Lyon host Lens in the Coupe de France on 5 March 2026, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 20:10 UK Time.
Lyon host Lens in a finely balanced Coupe de France quarter final that brings together two sides with genuine attacking quality. Both have progressed through the competition with perfect records, and recent league form suggests this will be contested at high intensity.
Lens are chasing consistency at the top end of Ligue 1, while Lyon attempt to respond after back-to-back defeats against strong opposition. The margins look narrow.
Lyon fell 3-2 at Marseille in their latest outing, a result that followed a 3-1 loss at Strasbourg. In both matches they competed well in phases but conceded three times, which underlines a recent defensive dip.
Before those setbacks, Les Gones had won three consecutive matches, including a 2-0 victory over Nice and a controlled 2-0 cup win against Laval. Across their three Coupe de France ties, Lyon have conceded just once, showing greater defensive focus in knockout football.
At home, they tend to play on the front foot. Even in defeat earlier this season against Lens, the contest was tight. The key question is whether they can restore defensive balance without losing attacking thrust.
Lens drew 1-1 at Strasbourg last weekend, extending a run that has included both emphatic wins and narrow setbacks. Their 5-0 victory at Paris FC highlighted attacking depth, while the 3-1 win over Rennes reinforced their ability to control transitions.
However, defeats to Monaco and previous head-to-head success at Lyon suggest this is rarely straightforward. Lens have scored 10 goals in three Coupe de France matches, the highest tally between the two sides, but they have also conceded in two of their last three league fixtures.
Recent meetings have produced mixed outcomes. Lyon won 1-0 away in August 2025, yet Lens claimed a 2-1 win in Lyon in May 2025. This rivalry often turns on small defensive details rather than dominance.
The best bet for this match is Lyon to win and Both teams to score at 4.50 odds. Despite two recent defeats, Lyon have been competitive against strong attacking sides and have scored in four of their last five matches. Lens, meanwhile, have found the net in four of five but have not consistently kept clean sheets away from home.
We also find value in backing over 1.5 goals in Second Half at 1.96 odds. With both teams averaging multiple goals across recent fixtures and knockout pressure likely to stretch the game late on, the second period could open up.
Our recommended correct score tip is Lyon 2-1 priced at 10.00 odds. Head-to-head history points to tight margins, and with both sides capable of scoring, a narrow home victory appears the most coherent projection in what should be an extremely competitive quarter final.
| Lyon | Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 5 |
| Wins | 3 | 5 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 7 | 17 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 6 |
| Lyon | Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 3 |
| Wins | 2 | 3 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 0 |
| Goals For | 5 | 10 |
| Goals Against | 0 | 4 |
|
17.05.26
|
Lyon Lens |
0-4 |
|
10.05.26
|
Toulouse Lyon |
2-1 |
|
03.05.26
|
Lyon Rennes |
4-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
Lyon Auxerre |
3-2 |
|
19.04.26
|
PSG Lyon |
1-2 |
|
12.04.26
|
Lyon Lorient |
2-0 |
|
05.04.26
|
Angers Lyon |
0-0 |
|
22.03.26
|
Lyon Monaco |
1-2 |
|
19.03.26
|
Lyon Celta Vigo |
0-2 |
|
15.03.26
|
Le Havre Lyon |
0-0 |
|
12.03.26
|
Celta Vigo Lyon |
1-1 |
|
08.03.26
|
Lyon Paris FC |
1-1 |
|
05.03.26
|
Lyon Lens (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
01.03.26
|
Marseille Lyon |
3-2 |
|
22.02.26
|
Strasbourg Lyon |
3-1 |
|
15.02.26
|
Lyon Nice |
2-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Nantes Lyon |
0-1 |
|
04.02.26
|
Lyon Laval |
2-0 |
|
01.02.26
|
Lyon Lille |
1-0 |
|
29.01.26
|
Lyon PAOK |
4-2 |
|
25.01.26
|
Metz Lyon |
2-5 |
|
22.01.26
|
Young Boys Lyon |
0-1 |
|
18.01.26
|
Lyon Brest |
2-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Lille Lyon |
1-2 |
|
03.01.26
|
Monaco Lyon |
1-3 |
|
21.12.25
|
Lyon Saint-Cyr Collonges |
3-0 |
|
14.12.25
|
Lyon Le Havre |
1-0 |
|
11.12.25
|
Lyon Go Ahead Eagles |
2-1 |
|
07.12.25
|
Lorient Lyon |
1-0 |
|
30.11.25
|
Lyon Nantes |
3-0 |
|
27.11.25
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv Lyon |
0-6 |
|
23.11.25
|
Auxerre Lyon |
0-0 |
|
09.11.25
|
Lyon PSG |
2-3 |
|
06.11.25
|
Real Betis Lyon |
2-0 |
|
02.11.25
|
Brest Lyon |
0-0 |
|
29.10.25
|
Paris FC Lyon |
3-3 |
|
26.10.25
|
Lyon Strasbourg |
2-1 |
|
23.10.25
|
Lyon FC Basel |
2-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Nice Lyon |
3-2 |
|
05.10.25
|
Lyon Toulouse |
1-2 |
|
02.10.25
|
Lyon Salzburg |
2-0 |
|
28.09.25
|
Lille Lyon |
0-1 |
|
25.09.25
|
Utrecht Lyon |
0-1 |
|
19.09.25
|
Lyon Angers |
1-0 |
|
14.09.25
|
Rennes Lyon |
3-1 |
|
31.08.25
|
Lyon Marseille |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Lyon Metz |
3-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Lens Lyon |
0-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Lyon Getafe |
2-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Bayern Munich Lyon |
2-1 |
|
17.05.26
|
Lyon Lens |
0-4 |
|
03.05.26
|
Lyon Rennes |
4-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
Lyon Auxerre |
3-2 |
|
12.04.26
|
Lyon Lorient |
2-0 |
|
22.03.26
|
Lyon Monaco |
1-2 |
|
19.03.26
|
Lyon Celta Vigo |
0-2 |
|
08.03.26
|
Lyon Paris FC |
1-1 |
|
05.03.26
|
Lyon Lens (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
15.02.26
|
Lyon Nice |
2-0 |
|
04.02.26
|
Lyon Laval |
2-0 |
|
01.02.26
|
Lyon Lille |
1-0 |
|
29.01.26
|
Lyon PAOK |
4-2 |
|
18.01.26
|
Lyon Brest |
2-1 |
|
21.12.25
|
Lyon Saint-Cyr Collonges |
3-0 |
|
14.12.25
|
Lyon Le Havre |
1-0 |
|
11.12.25
|
Lyon Go Ahead Eagles |
2-1 |
|
30.11.25
|
Lyon Nantes |
3-0 |
|
09.11.25
|
Lyon PSG |
2-3 |
|
26.10.25
|
Lyon Strasbourg |
2-1 |
|
23.10.25
|
Lyon FC Basel |
2-0 |
|
05.10.25
|
Lyon Toulouse |
1-2 |
|
02.10.25
|
Lyon Salzburg |
2-0 |
|
19.09.25
|
Lyon Angers |
1-0 |
|
31.08.25
|
Lyon Marseille |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Lyon Metz |
3-0 |
|
09.08.25
|
Lyon Getafe |
2-1 |
|
19.07.25
|
Lyon Villefranche |
1-0 |
|
17.05.25
|
Lyon Angers |
2-0 |
|
04.05.25
|
Lyon Lens |
1-2 |
|
26.04.25
|
Lyon Rennes |
4-1 |
|
10.04.25
|
Lyon Manchester United |
2-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
Lyon Lille |
2-1 |
|
16.03.25
|
Lyon Le Havre |
4-2 |
|
13.03.25
|
Lyon FCSB |
4-0 |
|
02.03.25
|
Lyon Brest |
2-1 |
|
23.02.25
|
Lyon PSG |
2-3 |
|
09.02.25
|
Lyon Reims |
4-0 |
|
30.01.25
|
Lyon Ludogorets |
1-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Lyon Toulouse |
0-0 |
|
04.01.25
|
Lyon Montpellier |
1-0 |
|
12.12.24
|
Lyon Eintracht Frankfurt |
3-2 |
|
01.12.24
|
Lyon Nice |
4-1 |
|
10.11.24
|
Lyon Saint-Etienne |
1-0 |
|
27.10.24
|
Lyon Auxerre |
2-2 |
|
24.10.24
|
Lyon Besiktas |
0-1 |
|
06.10.24
|
Lyon Nantes |
2-0 |
|
26.09.24
|
Lyon Olympiacos |
2-0 |
|
22.09.24
|
Lyon Marseille |
2-3 |
|
30.08.24
|
Lyon Strasbourg |
4-3 |
|
24.08.24
|
Lyon Monaco |
0-2 |
|
10.05.26
|
Toulouse Lyon |
2-1 |
|
19.04.26
|
PSG Lyon |
1-2 |
|
05.04.26
|
Angers Lyon |
0-0 |
|
15.03.26
|
Le Havre Lyon |
0-0 |
|
12.03.26
|
Celta Vigo Lyon |
1-1 |
|
01.03.26
|
Marseille Lyon |
3-2 |
|
22.02.26
|
Strasbourg Lyon |
3-1 |
|
07.02.26
|
Nantes Lyon |
0-1 |
|
25.01.26
|
Metz Lyon |
2-5 |
|
22.01.26
|
Young Boys Lyon |
0-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Lille Lyon |
1-2 |
|
03.01.26
|
Monaco Lyon |
1-3 |
|
07.12.25
|
Lorient Lyon |
1-0 |
|
27.11.25
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv Lyon |
0-6 |
|
23.11.25
|
Auxerre Lyon |
0-0 |
|
06.11.25
|
Real Betis Lyon |
2-0 |
|
02.11.25
|
Brest Lyon |
0-0 |
|
29.10.25
|
Paris FC Lyon |
3-3 |
|
18.10.25
|
Nice Lyon |
3-2 |
|
28.09.25
|
Lille Lyon |
0-1 |
|
25.09.25
|
Utrecht Lyon |
0-1 |
|
14.09.25
|
Rennes Lyon |
3-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Lens Lyon |
0-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Bayern Munich Lyon |
2-1 |
|
26.07.25
|
Hamburger SV Lyon |
0-4 |
|
10.05.25
|
Monaco Lyon |
2-0 |
|
20.04.25
|
Saint-Etienne Lyon |
2-1 |
|
17.04.25
|
Manchester United Lyon |
5-4 |
|
13.04.25
|
Auxerre Lyon |
1-3 |
|
28.03.25
|
Strasbourg Lyon |
4-2 |
|
09.03.25
|
Nice Lyon |
0-2 |
|
06.03.25
|
FCSB Lyon |
1-3 |
|
16.02.25
|
Montpellier Lyon |
1-4 |
|
02.02.25
|
Marseille Lyon |
3-2 |
|
26.01.25
|
Nantes Lyon |
1-1 |
|
23.01.25
|
Fenerbahce Lyon |
0-0 |
|
15.01.25
|
Bourgoin-Jallieu Lyon (Penalties:4 - 2) |
2-2 |
|
11.01.25
|
Brest Lyon |
2-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Feignies-Aulnoye Lyon |
1-2 |
|
15.12.24
|
PSG Lyon |
3-1 |
|
07.12.24
|
Angers Lyon |
0-3 |
|
28.11.24
|
Qarabag Lyon |
1-4 |
|
23.11.24
|
Reims Lyon |
1-1 |
|
07.11.24
|
Hoffenheim Lyon |
2-2 |
|
01.11.24
|
Lille Lyon |
1-1 |
|
20.10.24
|
Le Havre Lyon |
0-4 |
|
03.10.24
|
Rangers Lyon |
1-4 |
|
29.09.24
|
Toulouse Lyon |
1-2 |
|
15.09.24
|
Lens Lyon |
0-0 |
|
18.08.24
|
Rennes Lyon |
3-0 |
|
22.05.26
|
Lens Nice |
3-1 |
|
17.05.26
|
Lyon Lens |
0-4 |
|
13.05.26
|
Lens PSG |
0-2 |
|
08.05.26
|
Lens Nantes |
1-0 |
|
02.05.26
|
Nice Lens |
1-1 |
|
24.04.26
|
Brest Lens |
3-3 |
|
21.04.26
|
Lens Toulouse |
4-1 |
|
17.04.26
|
Lens Toulouse |
3-2 |
|
11.04.26
|
Lens Rouen |
2-1 |
|
04.04.26
|
Lille Lens |
3-0 |
|
20.03.26
|
Lens Angers |
5-1 |
|
14.03.26
|
Lorient Lens |
2-1 |
|
08.03.26
|
Lens Metz |
3-0 |
|
05.03.26
|
Lyon Lens (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
27.02.26
|
Strasbourg Lens |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Lens Monaco |
2-3 |
|
14.02.26
|
Paris FC Lens |
0-5 |
|
07.02.26
|
Lens Rennes |
3-1 |
|
04.02.26
|
Troyes Lens |
2-4 |
|
30.01.26
|
Lens Le Havre |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
|
Marseille Lens |
3-1 |
|
17.01.26
|
Lens Auxerre |
1-0 |
|
11.01.26
|
Sochaux Lens |
0-3 |
|
02.01.26
|
Toulouse Lens |
0-3 |
|
19.12.25
|
Lens Feignies-Aulnoye |
3-1 |
|
14.12.25
|
Lens Nice |
2-0 |
|
06.12.25
|
Nantes Lens |
1-2 |
|
30.11.25
|
Angers Lens |
1-2 |
|
22.11.25
|
Lens Strasbourg |
1-0 |
|
08.11.25
|
Monaco Lens |
1-4 |
|
02.11.25
|
Lens Lorient |
3-0 |
|
29.10.25
|
Metz Lens |
2-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Lens Marseille |
2-1 |
|
19.10.25
|
Lens Paris FC |
2-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Auxerre Lens |
1-2 |
|
28.09.25
|
Rennes Lens |
0-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Lens Lille |
3-0 |
|
14.09.25
|
PSG Lens |
2-0 |
|
29.08.25
|
Lens Brest |
3-1 |
|
24.08.25
|
Le Havre Lens |
1-2 |
|
16.08.25
|
Lens Lyon |
0-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Lens RB Leipzig |
2-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Lens Roma |
0-2 |
|
26.07.25
|
Lens Metz |
2-1 |
|
19.07.25
|
Lens Dunkerque |
5-1 |
|
17.05.25
|
Lens Monaco |
4-0 |
|
10.05.25
|
Toulouse Lens |
1-1 |
|
04.05.25
|
Lyon Lens |
1-2 |
|
27.04.25
|
Lens Auxerre |
0-4 |
|
20.04.25
|
Brest Lens |
1-3 |
|
22.05.26
|
Lens Nice |
3-1 |
|
13.05.26
|
Lens PSG |
0-2 |
|
08.05.26
|
Lens Nantes |
1-0 |
|
21.04.26
|
Lens Toulouse |
4-1 |
|
17.04.26
|
Lens Toulouse |
3-2 |
|
11.04.26
|
Lens Rouen |
2-1 |
|
20.03.26
|
Lens Angers |
5-1 |
|
08.03.26
|
Lens Metz |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
|
Lens Monaco |
2-3 |
|
07.02.26
|
Lens Rennes |
3-1 |
|
30.01.26
|
Lens Le Havre |
1-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Lens Auxerre |
1-0 |
|
19.12.25
|
Lens Feignies-Aulnoye |
3-1 |
|
14.12.25
|
Lens Nice |
2-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Lens Strasbourg |
1-0 |
|
02.11.25
|
Lens Lorient |
3-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Lens Marseille |
2-1 |
|
19.10.25
|
Lens Paris FC |
2-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Lens Lille |
3-0 |
|
29.08.25
|
Lens Brest |
3-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Lens Lyon |
0-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Lens RB Leipzig |
2-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Lens Roma |
0-2 |
|
26.07.25
|
Lens Metz |
2-1 |
|
19.07.25
|
Lens Dunkerque |
5-1 |
|
17.05.25
|
Lens Monaco |
4-0 |
|
27.04.25
|
Lens Auxerre |
0-4 |
|
11.04.25
|
Lens Reims |
0-2 |
|
06.04.25
|
Lens Saint-Etienne |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Lens Rennes |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Lens Le Havre |
3-4 |
|
16.02.25
|
Lens Strasbourg |
0-2 |
|
26.01.25
|
Lens Angers |
1-0 |
|
18.01.25
|
Lens PSG |
1-2 |
|
05.01.25
|
Lens Toulouse |
0-1 |
|
22.12.24
|
Lens PSG (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
08.12.24
|
Lens Montpellier |
2-0 |
|
23.11.24
|
Lens Marseille |
1-3 |
|
09.11.24
|
Lens Nantes |
3-2 |
|
26.10.24
|
Lens Lille |
0-2 |
|
28.09.24
|
Lens Nice |
0-0 |
|
15.09.24
|
Lens Lyon |
0-0 |
|
25.08.24
|
Lens Brest |
2-0 |
|
22.08.24
|
Lens Panathinaikos |
2-1 |
|
10.08.24
|
Lens Leicester |
3-0 |
|
03.08.24
|
Lens Bayer Leverkusen |
2-2 |
|
12.07.24
|
Lens Red Star |
6-0 |
|
06.07.24
|
Lens Kortrijk |
6-3 |
|
19.05.24
|
Lens Montpellier |
2-2 |
|
03.05.24
|
Lens Lorient |
2-0 |
|
17.05.26
|
Lyon Lens |
0-4 |
|
02.05.26
|
Nice Lens |
1-1 |
|
24.04.26
|
Brest Lens |
3-3 |
|
04.04.26
|
Lille Lens |
3-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Lorient Lens |
2-1 |
|
05.03.26
|
Lyon Lens (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
27.02.26
|
Strasbourg Lens |
1-1 |
|
14.02.26
|
Paris FC Lens |
0-5 |
|
04.02.26
|
Troyes Lens |
2-4 |
|
24.01.26
|
Marseille Lens |
3-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Sochaux Lens |
0-3 |
|
02.01.26
|
Toulouse Lens |
0-3 |
|
06.12.25
|
Nantes Lens |
1-2 |
|
30.11.25
|
Angers Lens |
1-2 |
|
08.11.25
|
Monaco Lens |
1-4 |
|
29.10.25
|
Metz Lens |
2-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Auxerre Lens |
1-2 |
|
28.09.25
|
Rennes Lens |
0-0 |
|
14.09.25
|
PSG Lens |
2-0 |
|
24.08.25
|
Le Havre Lens |
1-2 |
|
10.05.25
|
Toulouse Lens |
1-1 |
|
04.05.25
|
Lyon Lens |
1-2 |
|
20.04.25
|
Brest Lens |
1-3 |
|
30.03.25
|
Lille Lens |
1-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Marseille Lens |
0-1 |
|
23.02.25
|
Nantes Lens |
3-1 |
|
08.02.25
|
Nice Lens |
2-0 |
|
31.01.25
|
Montpellier Lens |
0-2 |
|
12.01.25
|
Le Havre Lens |
1-2 |
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14.12.24
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Auxerre Lens |
2-2 |
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29.11.24
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Reims Lens |
0-2 |
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02.11.24
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PSG Lens |
1-0 |
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19.10.24
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Saint-Etienne Lens |
0-2 |
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06.10.24
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Strasbourg Lens |
2-2 |
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21.09.24
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Rennes Lens |
1-1 |
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01.09.24
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Monaco Lens |
1-1 |
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29.08.24
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Panathinaikos Lens |
2-0 |
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18.08.24
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Angers Lens |
0-1 |
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07.08.24
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Versailles Lens |
1-3 |
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27.07.24
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Utrecht Lens |
2-1 |
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20.07.24
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Leuven Lens |
0-1 |
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12.05.24
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Rennes Lens |
1-1 |
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28.04.24
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Marseille Lens |
2-1 |
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12.04.24
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Metz Lens |
2-1 |
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29.03.24
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Lille Lens |
2-1 |
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03.03.24
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Lyon Lens |
0-3 |
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22.02.24
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Freiburg Lens |
3-2 |
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18.02.24
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Reims Lens |
1-1 |
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03.02.24
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Nantes Lens |
0-1 |
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28.01.24
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Toulouse Lens |
0-2 |
|
05.03.2026
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Lyon Lens (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2
|
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16.08.2025
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Lens Lyon |
0-1
|
|
04.05.2025
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Lyon Lens |
1-2
|
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15.09.2024
|
Lens Lyon |
0-0
|
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03.03.2024
|
Lyon Lens |
0-3
|
|
05.03.2026
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Lyon Lens (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2
|
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04.05.2025
|
Lyon Lens |
1-2
|
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03.03.2024
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Lyon Lens |
0-3
|
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12.02.2023
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Lyon Lens |
2-1
|
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30.10.2021
|
Lyon Lens |
2-1
|
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06.01.2021
|
Lyon Lens |
3-2
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