RC Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais prediction | 9 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


RC Lens
Ranking: #23 overall, #2 in France

81.9 → 82.9 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-4 17 May Lyon (A) 83.2 -0.3
5-2 22 Aug Auxerre (H) 83.4 +0.2
2-1 29 Aug Strasbourg (A) 84.0 +0.6
0-1 05 Sep Lorient (H) 83.3 -0.7
2-3 10 Sep Slavia Praha (A) 82.9 -0.4
Olympique Lyonnais
Ranking: #43 overall, #5 in France

77.5 → 78.6 (+1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 10 May Toulouse (A) 78.5 +0.4
0-4 17 May Lens (H) 78.8 +0.3
0-2 22 Aug Toulouse (A) 77.9 -0.9
1-1 29 Aug Le Havre (H) 78.2 +0.3
3-1 04 Sep Auxerre (H) 78.6 +0.4

RC Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais: by the numbers

There are 20 places between these two in our European rankings, with RC Lens the higher, and 3 places between them in France.

The recent trend shows Olympique Lyonnais on the rise, +1.1 rating points over their last 10 matches, while RC Lens has also improved, albeit more slowly at +1.0.

Last time these teams played, on 17 May 2026, Olympique Lyonnais gained 0.3 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating RC Lens have ever held is 84.0, first set on 29 Aug 2026.

The highest Olympique Lyonnais have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #10, first reached on 20 Apr 2019.