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Lens welcome Como to Stade Bollaert-Delelis for a League Phase fixture that means far more to the visitors than the hosts right now. Como sit eighth in the 36-team table with six points from three games, while Lens are languishing down in 26th with just three. The interesting wrinkle here is the gulf in current trajectory: Como arrive on five straight wins across competitions, Lens arrive having lost three of their last five. Fàbregas has built something sharp in Como, and this match looks like a genuine test of whether Lens can turn home advantage into anything meaningful against a side that simply looks sharper right now.
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Nico Paz has been the standout performer on either side, with four goals and three assists in his last five appearances for Como, pulling strings from a central attacking role. For Lens, Florian Thauvin remains the creative spark going forward, a goal and three assists from the last five games, and the player most likely to unlock a stubborn Como backline if given space.
Hot stat: Como have scored 13 goals across their last five matches compared to just 5 for Lens over the same stretch, a gap that says plenty about where the attacking momentum currently sits heading into Bergen… we mean Lens.
| 🏆 Tournament: | UEFA Champions League 2026/27 – League Phase |
| 🏟 Venue: | Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens |
| 🗓️ Date: | 04.11.2026 |
| ⏰ Time: | 21:00 CEST |
Lens vs Como prediction
We predict Como to win this one. The gap in form is hard to ignore: five wins in a row for the Italian side against three losses in five for Lens. Como also sit 13th in the world club rankings against Lens at 55th, a reflection of the squad depth Fàbregas has at his disposal this season. Backing Como on the moneyline at around 2.20 looks like fair value given the bookmakers already install them as 44% favourites.
Style-wise, the two sides contrast sharply. Lens have committed 60 fouls and picked up 10 yellow cards across their last five matches, against 44 fouls and 7 yellows for Como, numbers that hint at a more physical, reactive approach from the hosts. Como’s pass accuracy sits around 90%, well clear of Lens at roughly 84%, and that control should let them dictate tempo for long spells. Expect Lens to sit deeper and look to break quickly through Thauvin and Sotoca, while Como probe patiently through Paz and Douvikas.
| 🔥Hot Tip: | Draw No Bet – Como |
| ⚽Total Goals: | Over 2.5 |
| 💥Both Teams To Score: | Yes |
| 🎯Total Corners: | Over 9.5 |
Team Analysis
Lens go into this one off the back of a 0-1 loss at Lille, a result that snapped whatever rhythm they had built. Before that they beat Paris 2-1 away, lost 0-3 to Club Brugge, beat Troyes 3-1, and lost 0-2 to Sporting. That up-and-down pattern, win, lose, win, lose, win, lose across the last five, sums up a Lens side that lacks consistency right now, scoring in only two of those five outings. In our preview of Lille vs Lens we backed Lens to avoid defeat and fancied goals at both ends, but the 0-1 scoreline went against us, with Lens failing to find the net at all.
Como meanwhile have been relentless. A 1-0 win over Venezia was their fifth straight victory, following wins over Torino (3-1), Sassuolo (2-0), Manchester United (4-1) and Fiorentina (3-1). Thirteen goals scored in those five games paints a side firing on all cylinders under Fàbregas. In our preview of Como vs Venezia we called a comfortable home win with Como covering a -1.5 goal handicap, and while Como did win, the 1-0 scoreline meant the handicap cover itself fell just short.
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Pre-game odds and win probability: Como the favourite
- Moneyline Lens 3.00 | Como 2.20
- Draw 3.75
Bookmakers have Como as clear favourites at roughly 44% implied probability, with Lens trailing at 31% and the draw sitting at 25%. The pricing lines up with the form books completely, Como’s five-match winning run against Lens’ patchy recent results. We see little reason to fade the market here, the numbers back up what the eye test suggests.
Possible Starting Lineups
Lens possible starting eleven
- GK: Robin Risser
- DF: Ruben Aguilar, Samson Baidoo, Jean-Clair Todibo, Saud Abdulhamid
- MF: Amadou Haidara, Michaël Cuisance, Thorgan Hazard, Michał Skóraś, Florian Thauvin
- FW: Florian Sotoca
Cahuzac should stick with the 4-2-3-1 that has featured in all five recent outings. Haidara and Cuisance screen the back four, while Thauvin gets license to roam off the right and link with Sotoca up top. Skóraś and Hazard provide width and set-piece threat, both have multiple free kicks taken in recent games, and Thauvin remains the player Lens fans should watch closely given his direct goal involvement.
Como possible starting eleven
- GK: Robert Sanchez
- DF: Yan Couto, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Jacobo Ramón, Álex Valle
- MF: Maximo Perrone, Luis Milla, Nico Paz, Lucas Da Cunha, Martin Baturina
- FW: Anastasios Douvikas
Fàbregas has settled on a 4-2-3-1 as well, with Perrone and Milla shielding a back four that has been reliable in possession all season. Paz operates centrally behind Douvikas, with Da Cunha and Baturina rotating through the wide areas. Douvikas is the player to watch up top, four goals from his last five starts, while Paz pulls the strings behind him and deserves close attention from anyone watching this game live.
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Como. Source: Official Facebook. Edited photo
TipsGG Match Prediction
We predict a Como win here, perhaps not a landslide given Lens’ home comforts, but a controlled performance built on superior passing and sharper finishing. Como have scored in every one of their last five matches and conceded in three of them, which points toward goals at both ends being realistic too. Lens have enough quality through Thauvin and Sotoca to trouble a Como defense that has not kept a clean sheet lately, but the gap in current form, five wins against three defeats, should tell on the scoreboard. To be hones, Como’s attacking depth makes them the side to side with, and our staff lean toward Como winning with both teams finding the net along the way.
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