Lens vs Sporting Lisbon prediction, lineups and tips for this Champions League clash. Explore our betting preview, odds analysis and bet builder picks.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Match Summary
Competition | UEFA Champions League |
|---|---|
Match Date | Tuesday 13 October 2026 |
Match Time | 17:45 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | Lens, Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis |
Broadcast (TV / Streaming / Radio / Bookmaker Streaming) | TNT Sports 2 |
Lens host Sporting Lisbon in a Champions League fixture that brings the competition back to the Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis for the first time in 1,036 days, and it looks a proper scrap.
Lens arrive buoyant after a 3-2 win at Slavia Prague and victory over Lyon. Florian Thauvin is pulling the strings, but they have gone 14 Champions League matches without a clean sheet.
Sporting Lisbon are unbeaten in nine in all competitions. They beat Galatasaray and then won at Braga, where Luis Suárez and Rodrigo Zalazar both scored off the bench.
The Lens vs Sporting Lisbon betting odds barely split them. Lens are 8/5 with AK Bets. Sporting are 7/4 with Coral. Both arrive off European wins, so neither wants to surrender momentum.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Form
Lens have lost only two of their last 10 Champions League matches and have won their last two. Domestically, beating Lyon 2-1 showed their bite, though Matthieu Udol's late red card made the finish messier than it needed to be. Thauvin supplied both assists that night and is the creative heartbeat of Yannick Cahuzac's side.
Sporting arrive in even stronger nick, unbeaten in 10 away from home. They have also won their last three Champions League matches against French opposition, although all of those came at home. The win at Braga showed off Rui Borges' depth, and Zalazar, who scored against both Galatasaray and Braga, is a direct threat from midfield.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
Lens: Jean-Clair Todibo (Injured/out), Abdallah Sima (Injured/out), Maik Nawrocki (Injured/out), Jhoanner Chávez (Injured/out)
Sporting Lisbon: Moncef Zekri (Injured/out), Nuno Santos (Injured/out)
Lens
Cahuzac is without four players, which strips options from both defence and attack. The probable Lens vs Sporting Lisbon lineups have Robin Risser behind a back three that includes Kyllian Antonio, who won 10 of his 12 duels against Slavia Prague. Up top, Thauvin and Thorgan Hazard are set to support Franjo Ivanović, who faced Sporting twice with Benfica last season.
Sporting Lisbon
Rui Borges is without Moncef Zekri and Nuno Santos but otherwise has most of his preferred attacking and midfield options. Gonçalo Inácio remains central to the build-up, having completed more line-breaking passes from his own half than any other Champions League player since the start of last season. Suárez leads the line and is already joint-highest scorer in Sporting's Champions League history with six goals.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Predicted Lineup
Lens
Formation: 3-4-2-1 (probable)
Predicted Starting Lineup: Robin Risser; Souleymane Sagnan, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Kyllian Antonio; Michał Skóras, Amadou Haidara, Andrija Bulatović, Ruben Aguilar; Florian Thauvin, Thorgan Hazard; Franjo Ivanović
Sporting Lisbon
Formation: 4-2-3-1 (probable)
Predicted Starting Lineup: Rui Silva; Georgios Vagiannidis, Eduardo Quaresma, Gonçalo Inácio, Maxi Araújo; Sergi Altimira, Issa Doumbia; Geny Catamo, Rodrigo Zalazar, Luís Guilherme; Luis Suárez
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Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Key Stats & Match Facts
Lens are unbeaten in their last six Champions League home matches, with four wins and two draws.
Lens have gone 14 Champions League matches without a clean sheet.
Sporting Lisbon have won only one of their eight previous European trips to France, losing five.
Sporting Lisbon have scored in 25 consecutive matches across all competitions.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in their 19th Champions League campaign, while Lens are in their 4th.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: A 2-2 draw. That is our Lens vs Sporting Lisbon prediction, and it is hard to argue for anything else with Sporting only the narrowest of favourites. Lens are stubborn at Bollaert, while Sporting's current run says they will not be cowed by a hostile crowd. Two in-form attacks and a Lens side that rarely keeps a clean sheet point to goals at both ends, and the draw at 11/4 with AK Bets looks fair.
Best Bets
Both Teams To Score: Yes. Lens and Sporting both have attacking threats, so a goal at each end is the likelier outcome. This is the pick of the Lens vs Sporting Lisbon best bets, with our projections putting both teams scoring at 64.9%. Lens are without Todibo and Nawrocki at the back, while Thauvin, Zalazar and Suárez all arrive in form, so a goal at each end makes plenty of sense.
Total Goals Over/Under: Over 2.5 goals in the match. Our projections have 3.28 goals in this fixture, comfortably above the line. The market's own total sits at 2.6, and with the sides almost level there is little reason for either to sit back.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Bet Builder
For a bolder angle, our Lens vs Sporting Lisbon bet builder tips combine a Lens win, Luis Suárez to score anytime, both teams to score and Andrija Bulatović to be carded.
Lens to win: the hosts are unbeaten in six Champions League home matches, and a raucous Bollaert can tip a near coin-flip their way.
Luis Suárez anytime goalscorer: he scored in the Champions League and again at the weekend, and one more makes him Sporting's outright top scorer in the competition.
Both teams to score: both sides found the net three times in their Champions League wins over Slavia Prague and Galatasaray, and neither attack looks like drying up.
Andrija Bulatović to be carded: he will be tasked with protecting central spaces against Sporting's movement between the lines, a combative engine room job that brings regular card risk.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 35/1 and is as short as 25/1 elsewhere.
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Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Talking Points
Cahuzac has called the Bollaert crowd a vital asset against Sporting, and with Champions League football back at the ground he has a point. Sporting's record in France is ugly, with just one win from eight European trips. Yet this group has not lost in 10 away from home, so something has to give, and the betting suggests it could be the scoreboard rather than either side.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Predictions FAQs
When is the Lens vs Sporting Lisbon Champions League game?
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon takes place on Tuesday 13 October 2026, kicking off at 17:45 UK time.
Where is Lens vs Sporting Lisbon being played?
The match is being played at Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis in Lens.
Where can I watch Lens vs Sporting Lisbon?
The match will be broadcast live in the UK on TNT Sports 2.
What competition is Lens vs Sporting Lisbon in?
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon is part of the UEFA Champions League.
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