Lens vs Como Prediction & Betting Tips (4 November)

RC Lens host Como on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in what promises to be a fascinating UEFA Champions League 2026/27 league phase Matchday 4 encounter. Under Cesc Fàbregas, the Italian side has enjoyed a meteoric rise, earning a first-ever Champions League berth and sitting ninth in the standings after thrashing both RB Leipzig and Manchester United by 4-1 scorelines, with only a defeat to Feyenoord blemishing their campaign so far. Lens, meanwhile, arrive with work to do: after beating Slavia Praha on Matchday 1, Yannick Cahuzac's men have suffered consecutive goalless defeats to Sporting CP and Club Brugge, most recently falling 3-0 in Belgium on 21 October.

The French side's domestic form has been inconsistent as well, though they showed resilience at home by beating Paris FC 2-1 on 24 October before slipping to a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Lille on Friday. Captain Florian Thauvin remains the creative heartbeat of the 2026/27 squad, with Ruben Aguilar and Odsonne Édouard providing support in attack, though Cahuzac continues to manage absences including Ismaelo Ganiou, Abdallah Sima and Maik Nawrocki. Como have no such worries domestically, cruising past Sassuolo 2-0 at the Sinigaglia thanks to an Anastasios Douvikas brace, with Jean Butez in goal, Marc-Oliver Kempf and Willy Kambwala in defence, and the in-form Nico Paz pulling the strings behind Douvikas and Ché Adams.

European odds for this clash reflect how tightly matched the two sides are: Lens are priced at 2.45 to win, the draw is available at 3.40, and Como can be backed at 2.95, with both teams to score at 1.75 given Como's firepower and Lens' defensive struggles in Europe. The visitors' young talisman Nico Paz has been in tremendous form, registering nine goal involvements in eight appearances since September, while Douvikas' double against Sassuolo showed Fàbregas' side can cope even when their star man is rested. Lens' home crowd at Bollaert-Delelis will be a factor, but the Blood and Gold have failed to score in their last two European outings, a worrying trend against a side that has conceded just once in their last three matches across all competitions.

Given that this is Como's debut Champions League campaign, it will also be the first-ever European meeting between these two clubs, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the occasion. Lens have the pedigree and the vocal home support to compete, and their 2-1 win over Paris FC showed they can grind out results at Bollaert-Delelis, but Como's blend of Italian defensive structure and South American flair makes them dangerous on the counter. Both teams have attacking quality but defensive vulnerabilities — Lens have kept no clean sheet in Europe since Matchday 1, while Como shipped goals in away trips to Torino despite winning. All things considered, we predict a 2-2 draw, a result that would keep Como comfortably in the top twenty-four while giving Lens a valuable point in their push toward the playoff pla