Lens host Como at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Wednesday, November 4 (3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM PT).
There are no fresh injury or suspension concerns on either side heading into Wednesday’s game, so the players who have carried the early goal involvements look set to lead the way again. For Lens, attacking midfielder Florian Thauvin is the man to watch, having created fifteen chances and fired twelve shots across his opening Champions League minutes, while defender Ruben Aguilar and striker Abdallah Dipo Sima have both already found the net. Como’s threat is more concentrated up top: striker Anastasios Douvikas has scored 3 goals from 6 shots in just 185 minutes, with attacking midfielder Nicolás Paz offering 5 chances created and 3 assists alongside his own 2 goals.
This is a fixture pulling in opposite directions. Lens have taken just 3 points from 3 games and sit on a goal difference of -4, while Como have won 2 of 3 to bank 6 points and a +5 difference, numbers that point to goals at both ends. Neither side’s underlying form suggests a cagey, low-scoring night, and with Thauvin, Sima, Douvikas and Paz all already off the mark this season, chances should fall for both boxes.
Lens vs Como: Best Bets & Predictions
Como's firepower looks the difference as Lens search for defensive solidity in group-stage action.
Our approach: we lean on each side's underlying goal involvements and recent output rather than reputation, and that points clearly to Como doing enough at both ends on Wednesday.
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Season Form & Standings
Lens have taken 3 points from 3 games, while Como sit on 6 points from the same number of outings. The early goal difference split favours Como, at +5 compared to Lens’ -4, underlining the gap between these sides heading into kickoff.
Champions League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Como | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| Lens | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
Lens vs Como Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Lens
3-4-2-1Como
4-2-3-1Potential Match-Winners
- Florian Thauvin (Lens): Twelve shots and fifteen chances created in his opening Champions League minutes make him Lens’s most creative outlet.
- Anastasios Douvikas (Como): The striker has scored 3 goals from 6 shots in just 185 minutes, the most clinical return in Como’s forward line.
- Nicolás Paz (Como): The attacking midfielder has scored 2 goals and created 5 chances in 260 minutes, with 3 assists showing his all-round game.
Recent Form
Lens: W L L
- 2026-10-21: Club Brugge 3-0 Lens (L, away)
- 2026-10-13: Lens 0-2 Sporting CP (L, home)
- 2026-09-10: Slavia Prague 2-3 Lens (W, away)
Lens’ 3 games have swung wildly: a 3-0 defeat away to Club Brugge, a 0-2 home loss to Sporting CP, and a 3-2 away win at Slavia Prague.
Como: W L W
- 2026-10-21: Como 4-1 Manchester United (W, home)
- 2026-10-14: Feyenoord 3-2 Como (L, away)
- 2026-09-10: Como 4-1 RB Leipzig (W, home)
Como’s 3 games show the same pattern of goals at both ends: a 4-1 home win over Manchester United, a 3-2 away loss at Feyenoord, and a 4-1 home win over RB Leipzig.
Lens vs Como Prediction
Lens have the attacking pieces to trouble Como through Thauvin and Sima, but a defence that has conceded enough to leave the group goal difference at -4 looks unlikely to contain Douvikas and Paz for 90 minutes. Como’s extra firepower up front should be the difference in a game with goals at both ends, and we’re backing a 1-2 win for the visitors.