UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 Tue, Oct 13 2026 · 17:45 Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Lens
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 1.78 – 1.73
Sporting CP
  • 22’ L. Suárez
  • 74’ I. Doumbia
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Sporting CP beat Lens

Sporting CP entered as narrow favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Suárez and Doumbia. The chances were even, with xG of 1.78 and 1.73. On the chances created, Lens deserved more: 1.4 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Lens34%
Draw23%
Sporting CP ✓43%

Model vs reality

Lens goals
0
Model 1.52 · xG 1.78
Sporting CP goals
2
Model 1.72 · xG 1.73
Total goals
2
Model 3.25 · xG 3.51
Score 0–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 63%
Both scored
No
Model 64%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchI. DoumbiaSporting CP · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeIgor Pajač
  • Coaches— · Rui Borges
  • VenueStade Bollaert-Delelis
  • Table before kick-offLens 11th · Sporting CP 7th
  • Weather at kick-off17°C · Partly cloudy · wind 17 km/h

Timeline

  1. L. Suárez 0–1Assist N. Irankunda
    22’
  2. Half time · 0–1
  3. ⇄ R. AguilarFor S. Baidoo
    58’
  4. ⇄ O. ÉdouardFor F. Ivanović
    58’
  5. ⇄ Luis GuilhermeFor Geny Catamo
    66’
  6. ⇄ M. SkóraśFor S. Abdulhamid
    68’
  7. ⇄ M. SoaresFor J. Kadile
    68’
  8. M. CuisanceYellow card · Foul
    71’
  9. ⇄ S. AndersenFor João Simões
    73’
  10. ⇄ Jesse DerryFor N. Irankunda
    73’
  11. I. Doumbia 0–2Assist S. Andersen
    74’
  12. ⇄ Y. TitraouiFor A. Haidara
    80’
  13. F. ThauvinYellow card · Argument
    81’
  14. ⇄ F. IoannidisFor L. Suárez
    85’
  15. ⇄ Pedro LimaFor I. Doumbia
    85’
  16. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Lens21 shots · 11 in box, 10 outside
Sporting CP11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
LensSporting CP
56% Possession 44%
1.78 Expected goals (xG) 1.73
1.42 Expected points (xPts) 1.36
21 Shots 11
6 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside the box 8
10 Shots outside the box 3
545 Passes 435
88% Pass accuracy 84%
6 Corners 3
3 Goalkeeper saves 6
8 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.44 Team rating 7.41

Line-ups

Lens 3-4-2-1

406.6 R. Risser(G)
326.3 Kyllian Antonio 66.5 S. Baidoo ↓58’ 256.3 P. Ganiou
145.9 M. Udol 216.8 A. Haidara ↓80’ 276.4 M. Cuisance 236.2 S. Abdulhamid ↓68’
286.4 J. Kadile ↓68’ 107.2 F. Thauvin
296.7 F. Ivanović ↓58’
  • 40R. Risser (G)6.6
  • 32Kyllian Antonio6.3
  • 6S. Baidoo↓58’6.5
  • 25P. Ganiou6.3
  • 14M. Udol5.9
  • 21A. Haidara↓80’6.8
  • 27M. Cuisance6.4
  • 23S. Abdulhamid↓68’6.2
  • 28J. Kadile↓68’6.4
  • 10F. Thauvin7.2
  • 29F. Ivanović↓58’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 2R. Aguilar↑58’6.0
  • 11O. Édouard↑58’6.5
  • 22M. Skóraś↑68’6.3
  • 38M. Soares↑68’6.1
  • 8Y. Titraoui↑80’6.1

Unused: N. Čelik, M. Gorgelin, T. Hazard, Souleymane Sagnan, F. Sotoca, J. Todibo, A. Bulatović

Sporting CP 4-3-3

307.7 Kaique(G)
207.5 M. Araújo 257.5 G. Inácio 727.4 Eduardo Quaresma 227.6 Iván Fresneda
778.2★ I. Doumbia ↓85’ 57.2 Sergi Altimira 87.0 João Simões ↓73’
197.2 N. Irankunda A↓73’ 978.2 L. Suárez ↓85’ 106.3 Geny Catamo ↓66’
  • 30Kaique (G)7.7
  • 20M. Araújo7.5
  • 25G. Inácio7.5
  • 72Eduardo Quaresma7.4
  • 22Iván Fresneda7.6
  • 77I. Doumbia ★↓85’8.2
  • 5Sergi Altimira7.2
  • 8João Simões↓73’7.0
  • 19N. IrankundaA↓73’7.2
  • 97L. Suárez↓85’8.2
  • 10Geny Catamo↓66’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 21Pedro Lima↑85’6.9
  • 31Luis Guilherme↑66’6.6
  • 7F. Ioannidis↑85’6.5
  • 28Jesse Derry↑73’6.7
  • 4S. AndersenA↑73’7.1

Unused: Moncef Zekri, I. Ba, G. Vagiannidis, Rui Silva, Rafael Nel, Flavio Goncalves, Eduardo Felicíssimo

Coach: Rui Borges

Player stats

Top rated
I. DoumbiaSporting CP8.2
2nd
L. SuárezSporting CP8.2
3rd
KaiqueSporting CP7.7

Lens

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
R. Risser G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 82% 51 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Kyllian Antonio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 53 0 2 0/1 0/1 6.3
S. Baidoo D 58 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 44 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
P. Ganiou D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 59 1 0 0/0 1/2 6.3
M. Udol D 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 74% 38 3 1 0/0 0/1 5.9
A. Haidara M 80 0 0 3 (2) 0 92% 52 6 1 0/1 0/2 6.8
M. Cuisance M 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 96% 46 1 0 0/0 3/0 6.4
S. Abdulhamid D 68 0 0 1 (0) 1 83% 30 2 0 0/2 0/3 6.2
J. Kadile F 68 0 0 2 (0) 2 95% 21 1 0 0/2 0/0 6.4
F. Thauvin F 90 0 0 3 (2) 9 88% 52 3 0 2/3 0/1 7.2
F. Ivanović F 58 0 0 3 (0) 1 90% 20 2 0 3/5 2/0 6.7
R. Aguilar D 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 22 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
O. Édouard F 32 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 6 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
M. Skóraś F 22 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 4 0 0 0/2 0/1 6.3
M. Soares M 22 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 14 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.1
Y. Titraoui M 10 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.1

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Kaique G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 55% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.7
M. Araújo M 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 92% 39 1 0 2/3 2/1 7.5
G. Inácio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 67 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
Eduardo Quaresma D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 54 2 1 0/1 1/0 7.4
Iván Fresneda D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 40 3 2 0/1 1/0 7.6
I. Doumbia M 85 1 0 2 (1) 0 78% 23 0 0 2/3 1/2 8.2
Sergi Altimira M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 51 1 2 1/1 2/2 7.2
João Simões M 73 0 0 2 (1) 0 93% 28 1 0 2/3 1/0 7.0
N. Irankunda F 73 0 1 1 (0) 2 74% 23 1 0 1/2 1/1 7.2
L. Suárez F 85 1 0 2 (2) 1 56% 18 2 0 2/3 1/0 8.2
Geny Catamo M 66 0 0 2 (0) 2 82% 17 4 0 0/3 0/0 6.3
Pedro Lima M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.9
Luis Guilherme F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 15 0 0 2/2 0/1 6.6
F. Ioannidis F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Jesse Derry F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 2 0 1/1 1/0 6.7
S. Andersen M 17 0 1 1 (0) 1 100% 6 0 0 0/1 0/1 7.1

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.