Lille host Lens in Matchday 9 of Ligue 1

Lille will host Lens on 30 October 2026 in the ninth round of Ligue 1, with the match kicking off at 23:05 Saudi time, broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

In terms of recent results, Lille have played five matches, winning one, drawing two and losing two, having recently drawn 1-1 away to Monaco, lost 2-4 at home to Galatasaray, drawn 1-1 with Brest, lost 0-3 to Arsenal, and beaten Le Havre 1-0.

Lens, meanwhile, have also had mixed results, winning their last match 2-1 against Paris FC, losing 0-3 to Club Brugge, beating Troyes 3-1, losing 0-2 to Sporting Lisbon, and beating Lyon 2-1.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Lille beat Lens 3-0 on 4 April 2026, while Lens beat Lille 3-0 on 20 September 2025, Lille beat Lens 1-0 on 30 March 2025, Lille beat Lens 2-0 on 26 October 2024 when Lens were hosts, and Lille beat Lens 2-1 on 29 March 2024.

Lille will be without Hamza Igamane, Tiago Santos and Ayyoub Oueida through injury, in addition to the absence of Tiago Nianzou due to suspension.

Lens, on the other hand, will miss the services of Pierre Ismael Ganiou, Odsonne Edouard, Jonathan Gradit, Mike Nawrotzky and Abdoullah Dibou Sima, all of whom are absent through injury.

Lille sit third in the table with 15 points from 8 matches, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1, scoring 11 goals and conceding 6, while Lens sit seventh with 13 points from 8 matches, having won 4, drawn 1 and lost 3, scoring 16 goals and conceding 12.