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

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pre-match analysis

RC Lens Rating: 81.8
H
52%
2.39
9 October 2026
Ligue 1
D
27%
3.73
Olympique Lyonnais Rating: 78.8
A
21%
2.88
RC Lens
Ranking: #25 overall, #2 in France

82.8 → 81.8 (-1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
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) 83.3 0.0
2-2 13 Sep Le Mans (A) 82.2 -1.1
2-1 18 Sep Monaco (A) 81.8 -0.4
Olympique Lyonnais
Ranking: #43 overall, #4 in France

77.1 → 78.8 (+1.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 29 Aug Le Havre (H) 78.2 +0.3
3-1 04 Sep Auxerre (H) 78.6 +0.4
0-0 12 Sep Paris FC (A) 78.8 +0.2
1-2 16 Sep Anderlecht (A) 78.1 -0.7
4-0 19 Sep Rennes (H) 78.8 +0.7

RC Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais: by the numbers

There are 18 places between these two in our European rankings, with RC Lens the higher, and 2 places between them in France.

The recent trend shows Olympique Lyonnais on the rise, +1.7 rating points over their last 10 matches, while RC Lens has gone the other way 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 August 2026.

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