won. Abdulhamid: 1 foul committed, 4 tackles, 1 yellow card.
- Haraldsson: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 2 fouls won. Aguilar: 3 fouls committed, 4 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Baidoo: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Todibo: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Hazard: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Ngoy: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Alexsandro: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
Lille
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 21/24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.39 | 1 | 23/27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.31 | 0 | 23/29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 41/46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 56/61 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 78/81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 35/41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 57/67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 32/38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 63/77 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.07 | 3 | 59/69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | |
| Giroud O. | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.58 | 0 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Perrin G. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bakwa D. | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 6/8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Verdonk C. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10/11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Lens
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 16/23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 28/41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 3 | 12/22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 41/50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15/19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17/30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 24/28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 35/38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 9/17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15/24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 25/29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| Titraoui Y. | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6/8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kadile J. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6/6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Bulatovic A. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ivanovic F. | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Antonio K. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11/17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
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Lille vs Lens pre-game preview
The Ligue 1 match on Friday, October 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET sees Lille host Lens. The three-way moneyline lists Lille +165, Lens +180 and the draw +240, with a 2.5 total. Lille sit third with 15 points from eight matches (W4 D3 L1), while Lens are seventh with 13 points (W4 D1 L3). Lille won the last meeting 3-0 on April 4, 2026. Lille’s league form reads DDWLW and Lens’s is WWWLD.
The team-level numbers offer a contrast. Lens average 2.00 goals scored and 1.50 conceded, with both teams scoring in 88% and over 2.5 in 88% of their league matches; Lille concede 0.75 per match, keep clean sheets in 50% and see over 2.5 in 25%. Lens have no clean sheets, while Lille have failed to score in 0%. Injuries remove Abdallah Sima, Maik Nawrocki, Pierre Ganiou and Jhoanner Chavez for Lens; Lille are without Tiago Santos, Hamza Igmane and Ayase Ueda, with Osame Sahraoui day-to-day.
Among props, Florian Thauvin’s over 0.5 score or assist is +110 and cleared in 7 of his last 10; Benjamin André’s over 2.5 tackles is -125 and cleared in 7 of his last 10.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
1 Ozer
38 Goffi
3 Ngoy
4 Alexsandro
15 Perraud
17 Mukau
6 Bentaleb
21 Andre (C)
8 Mbappe
10 Haraldsson
35 Diaoune
40 Risser
2 Aguilar
6 Baidoo
20 Todibo
23 Abdulhamid
21 Haidara
27 Cuisance
14 Udol
10 Thauvin (C)
7 Sotoca
9 HazardLille missing: H. Igamane (knee), T. Nianzou (red card), T. Santos (knee), A. Ueda (foot)
Lens missing: N. Celik (inactive), J. Chavez (coach’s decision), O. Edouard (groin), I. Ganiou (knee), M. Nawrocki (knee), A. Sima (muscle)
Form and head to head
Lille3rd in the tableDDWLW4W 3D 1L · 1.88 points a match
Lens7th in the tableWWWLD4W 1D 3L · 1.63 points a match- Apr 2026LOSC 3-0 LEN
- Sep 2025LEN 3-0 LOSC
- Mar 2025LOSC 1-0 LEN
- Oct 2024LEN 0-2 LOSC
Clean sheets and goal trends
Lille
Lens
Recent results
| LOSC Lille | DDWLW | D 1-1 at ASM · D 1-1 vs B29 · W 1-0 vs LEH · L 1-2 at NCE · W 2-0 vs Troyes |
|---|---|---|
| Lens | WWWLD | W 2-1 vs PFC · W 3-1 at Troyes · W 2-1 vs LYO · L 1-2 at ASM · D 2-2 at Le Mans |
Last five Ligue 1 results, most recent first.
Season numbers
| LOSC Lille | Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| Table | 3 (15 pts) | 7 (13 pts) |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-3-1 | 4-1-3 |
| Home / away record | 2-2-0 (6-3) home | 1-1-2 (7-7) away |
| Goals scored per match | 1.38 | 2.00 |
| Goals conceded per match | 0.75 | 1.50 |
| Shots / on target per match | 9.38 / 5.00 | 12.00 / 5.75 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 88% |
| Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals | 75% / 25% / 13% | 88% / 88% / 38% |
| Clean sheets | 50% | 0% |
| Failed to score | 0% | 13% |
| Yellow cards per match | 1.63 | 2.13 |
| Corners per match | 3.54 | 6.44 |
This season, 8 and 8 matches.
Referee
Jerome Brisard averages 3.7 yellow cards and 24.0 fouls per match over 9 matches this season (league average 3.5 and 24.5).
Injury report
Lille
- Tiago Santos (D): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Ayase Ueda (F): Out, Heel Injury
- Hamza Igmane (F): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Nabil Bentaleb (M): Out, Illness
Lens
- Abdallah Sima (F): Out, Thigh Injury
- Maik Nawrocki (D): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Pierre Ganiou (D): Out, Knee Injury
- Jhoanner Chavez (M): Out, Hamstring Injury
- Odsonne Édouard (F): Out, Groin Injury
Line movement chart
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