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title: "Numerous absences hit Lille and Lens ahead of their Ligue 1 clash"
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description: "Lille host Lens in matchday nine of Ligue 1 on the evening of 30 October, amid injury and suspension absences affecting both squads."
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# Numerous absences hit Lille and Lens ahead of their Ligue 1 clash

Lille host Lens in matchday nine of Ligue 1 on the evening of 30 October, amid injury and suspension absences affecting both squads.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 30 October 2026، 03:51 Saudi time

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Numerous absences hit Lille and Lens ahead of their Ligue 1 clash

A match in matchday nine of the 2026/27 French [Ligue 1](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/ligue-1-19) football season brings together [Lille](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lille-272) and [Lens](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lens-277), with the encounter taking place on 30 October 2026 at 23:05 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network.

Lille go into the match missing four players, with [Hamza Igamane](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/hamza-igamane-13992), [Tiago Santos](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tiago-carvalho-santos-8037) and [Ayase Ueda](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ayase-ueda-8055) absent due to injury, while [Tanguy-Austin Nianzou Kouassi](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tanguy-austin-nianzou-kouassi-8035) is out due to suspension.

Lens, meanwhile, are suffering from wider absences due to injuries, with [Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/pierre-isma%C3%ABlo-ganiou-8193), [Odsonne Édouard](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/odsonne-%C3%A9douard-8207), [Jonathan Gradit](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jonathan-gradit-8194), [Maik Nawrocki](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/maik-nawrocki-8196) and [Abdallah Dipo Sima](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/abdallah-dipo-sima-8210) all missing from their ranks.

These absences put both clubs under pressure regarding their starting lineups ahead of the matchday nine encounter.

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