Lens vs Como prediction, team news and preview

Lens vs Como: what the match decides

Lens welcome Como to Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Wednesday 4 November 2026 for matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League league phase. The table shows two clubs heading in different directions. Como sit ninth in the 36-team league phase with 6 points from 3 games, while Lens are 27th with 3 points from the same number of matches.

What the match decides is whether Como consolidate a place in the play-off zone or Lens start to close the gap. Como have won 2 of their 3 league-phase games and lost 1, scoring 10 goals and conceding 5 for a goal difference of +5. Lens have won 1 and lost 2, with 3 goals scored, 7 conceded and a goal difference of -4. The leaders, Paris Saint Germain, have 9 points, so a Como victory would take them to that total, while a Lens win would draw them level with Como's current 6.

The short answer to the question most readers are asking: Como are the more likely winners on the evidence we hold. Their recent numbers at both ends of the pitch are stronger, and Lens have struggled for goals. Football is rarely that tidy, though, and the sections below set out where the chances for an upset sit.

Lens and Como recent form

Lens have won 2 and lost 3 of their last five games in all competitions (LWLWL). They have scored 5 and conceded 8, which works out at 1.0 goals for and 1.6 against per game, and they have not kept a clean sheet in that run. They failed to score in three of the five: the 0-2 home defeat to Sporting CP on 13 October, the 0-3 loss at Club Brugge KV on 21 October and the 0-1 defeat at Lille on 30 October.

The two wins came in Ligue 1, 3-1 at Estac Troyes on 17 October and 2-1 at home to Paris FC on 24 October. Across their two home games in this run Lens have one win and one defeat, scoring 2 and conceding 3 (1.0 scored and 1.5 conceded per game). Both of their Champions League results inside this five-game window were defeats with no goals scored, five conceded in total.

Como arrive with a perfect five from five (WWWWW), scoring 13 and conceding 3: 2.6 scored and 0.6 conceded per game. They have kept two clean sheets, 2-0 against Sassuolo and 1-0 against Venezia, and have scored in every game. Three of the five went over 2.5 goals, and both sides scored in three.

Their away form is the more relevant measure here. In two away games they won 3-1 at Fiorentina on 18 October and 3-1 at Torino on 27 October, scoring 6 and conceding 2, or 3.0 scored and 1.0 conceded per game. Neither of those away games produced a clean sheet, which is worth remembering when we look at Lens's chances of scoring. Como's one Champions League result in this run was a 4-1 home win over Manchester United on 21 October.

Lens vs Como team news

Lens have six players listed as out. O. Edouard is out with a groin injury, I. Ganiou and M. Nawrocki both have knee injuries, and A. Sima has a muscle injury. Two further absences are not injury-related: J. Chavez is out because of a coach's decision, and I. Jourdren is listed as off the roster. No Lens players are listed as doubtful in our data.

Como's list is longer, with eight players out. J. Addai (muscle injury), A. Diao (thigh injury) and M. Kean (leg injury) are injured, while T. Chalobah and J. Rodriguez are both listed with an injury and no further detail. E. Goldaniga, W. Kambwala and A. Lahdo are listed as off the roster. No Como players are listed as doubtful either.

We cannot tell from the facts how many of these players featured in recent matches, so it is hard to say how much the absences will change either side. What the list does show is that Como are travelling with several unavailable players and still arrive on a five-game winning run. Lens are missing four injured players, which limits their options if they need to change the game.

No line-ups are available yet. They are confirmed about an hour before kick-off, and MATCH PULSE will use them to refine the analysis once published.

Lens and Como: the storylines

For Lens, the story is the need to stop a slide. They are 27th with a goal difference of -4, and their league-phase form reads LLW. Their latest result was a 0-1 defeat at Lille on 30 October, which followed the heavy 0-3 loss at Club Brugge KV on 21 October. The 0-2 home defeat to Sporting CP on 13 October also means Stade Bollaert-Delelis has not yet seen a Champions League win in this run of five games.

There is a thin positive for the hosts. Our standings show 3 league-phase goals in total, none of them in the two defeats by Sporting CP and Club Brugge KV in the recent games. That means their one league-phase win was where all of their goals arrived. A win here would lift them to 6 points and level with Como.

Como's storyline is momentum. They are ninth, in the play-off zone, with 10 goals scored in 3 league-phase games and a record of WLW. Five consecutive wins across Serie A and the Champions League have produced 13 goals, and the latest was a 1-0 home win over Venezia on 1 November.

A third league-phase win would take them to 9 points, the same as leaders Paris Saint Germain currently have, and strengthen their position in the top half. Equally, their single defeat shows that the run is not an unbroken pattern in this competition.

Lens vs Como key battles

The central contest is Como's attack against Lens's defence. Como average 2.6 goals per game overall and 3.0 away, and scored at least once in each of their last five. Lens concede 1.6 per game overall and 1.5 at home, with no clean sheets in their last five. If those trends hold, Como should create enough to score at least twice.

The mirror contest is closer than the headline numbers suggest. Lens score only 1.0 per game and failed to score in three of five, which makes them reliant on one or two moments. Como concede 0.6 per game overall, but away from home they have conceded 1.0 per game and have no away clean sheet. Lens therefore have a realistic chance of scoring once, but a second goal looks harder to find.

The third battle is tempo and game state. Three of Lens's last five and three of Como's went over 2.5 goals, and Como's two away games both did. Lens have lost their two recent Champions League matches by a combined 0-5, so an early Como goal could push the hosts into chasing the game.

Conversely, if Lens keep the game level into the second half, their home crowd and the need for points will matter. The data shows Como's results tend to come through scoring volume rather than tight defending, which leaves them exposed to the occasional concession.

Lens vs Como head-to-head

No previous meetings between Lens and Como are recorded in the facts available to us, so there are no wins, draws or goals per game to report. We will not infer a pattern from a history we cannot see.

In the absence of a shared record, this preview rests on current form and the league-phase table. That is not a weakness for this fixture: both sides have played enough recent matches to give a clear picture of how they are performing, and the contrast, 13 goals scored by Como against 5 by Lens in their last five, speaks for itself.

Lens vs Como prediction

Our lean is a Como win. They have won five from five, scoring 2.6 goals per game and conceding 0.6, while Lens have lost three of five, scored 1.0 per game and failed to score in three. Add the league-phase table, with Como ninth on 6 points and Lens 27th on 3, and the model edge points clearly to the visitors, though not to a certainty.

On goals, we lean towards a game with two or three goals in total, with a modest lean to over 2.5. Como's away games both went over that line, and Lens's last five produced over 2.5 goals in three. Lens's low scoring rate and Como's tendency to win by margins make a result such as 1-2 or 0-2 a plausible central scenario, and both teams scoring is a live chance rather than a probable one.

Several things could change this read. Lens are at home, and their two home games in this run produced one win and one defeat. Como have eight players listed as out, which may matter if the depth is tested, and the line-ups an hour before kick-off will show how much. A single early goal for either side would also reshape the match.

MATCH PULSE's three AI engines, GPT, Claude and Gemini, publish their independent analysis of the match before kick-off.

How to watch Lens vs Como

The match is a UEFA Champions League game, so it is shown by the competition's official broadcasters in each country. Listed rights holders include Canal+ and M6 in France, TNT Sports, Prime Video and the BBC in the United Kingdom, and TNT Sports, Prime Video, RTÉ, Premier Sports and Virgin Media in Ireland. In Italy the listed broadcasters are Sky Sport and Prime Video, and in Spain it is Movistar Plus+.

In Germany you can look to DAZN, Prime Video and ZDF. In the United States the listed broadcasters are DAZN, Paramount+ and TelevisaUnivision, and in Canada they are DAZN and OneSoccer. Elsewhere, Stan Sport covers Australia, Sony Sports Network covers India, Ziggo Sport covers the Netherlands, and SuperSport is listed for South Africa and Nigeria. Brazil has TNT Sports and SBT, Mexico has TNT Sports and Fox, and Argentina has ESPN.

Broadcasters often split their Champions League coverage across several channels, so check your provider's schedule for the channel carrying this match. If your country is not listed here, look for the competition's official broadcast partner and its official app.

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