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13/10/2026Tuesday · 17:45

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Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 17:45 (UK time)

Key facts

UEFA Champions League (League phase · matchday 2): Lens – Sporting CP takes place on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 17:45 (UK time), at Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens). Recent form: Lens WLDWL (last 5 matches), Sporting CP WW (last 2 matches).

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Standings before this match

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
7	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	3
10	Lens	1	1	0	0	3

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Paris Saint Germain	1	1	0	0	5	3
2	Bayern München	1	1	0	0	5	3
3	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	4	3
4	Manchester United	1	1	0	0	4	3
5	Como	1	1	0	0	3	3
6	VfB Stuttgart	1	1	0	0	2	3
7	Sporting CP	1	1	0	0	2	3
8	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	2	3
9	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Lens	1	1	0	0	1	3
11	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	3
12	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	0	0	1	3
13	Liverpool	1	1	0	0	1	3
14	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	1	3
15	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	1	3
16	AEK Athens FC	1	1	0	0	1	3
17	AS Roma	1	0	1	0	0	1
18	Shakhtar Donetsk	1	0	1	0	0	1
19	PSV Eindhoven	1	0	1	0	0	1
20	Fenerbahçe	1	0	1	0	0	1
21	Villarreal	1	0	0	1	-1	0
22	Lille	1	0	0	1	-1	0
23	Slavia Praha	1	0	0	1	-1	0
24	Club Brugge KV	1	0	0	1	-1	0
25	Inter	1	0	0	1	-1	0
26	Atletico Madrid	1	0	0	1	-1	0
27	Napoli	1	0	0	1	-1	0
28	Lask Linz	1	0	0	1	-1	0
29	Viking	1	0	0	1	-2	0
30	Galatasaray	1	0	0	1	-2	0
31	FC Porto	1	0	0	1	-2	0
32	RB Leipzig	1	0	0	1	-3	0
33	Feyenoord	1	0	0	1	-4	0
34	Sabah FA	1	0	0	1	-4	0
35	Slovan Bratislava	1	0	0	1	-5	0
36	Bodo/Glimt	1	0	0	1	-5	0

Last starting XI Lens – Sporting CP

Lens3-4-2-14-3-3Sporting CP

40Risser24Gradit25Ganiou32Antonio2Aguilar27Cuisance8Titraoui14Udol10Thauvin7Sotoca11Édouard1Silva22Fresneda72Quaresma25Inácio13Vagiannidis4Andersen5Altimira77Doumbia10Catamo7Ioannidis19Irankunda

Last starting XI fielded by each team (Lens on 09/10/2026, Sporting CP on 09/10/2026). Official lineups appear about an hour before the match.

Managers: Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) · Rui Borges (Sporting CP)

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Latest matches

LensWLDWL

Sporting CPWW

Head-to-head (H2H) last 0 matches

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0Draws

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Head-to-head statistics – Lens vs Sporting CP

No meetings between Lens and Sporting CP in our data.

Prediction statistics – Lens vs Sporting CP

Over 2.5 goals in 93% of Lens and Sporting CP matches on average, against 55% across UEFA Champions League.

93% Over 2.5 goalsCompetition average: 55%

93% Over 1.5 goalsCompetition average: 82%

93% Both teams scoreCompetition average: 55%

3.9 goals / matchCompetition average: 2.97

3.5 cards / matchCompetition average: 2.4

8.4 corners / matchCompetition average: 5.62

Competition averages: 102 UEFA Champions League 2026-27 matches already played. Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Team profiles – Lens and Sporting CP

Lens takes 1.43 points per match and Sporting CP 3; Lens wins 43% of their matches, Sporting CP 100%.

LensUEFA Champions League · #10 of 36

Form	Results	Pts / match
Overall	WLDWL	1.43
Home	WLW	2
Away	LDWL	1

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Wins	43%	67%	25%
Total goals / match	3.71	3.67	3.75
Goals scored / match	2	2.33	1.75
Goals conceded / match	1.71	1.33	2
Both teams score	86%	67%	100%
Clean sheets	0%	0%	0%
Failed to score	14%	33%	0%
xG / match	2.13	2.35	1.91
xG conceded / match	1.77	1.48	2.06

2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches.

Sporting CPUEFA Champions League · #7 of 36

Form	Results	Pts / match
Overall	WW	3
Home	W	3
Away	W	3

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Wins	100%	100%	100%
Total goals / match	4	4	4
Goals scored / match	3	3	3
Goals conceded / match	1	1	1
Both teams score	100%	100%	100%
Clean sheets	0%	0%	0%
Failed to score	0%	0%	0%
xG / match	1.36	1.75	0.97
xG conceded / match	1.39	1.23	1.54

last 2 available matches.

Current form — who will win Lens – Sporting CP?

Lens shows W-L-D-W-L over their last 5 matches and Sporting CP W-W over their last 2 matches (W = win, D = draw, L = defeat).

1.43WLDWL

Sporting CP is 52% worse on points per match.

3WW

W09/10/2026Lens – Lyon2 - 1
L18/09/2026Monaco – Lens2 - 1
D13/09/2026Le Mans – Lens2 - 2
W10/09/2026Slavia Praha – Lens2 - 3
L05/09/2026Lens – Lorient0 - 1

W09/10/2026SC Braga – Sporting CP1 - 3
W09/09/2026Sporting CP – Galatasaray3 - 1

Goals scored – Lens – Sporting CP: who will score more?

Lens scores 2 goals per match and concedes 1.71; Sporting CP scores 3 and concedes 1.

Goals scored per match
	Lens	Sporting CP
Scores over 0.5 goal	86%	100%
Scores over 1.5 goal	57%	100%
Scores over 2.5 goals	29%	100%
Scores over 3.5 goals	14%	0%
Fails to score	14%	0%
Goals scored / match	2	3

Goals conceded – who will concede?

Goals conceded per match
	Lens	Sporting CP
Concedes over 0.5 goal	100%	100%
Concedes over 1.5 goal	71%	0%
Concedes over 2.5 goals	0%	0%
Concedes over 3.5 goals	0%	0%
Clean sheets	0%	0%
Goals conceded / match	1.71	1

Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Over 2.5 goals & both teams score – how many goals in Lens – Sporting CP?

Both teams score in 86% of Lens matches and 100% of Sporting CP matches (competition average: 55%).

Goals in the match
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Over 0.5 goal	100%	100%	100%
Over 1.5 goal	86%	100%	93%
Over 2.5 goals	86%	100%	93%
Over 3.5 goals	43%	100%	72%
Over 4.5 goals	29%	0%	15%
Both teams score	86%	100%	93%
Both score and win	43%	100%	72%
Both score and draw	14%	0%	7%
Both score and over 2.5	86%	100%	93%
Not both and over 2.5	0%	0%	0%

Under X goals

Under X goals
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Under 0.5 goal	0%	0%	0%
Under 1.5 goals	14%	0%	7%
Under 2.5 goals	14%	0%	7%
Under 3.5 goals	57%	0%	29%
Under 4.5 goals	71%	100%	86%

Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Corners Lens – Sporting CP – how many corners?

Lens and Sporting CP matches average 8.4 corners; Lens wins 7.3 per match, Sporting CP 1.5 (competition: 5.6).

8.4corners / match (average of both teams)

7.3corners won / match – Lens

1.5corners won / match – Sporting CP

Corners in the match
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Over 6 corners	100%	50%	75%
Over 7 corners	100%	0%	50%
Over 8 corners	86%	0%	43%
Over 9 corners	71%	0%	36%
Over 10 corners	57%	0%	29%
Over 11 corners	29%	0%	15%
Over 12 corners	14%	0%	7%
Over 13 corners	14%	0%	7%

Team corners — won / conceded

Team corners
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Corners won / match	7.29	1.5	4.39
Corners conceded / match	3.57	4.5	4.04
Over 2.5 corners won	100%	0%	50%
Over 3.5 corners won	100%	0%	50%
Over 4.5 corners won	86%	0%	43%
Over 2.5 corners conceded	71%	100%	86%
Over 3.5 corners conceded	43%	100%	72%
Over 4.5 corners conceded	29%	50%	40%

Competition average: 5.6 corners per match (102 matches). Lens: 7 matches with statistics; Sporting CP: 2. The split of corners by half is not provided by our source.

Will Lens score? · Will Sporting CP score?

Scored in 86% of their matches

Strong chance

Sporting CP: clean sheet in 0% of their matches

Scored in 100% of their matches

Strong chance

Lens: clean sheet in 0% of their matches

Chance = average of the share of matches in which the team scores and the share of matches in which the opponent concedes. Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Cards Lens – Sporting CP – how many cards?

3.5 cards per match on average for these two teams; Lens receives 2.1, Sporting CP 1.5.

3.5cards / match (average of both teams)

2.1cards received / match – Lens

1.5cards received / match – Sporting CP

Cards in the match
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Over 2.5 cards	71%	50%	61%
Over 3.5 cards	43%	50%	47%
Over 4.5 cards	29%	50%	40%
Over 5.5 cards	14%	0%	7%
Over 6.5 cards	0%	0%	0%

Cards by half

Cards by half
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Cards received in the 1st half (avg.)	0.43	1	0.72
Cards received in the 2nd half (avg.)	1.71	0.5	1.11
Total 1st half (avg.)	1.29	1	1.15
Total 2nd half (avg.)	2.29	2.5	2.4
More cards in the 1st half	14%	0%	7%
More cards in the 2nd half	86%	100%	93%

Competition average: 2.4 cards per match. Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Win / draw / defeat by half – Lens – Sporting CP

Lens leads at the break in 43% of their matches, Sporting CP in 0%.

1.57pts / match at half-time

Lens is 214% better at half-time.

0.5pts / match at half-time

Results by half
	Lens	Sporting CP
Wins the 1st half	43%	0%
Wins the 2nd half	43%	100%
Draw in the 1st half	29%	50%
Draw in the 2nd half	29%	0%
Loses the 1st half	29%	50%
Loses the 2nd half	29%	0%
Over 0.5 goal at half-time	71%	100%
Over 1.5 goal at half-time	14%	50%

Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Who will score first in Lens – Sporting CP?

Lens opened the scoring in 43% of their matches with a goal, Sporting CP in 0%.

Lens

43%scored first in 3 / 7 matches

Sporting CP

0%scored first in 0 / 2 matches

Goals by 10-minute period

Minutes	Lens · total	Lens · scored	Lens · conceded	Sporting CP · total	Sporting CP · scored	Sporting CP · conceded
0–10 min	0%	0%	0%	13%	0%	50%
11–20 min	4%	7%	0%	0%	0%	0%
21–30 min	0%	0%	0%	13%	17%	0%
31–40 min	15%	14%	17%	0%	0%	0%
41–50 min	15%	14%	17%	13%	0%	50%
51–60 min	19%	21%	17%	13%	17%	0%
61–70 min	12%	7%	17%	25%	33%	0%
71–80 min	8%	14%	0%	13%	17%	0%
81–90 min	27%	21%	33%	13%	17%	0%

Goals by 15-minute period

Minutes	Lens · total	Sporting CP · total
0–15 min	4%	13%
16–30 min	0%	13%
31–45 min	23%	13%
46–60 min	27%	13%
61–75 min	15%	38%
76–90 min	31%	13%

Share of goals (scored + conceded) falling in each period; stoppage time counts in the 45th and 90th minute. Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Shots, offsides, fouls and possession – Lens – Sporting CP

Lens shoots 16.4 times per match (6.7 on target), Sporting CP 8.5 (4 on target); average possession 52% against 45%.

Shots
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Shots / match	16.43	8.5	12.47
Shot conversion rate (%)	12	35	23.5
Shots on target / match	6.71	4	5.36
Shots off target / match	5.86	3.5	4.68
Shots per goal scored	8.21	2.83	5.52
Over 10.5 shots	100%	0%	50%
Over 11.5 shots	100%	0%	50%
Over 12.5 shots	71%	0%	36%
Over 13.5 shots	71%	0%	36%
Over 14.5 shots	71%	0%	36%
Over 15.5 shots	57%	0%	29%
4+ shots on target	100%	50%	75%
5+ shots on target	86%	50%	68%
6+ shots on target	86%	0%	43%
7+ shots on target	57%	0%	29%

Offsides and more

Offsides and more
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Offsides / match	1.57	2.5	2.04
Over 2.5 offsides	29%	50%	40%
Over 3.5 offsides	0%	0%	0%
Fouls committed / match	11.14	11.5	11.32
Fouls suffered / match	12.43	11	11.72
Average possession (%)	52	45	48.5
Draws	14%	0%	7%

Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Free kicks – Lens – Sporting CP

Lens matches average 23.6 free kicks, Sporting CP matches 22.5.

Every foul given awards a free kick to the opponent: a match’s total fouls therefore measures its free kicks (excluding penalties and advantage played).

Free kicks
	Lens	Sporting CP	Average
Free kicks won / match	12.43	11	11.72
Free kicks conceded / match	11.14	11.5	11.32
Total free kicks / match	23.57	22.5	23.04
Over 20.5 free kicks	86%	100%	93%
Over 21.5 free kicks	71%	50%	61%
Over 22.5 free kicks	71%	50%	61%
Over 23.5 free kicks	71%	50%	61%
Over 24.5 free kicks	43%	0%	22%
Over 25.5 free kicks	29%	0%	15%

Goal kicks and throw-ins are not provided by our data source, so they are not shown. Matches finished before kick-off — Lens: 2026-27 season, all competitions — 7 matches; Sporting CP: last 2 available matches.

Which players will score in Lens – Sporting CP?

Top scorers (UEFA Champions League): F. Thauvin (1) for Lens, G. Catamo (1) for Sporting CP.

Top scorers – Lens

F. Thauvin 1
A. Sima 1
Ruben Aguilar 1
R. Risser 0
K. Antonio 0
I. Ganiou 0

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season (1 matches).

Top scorers – Sporting CP

G. Catamo 1
L. Suarez 1
R. Zalazar 1
R. Silva 0
G. Inacio 0
M. Araujo 0

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season (1 matches).

Who will get a card?

Cards received – Lens

I. Ganiou 1
R. Risser 0
K. Antonio 0
A. Bulatović 0
M. Udol 0
F. Thauvin 0

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards received – Sporting CP

S. Altimira 1
L. Suarez 1
R. Silva 0
G. Inacio 0
M. Araujo 0
G. Catamo 0

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards per 90 minutes

Cards / 90 – Lens

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

Cards / 90 – Sporting CP

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

The teams in numbers

Before this match, Lens took 7 points from their last 5 matches (1.4 per match), scored 8 goals and saw both teams score in 4 of them.
Over their last 5 matches, Lens has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Lens kept a clean sheet 0 times in their last 5 matches and conceded 8 goals over that period.
At home, Lens wins 67% of their matches (3 played) and scores 2.33 goals per match.
Both teams scored in 86% of Lens matches (7 matches, this season).

Sporting CP

Not enough matches in our data.

Match analysis

Lens and Sporting CP meet on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 — UEFA Champions League (League phase · matchday 2), at Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens).

This season, Lens takes an average of 2 points per home match (3 matches), and Sporting CP 3 points per away match (1 match).

Frequently asked questions

When and where is Lens – Sporting CP played?

The match takes place on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 17:45 (UK time), at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens — UEFA Champions League.

How many goals can we expect in Lens – Sporting CP?

Over 2.5 goals were scored in 86% of Lens matches and 100% of Sporting CP matches. Both teams scored in 86% and 100% of their matches.

Who are the top scorers for Lens and Sporting CP this season?

F. Thauvin (1 goal) for Lens, G. Catamo (1 goal) for Sporting CP (UEFA Champions League).

Sources and method

All statistics on this page are calculated by FlashSport from matches actually played before kick-off (7,813 matches in our archive). Each block states its sample. Data our source does not provide is never estimated. The AI probabilities come from the FlashSport model, calculated before the match.

Page updated on 10 October 2026 at 01:56.

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Lens – Sporting CP: match preview, 13/10/2026

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Head-to-head statistics – Lens vs Sporting CP

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Team profiles – Lens and Sporting CP

Current form — who will win Lens – Sporting CP?

Goals scored – Lens – Sporting CP: who will score more?

Goals conceded – who will concede?

Over 2.5 goals & both teams score – how many goals in Lens – Sporting CP?

Corners Lens – Sporting CP – how many corners?

Team corners — won / conceded

Will Lens score? · Will Sporting CP score?

Cards Lens – Sporting CP – how many cards?

Cards by half

Win / draw / defeat by half – Lens – Sporting CP

Who will score first in Lens – Sporting CP?

Goals by 10-minute period

Goals by 15-minute period

Shots, offsides, fouls and possession – Lens – Sporting CP

Offsides and more

Free kicks – Lens – Sporting CP

Which players will score in Lens – Sporting CP?

Top scorers – Lens

Top scorers – Sporting CP

Who will get a card?

Cards received – Lens

Cards received – Sporting CP

Cards per 90 minutes

Cards / 90 – Lens

Cards / 90 – Sporting CP

The teams in numbers

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Sporting CP

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