Racing Club de Lens 2 - 1 Olympique Lyonnais — Highlights & Result
Ligue 1
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(2 weeks ago)
· MD 6
Highlights
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Olympique Lyon arrived on matchday 6 of Ligue 1 on a five-match unbeaten run, but that streak came to a halt on 9 October 2026 at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Florian Sotoca opened the scoring for RC Lens in the 36th minute after an assist from Florian Thauvin, who later set up Matthieu Udol for a 77th-minute strike. Udol received a red card in the 84th minute, and Khalis Merah pulled a goal back for Olympique Lyon a minute later, but the hosts held on for the victory despite finishing with ten men. Thauvin earned an 8.6 rating for his performance, while Sotoca received an 8.2 rating.
The win lifted RC Lens from 15th to 7th in the 18-team table, recovering from a difficult opening period that included a 1-2 defeat at Monaco. Last season's runners-up had struggled early on, though they brought a three-match scoring streak across all competitions into the fixture. Olympique Lyon sat 2nd in the table at kick-off following a strong start, which featured a 4-0 win against Stade Rennais. The historical head-to-head record heavily favored RC Lens, who had also claimed a 4-0 victory away against Olympique Lyon back on 17 May 2026.
Following this matchday, the Ligue 1 table is led by Monaco on 13 points, leaving RC Lens six points behind the leaders and Olympique Lyon two points off the top. RC Lens next play at home to Sporting CP on 13 October, while Olympique Lyon host Nice on 18 October.
The win lifted RC Lens from 15th to 7th in the 18-team table, recovering from a difficult opening period that included a 1-2 defeat at Monaco. Last season's runners-up had struggled early on, though they brought a three-match scoring streak across all competitions into the fixture. Olympique Lyon sat 2nd in the table at kick-off following a strong start, which featured a 4-0 win against Stade Rennais. The historical head-to-head record heavily favored RC Lens, who had also claimed a 4-0 victory away against Olympique Lyon back on 17 May 2026.
Following this matchday, the Ligue 1 table is led by Monaco on 13 points, leaving RC Lens six points behind the leaders and Olympique Lyon two points off the top. RC Lens next play at home to Sporting CP on 13 October, while Olympique Lyon host Nice on 18 October.
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Match stats
RC Lens v Olympique Lyon
48%
Possession
52%
1.34
Expected goals (xG)
1.04
15
Shots
13
7
Shots on target
5
12
Shots inside the box
9
7
Corners
4
454
Passes
488
85%
Pass accuracy
85%
4
Saves
5
13
Fouls
12
1
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Florian Thauvin · RC Lens
90'
· 2 assists
Key moments
- 23' 🟨 Abner Vinícius · Olympique Lyon
- 36' ⚽ F. Sotoca · assist F. Thauvin · RC Lens
- 50' 🟨 Jonathan Gradit · RC Lens
- 77' ⚽ M. Udol · assist F. Thauvin · RC Lens
- 84' 🟥 Matthieu Udol · RC Lens
- 85' ⚽ K. Merah · Olympique Lyon
RC Lens
3-4-2-1- 40 Robin Risser 90' 7.5
- 25 Ismaelo Ganiou 90' 7.2
- 32 Kyllian Antonio 90' 6.9
- 2 Ruben Aguilar 90' 7.2
- 10 Florian Thauvin (c) 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 8.6
- 14 Matthieu Udol ⚽ 🟥 84' 7.7
- 27 Michaël Cuisance 83' 7.0
- 7 Florian Sotoca ⚽ 69' 8.2
- 11 Odsonne Édouard 69' 6.5
- 8 Yassine Titraoui 54' 6.7
- 24 Jonathan Gradit 🟨 53' 6.3
- 6 Samson Baidoo · sub 37' 6.2
- 21 Amadou Haidara · sub 36' 6.3
- 28 Junior Kadile · sub 21' 6.7
- 29 Franjo Ivanović · sub 21' 6.7
- 5 Andrija Bulatović · sub 13' 6.6
Olympique Lyon
4-3-3- 1 Dominik Greif 90' 7.3
- 13 Zachary Athekame 90' 7.2
- 20 Felix Bacher 90' 6.7
- 21 Ruben Kluivert 90' 6.7
- 16 Abner Vinícius 🟨 90' 6.3
- 8 Corentin Tolisso (c) 90' 6.9
- 10 Pavel Šulc 78' 6.3
- 23 Tyler Morton 77' 6.3
- 7 Ernest Nuamah 71' 6.9
- 2 Mads Bidstrup 60' 6.7
- 17 Loïs Openda 60' 6.6
- 99 Noah Nartey · sub 30' 6.7
- 11 Keito Nakamura · sub 30' 6.3
- 26 Kaïl Boudache · sub 19' 6.6
- 6 Tanner Tessmann · sub 13' 6.9
- 18 Khalis Merah · sub ⚽ 12' 7.7
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
RC Lens
15th
in the table · 4 pts from 5
· GD 0
Olympique Lyon
2nd
in the table · 11 pts from 5
· GD +8