{
  "id": 12687916,
  "title": "PREVIEW | Lens vs Lyon: team news, lineups, predictions (Ligue 1 09/10)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/preview-lens-vs-lyon-team-news-lineups-predictions-ligue-1-09-10",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/preview-lens-vs-lyon-team-185000920.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lens and Lyon are set to clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis this Friday in Ligue 1. Lens currently sits in 15th position with 4 points, while Lyon leads the table with 11 points and 2nd place. Their last meeting ended with a 4-0 victory for Lens. For Lens, Samson Baidoo (dead leg) and Maik Nawrocki (cruciate ligament tear) will miss this match. In their last game against Monaco, Lens lost 2-1. Lyon, on the other hand, won 4-0 against Rennes in their previous game.\n\nManagers Paulo Fonseca and Lyon's coach have a history of facing each other. Fonseca has won three of their eight encounters, drawn three, and lost two. Meanwhile, Lyon triumphed once in their one meeting. Away from home, Lyon has had one defeat in their last five matches and are unbeaten in four consecutive matches. They also came off two consecutive wins. On the other hand, Lyon have two consecutive wins coming into the match, while Lens have scored in three matches in a row but conceded in six consecutive matches. They are also coming off two matches without a win.\n\nThe two teams have faced each other 108 times, with Lyon holding the advantage with 45 wins to Lens' 38. At Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens have the upper hand with 28 wins in their 56 meetings, while Lyon boasts 15 victories. In Ligue 1, the two teams have met 100 times, with 34 Lens victories, 23 draws, and 43 wins for Lyon.",
  "summary": "Lens and Lyon go head-to-head at Stade Bollaert-Delelis this Friday in the Ligue 1.Lens have picked up 4 points and currently lie in 15th position. In their last game, Lens lost 2-1 against Monaco (Li...",
  "key_points": [
    "Lens faces Lyon at Stade Bollaert-Delelis this Friday in Ligue 1.",
    "Lens' Samson Baidoo and Maik Nawrocki will miss this match.",
    "Lyon has won 45 of their 108 previous meetings against Lens."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}