UEFA Europa League Matchday 2 Thu, Oct 15 2026 · 17:45 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
3–2 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.79 – 1.63
Crystal Palace
  • C. Tolisso 8’
  • E. Nuamah 45+2’
  • P. Šulc 76’
  • 50’ Yeremy Pino
  • 81’ Daichi Kamada
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Lyon beat Crystal Palace

Lyon entered as narrow favourites and won 3–2 through goals from Tolisso, Nuamah and Šulc. Crystal Palace replied through goals from Pino and Kamada. The chances were even, with xG of 1.79 and 1.63. On the chances created, Crystal Palace deserved more: 1.3 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Lyon ✓42%
Draw23%
Crystal Palace35%

Model vs reality

Lyon goals
3
Model 1.79 · xG 1.79
Crystal Palace goals
2
Model 1.61 · xG 1.63
Total goals
5
Model 3.40 · xG 3.42
Score 3–2
4%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 66%
Both scored
Yes
Model 67%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchK. NakamuraLyon · 2 assists
8.1
  • RefereeJoao Pinheiro
  • CoachesPaulo Fonseca · Pierre Sage
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 11th · Crystal Palace 2nd
  • Weather at kick-off21°C · Clear · wind 3 km/h

Timeline

  1. C. Tolisso 1–0
    8’
  2. I. SarrYellow card · Dissent
    36’
  3. E. Nuamah 2–0Assist K. Nakamura
    45+2’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. Yeremy Pino 2–1Assist A. Wharton
    50’
  6. Yeremy PinoYellow card · Foul
    56’
  7. K. NakamuraYellow card · Foul
    58’
  8. ⇄ E. NketiahFor J. Strand Larsen
    62’
  9. ⇄ Daichi KamadaFor I. Sarr
    62’
  10. ⇄ P. ŠulcFor Khalis Merah
    70’
  11. ⇄ K. BoudacheFor E. Nuamah
    70’
  12. ⇄ D. OsorioFor Yeremy Pino
    75’
  13. ⇄ A. KhalailiFor Óscar Mingueza
    75’
  14. P. Šulc 3–1Assist K. Nakamura
    76’
  15. ⇄ F. TessmannFor N. Nartey
    78’
  16. Daichi Kamada 3–2
    81’
  17. Chris RichardsYellow card · Foul
    82’
  18. ⇄ D. McNeilFor Q. Timber
    86’
  19. ⇄ M. BidstrupFor C. Tolisso
    90’
  20. Full time · 3–2

Team stats

Lyon11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
Crystal Palace12 shots · 10 in box, 2 outside
LyonCrystal Palace
51% Possession 49%
1.79 Expected goals (xG) 1.63
1.49 Expected points (xPts) 1.29
11 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 4
2 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 10
3 Shots outside the box 2
491 Passes 483
87% Pass accuracy 86%
5 Corners 3
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
4 Fouls 8
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.84 Team rating 6.33

Line-ups

Lyon 4-1-2-1-2

16.2 D. Greif(G)
166.5 Abner 216.9 R. Kluivert 206.6 F. Bacher 136.7 Z. Athekame
236.7 T. Morton
87.6 C. Tolisso ↓90’ 996.1 N. Nartey ↓78’
186.3 Khalis Merah ↓70’
118.1★ K. Nakamura AA 77.6 E. Nuamah ↓70’
  • 1D. Greif (G)6.2
  • 16Abner6.5
  • 21R. Kluivert6.9
  • 20F. Bacher6.6
  • 13Z. Athekame6.7
  • 23T. Morton6.7
  • 8C. Tolisso↓90’7.6
  • 99N. Nartey↓78’6.1
  • 18Khalis Merah↓70’6.3
  • 11K. Nakamura ★A×28.1
  • 7E. Nuamah↓70’7.6

Substitutes used

  • 2M. Bidstrup↑90’
  • 26K. Boudache↑70’6.5
  • 10P. Šulc↑70’7.1
  • 6F. Tessmann↑78’6.1

Unused: R. Descamps, J. Duranville, Rémi Himbert, Noham Kamara, Steeve Kango, Clinton Mata, M. Niakhaté, J. Bengui-João

Coach: Paulo Fonseca

Crystal Palace 3-4-2-1

445.5 W. Benítez(G)
66.7 J. Canvot 56.4 A. Disasi 265.8 Chris Richards
35.7 T. Mitchell 236.3 Q. Timber ↓86’ 207.7 A. Wharton A 306.0 Óscar Mingueza ↓75’
107.1 Yeremy Pino ↓75’ 75.7 I. Sarr ↓62’
226.5 J. Strand Larsen ↓62’
  • 44W. Benítez (G)5.5
  • 6J. Canvot6.7
  • 5A. Disasi6.4
  • 26Chris Richards5.8
  • 3T. Mitchell5.7
  • 23Q. Timber↓86’6.3
  • 20A. WhartonA7.7
  • 30Óscar Mingueza↓75’6.0
  • 10Yeremy Pino↓75’7.1
  • 7I. Sarr↓62’5.7
  • 22J. Strand Larsen↓62’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 24D. Osorio↑75’5.8
  • 9E. Nketiah↑62’6.4
  • 11D. McNeil↑86’6.3
  • 25A. Khalaili↑75’5.9
  • 18Daichi Kamada↑62’6.8

Unused: R. Matthews, W. Hughes, D. Benamar, H. Ahanor

Coach: Pierre Sage

Player stats

Top rated
K. NakamuraLyon8.1
2nd
A. WhartonCrystal Palace7.7
3rd
C. TolissoLyon7.6

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 71% 31 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
Abner D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 85% 47 1 3 0/0 0/0 6.5
R. Kluivert D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 68 1 2 0/0 2/0 6.9
F. Bacher D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 61 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
Z. Athekame D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 50 5 1 0/0 0/1 6.7
T. Morton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 89% 56 0 1 1/1 0/2 6.7
C. Tolisso M 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 79% 58 1 3 0/1 0/1 7.6
N. Nartey M 78 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 26 0 3 0/1 0/1 6.1
Khalis Merah M 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 35 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.3
K. Nakamura F 90 0 2 2 (0) 4 85% 34 0 0 2/2 1/1 8.1
E. Nuamah F 70 1 0 3 (1) 1 88% 17 0 0 0/2 1/1 7.6
M. Bidstrup M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
K. Boudache F 20 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
P. Šulc M 20 1 0 1 (1) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.1
F. Tessmann M 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.1

Crystal Palace

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
W. Benítez G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 71% 17 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.5
J. Canvot M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 62 2 3 1/1 0/0 6.7
A. Disasi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 60 2 1 1/1 1/0 6.4
Chris Richards D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 92% 66 1 1 1/1 1/0 5.8
T. Mitchell D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 84% 49 1 0 2/3 3/1 5.7
Q. Timber M 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 31 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
A. Wharton M 90 0 1 0 (0) 4 88% 49 0 2 0/0 0/0 7.7
Óscar Mingueza D 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 44 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.0
Yeremy Pino M 75 1 0 1 (1) 1 78% 32 3 0 0/1 1/0 7.1
I. Sarr F 62 0 0 1 (0) 0 73% 15 2 0 1/2 1/2 5.7
J. Strand Larsen F 62 0 0 4 (0) 1 58% 12 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
D. Osorio M 15 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
E. Nketiah F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 2/3 0/0 6.4
D. McNeil F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Khalaili F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 1 0/0 0/0 5.9
Daichi Kamada M 28 1 0 3 (2) 0 89% 9 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.8

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.