Lens

Lens have played 5 games in the 2026 season and stand 15th in French Ligue 1. They have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3, scoring 9 and conceding 9. Their most recent result was 1-2 away at AS Monaco on 18 September.

They finished 2nd in 2025 on 70 points, from 22 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats. Across the last 6 completed seasons their best finish is 2nd in 2022, and their average finish is 5.5. They have finished in the top four twice in that run.

Lens results this season

Lens in the French Ligue 1 table

Where they sit, with the clubs immediately above and below.

Pos	Club	Played	For	Against	Diff	Points
12	Lorient	5	5	6	-1	5
13	Toulouse	5	7	9	-2	5
14	Nice	5	3	6	-3	5
15	Lens	5	9	9	0	4
16	Troyes	5	4	11	-7	4
17	Marseille	5	7	8	-1	3
18	Le Havre AC	5	4	7	-3	2

The Lens squad

ESPN lists 30 players, read 2026-09-23. The squad holds 13 nationalities, most commonly France 15, Mali 3, Poland 2.

Position	Players	Names
Goalkeepers	4	Régis Gurtner (1), Mathieu Gorgelin (16), Robin Risser (40), Ilan Jourdren (60)
Defenders	12	Jhoanner Chavez (13), Matthieu Udol (14), Ruben Aguilar (2), Jean-Clair Todibo (20), Saud Abdulhamid (23), Jonathan Gradit (24), Pierre Ganiou (25), Maik Nawrocki (3), Souleymane Sagnan (31), Kyllian Antonio (32), Nidal Celik (4), Samson Baidoo (6)
Midfielders	6	Amadou Haidara (21), Michaël Cuisance (27), Mezian Soares (38), Andrija Bulatovic (5), Yassine Titraoui (8), Thorgan Hazard (9)
Forwards	8	Florian Thauvin (10), Odsonne Édouard (11), Abdallah Sima (19), Michal Skoras (22), Junior Kadile (28), Franjo Ivanovic (29), Moussa Diarra (37), Florian Sotoca (7)

Lens season by season

Every completed season ESPN holds for Lens in this competition, most recent first.

Season	Finished	Played	W-D-L	For	Against	Points
2025	2nd	34	22-4-8	66	35	70
2024	8th	34	15-7-12	42	39	52
2023	7th	34	14-9-11	45	37	51
2022	2nd	38	25-9-4	68	29	84
2021	7th	38	17-11-10	62	48	62
2020	7th	38	15-12-11	55	54	57

Where to go next

We publish predictions for selected Lens games, listed on soccer predictions.