Lens 1-0 Olympique Lyonnais: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 2 October 2022

Result

Lens 1-0 Olympique Lyonnais

Ligue 1 · Sunday 2 October 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Lens 1-0 Olympique Lyonnais: match report

Lens beat Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 2 October 2022. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Florian Sotoca of Lens in the 82nd minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Lens received 2 yellow cards; Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Lens were 4th on 18 points from 8 and Olympique Lyonnais 7th on 13 points from 8. Lens went on to finish that season 2nd with 84 points, and Olympique Lyonnais 7th with 62.

Lens lined up in a 3-4-3 and Olympique Lyonnais in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Massadio Haïdara of Lens (8.1), level with Florian Sotoca (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Lens win, 2 draws and 7 for Olympique Lyonnais.

Going into the match Lens's last five read D-W-D-W-W and Olympique Lyonnais's L-L-L-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Nicolás TagliaficoOlympique Lyonnais
  • 78'Yellow card · Florian SotocaLens
  • 79'Yellow card · Jeff Reine-AdélaïdeOlympique Lyonnais
  • 82'Penalty goal · Florian SotocaLens · 1-0
  • 89'Yellow card · Wesley SaïdLens

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Lens 1, draws 2, Olympique Lyonnais 7.

Team news

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Lens line-up (3-4-3)

Brice Samba, Massadio Haïdara, Kevin Danso, Facundo Medina, Jimmy Cabot, Salis Abdul Samed, Seko Fofana, Deiver Machado, Florian Sotoca, David Da Costa, Loïs Openda

Olympique Lyonnais line-up (4-3-3)

Anthony Lopes, Henrique Silva, Thiago Mendes, Sinaly Diomandé, Nicolás Tagliafico, Maxence Caqueret, Johann Lepenant, Tetê, Rayan Cherki, Karl Toko Ekambi, Alexandre Lacazette