Lens vs Como: What to Know Before the Champions League Match

RC Lens host Como 1907 in UEFA Champions League league-phase Matchday 4 on Wednesday, November 4. The clubs' official schedules list a 21:00 CET kickoff at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens. That is 20:00 UTC, or 03:00 on Thursday, November 5 in Bangkok. The date, venue and time appear on the Lens first-team calendar and in Como's away-supporter information. Check the official UEFA match centre before kickoff for any late schedule or team-news updates.

A first European meeting

UEFA says this is the first meeting between Lens and Como in its competitions, and Como's first UEFA match against a French opponent. The fixture therefore starts without a head-to-head record to lean on. Lens arrive with Champions League experience and a home crowd at Bollaert-Delelis; Como arrive in their first three-match run of this league phase with results that have drawn attention. That is context, not a prediction: neither club's results so far determine what happens on Wednesday.

Como's opening run and Lens' route to Matchday 4

Como's first three league-phase results were a 4-1 home win over Leipzig, a 3-2 defeat away to Feyenoord, and a 4-1 home win over Manchester United. They scored ten times across those games and conceded five. UEFA's Matchday 4 preview noted that Como had scored first and found the net in the first half in each of its first three Champions League appearances. Those details offer a clear point of comparison for viewers, while the sample is still only three matches.

Lens opened with a 3-2 away win at Slavia Praha, then lost 0-2 at home to Sporting CP and 0-3 away to Club Brugge. The three results leave Lens with three points from their first three league-phase fixtures before the Como match. In domestic action, the club's own results page records a 2-1 home win over Paris FC on October 24, followed by a 1-0 loss away to Lille on October 30. The European and domestic records should be kept separate: the Lille result did not change Lens' Champions League points tally.

Como also played on November 1, beating Venezia 1-0 in Serie A. The club's match report says Lucas Da Cunha scored from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute and that Como reached 23 points in the domestic table. The short turnaround is part of the calendar context, but it is not evidence by itself of who will start or how either coach will manage minutes.

UEFA's individual-player notes

UEFA's preview for this match singled out several figures from the opening rounds. Florian Thauvin had created 15 chances, the most in the Champions League at the time that preview was published. Como forward Tasos Douvikas had scored in each of his first three Champions League appearances. Nico Paz had been directly involved in five of Como's ten league-phase goals, with two goals and three assists. These are UEFA's pre-Matchday 4 statistics, not a forecast and not a confirmed starting-lineup list.

The same UEFA article reported that Como goalkeeper Jean Butez had been called into the France squad for the recent international fixtures as a replacement for Lens goalkeeper Robin Risser. That note describes a national-team call-up; it does not establish an injury or confirm who will play on Wednesday. No starting XI should be treated as official until the clubs or UEFA publish it close to kickoff.

Venue and matchday checks

Como's official ticket notice gives the stadium address as Avenue Alfred Maes, 62300 Lens, France. It also tells visiting supporters not to travel without a ticket and not to buy seats in Lens home sections. Its stated general-sale window ended on October 29, so supporters should use the clubs' official ticketing and travel channels for any later guidance rather than assume tickets remain available. The Lens calendar currently lists the match at Stade Bollaert-Delelis; check it again on matchday for any update.

For viewers following from another time zone, convert from the published local kickoff rather than relying on a third-party listing: 21:00 in France on November 4 is 20:00 UTC and 03:00 in Bangkok the next day. This article does not name a broadcaster because availability depends on territory and no country-specific official rights notice is cited here. UEFA's match centre is the direct place to check match updates and lineup announcements.

What to watch without guessing the result

The useful questions are simple: whether Como can repeat its early scoring pattern, how Lens respond after the defeat at Club Brugge, and which players are actually named in the official teams. Lens have a chance to use home support in a first meeting, while Como's ten goals in three European games show why their attack has been a talking point. Those are contrasting facts from the schedule and UEFA's preview, not grounds for a score prediction. The final team news, match state and result should be checked in the UEFA match centre and the clubs' own channels.

Official sources: RC Lens calendar; RC Lens results; Como vs Venezia match report; Como Lens ticket and venue notice; UEFA Matchday 4 facts; UEFA match centre.