Ligue 1 Gameweek 29 Sun, Apr 12 2026 · 19:45 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
2–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.14 – 1.93
Lorient
  • R. Yaremchuk 49’
  • C. Tolisso 56’
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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 Lorient

Lyon entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Yaremchuk and Tolisso. Lyon won despite the lower xG; Lorient created the better chances (1.93 vs 1.14). On the chances created, Lorient deserved more: 1.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Lyon ✓51%
Draw27%
Lorient22%

Model vs reality

Lyon goals
2
Model 1.58 · xG 1.14
Lorient goals
0
Model 0.96 · xG 1.93
Total goals
2
Model 2.54 · xG 3.07
Score 2–0
10%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 47%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. GreifLyon
9.0
  • RefereeBenoît Bastien
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 7th · Lorient 9th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ P. KatserisFor T. Le Bris
    23’
  2. A. Maitland-NilesYellow card · Holding
    45+1’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. ⇄ C. TolissoFor R. Ghezzal
    46’
  5. ⇄ O. MangalaFor N. Nartey
    46’
  6. ⇄ EndrickFor Steeve Kango
    46’
  7. R. Yaremchuk 1–0Assist Endrick
    49’
  8. C. Tolisso 2–0
    56’
  9. ⇄ D. YongwaFor Arsène Kouassi
    73’
  10. ⇄ A. TosinFor J. Makengo
    73’
  11. ⇄ S. SoumanoFor B. Dieng
    80’
  12. EndrickYellow card · Holding
    81’
  13. T. MortonYellow card · Delay of game
    81’
  14. ⇄ F. TessmannFor T. Morton
    82’
  15. ⇄ R. KluivertFor R. Yaremchuk
    86’
  16. B. MeïtéYellow card · Roughing
    88’
  17. Afonso MoreiraYellow card · Roughing
    90+1’
  18. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Lyon11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
Lorient12 shots · 8 in box, 4 outside
LyonLorient
53% Possession 47%
1.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.93
0.89 Expected points (xPts) 1.89
11 Shots 12
5 Shots on target 6
4 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 0
8 Shots inside the box 8
3 Shots outside the box 4
469 Passes 425
86% Pass accuracy 87%
4 Corners 4
7 Goalkeeper saves 3
17 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 2
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.12 Team rating 6.71

Line-ups

Lyon 4-1-4-1

19.0★ D. Greif(G)
168.3 Abner 197.3 M. Niakhaté 226.9 Clinton Mata 346.2 Steeve Kango ↓46’
237.5 T. Morton ↓82’
176.6 Afonso Moreira 996.6 N. Nartey ↓46’ 986.3 A. Maitland-Niles 186.5 R. Ghezzal ↓46’
776.3 R. Yaremchuk ↓86’
  • 1D. Greif (G) ★9.0
  • 16Abner8.3
  • 19M. Niakhaté7.3
  • 22Clinton Mata6.9
  • 34Steeve Kango↓46’6.2
  • 23T. Morton↓82’7.5
  • 17Afonso Moreira6.6
  • 99N. Nartey↓46’6.6
  • 98A. Maitland-Niles6.3
  • 18R. Ghezzal↓46’6.5
  • 77R. Yaremchuk↓86’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 9EndrickA↑46’7.2
  • 5O. Mangala↑46’6.6
  • 8C. Tolisso↑46’7.3
  • 6F. Tessmann↑82’6.5
  • 21R. Kluivert↑86’6.3

Unused: R. Descamps, Khalis Merah, H. Hateboer, A. Karabec

Lorient 3-4-2-1

386.7 Y. Mvogo(G)
257.0 A. Faye 326.7 N. Adjei 56.2 B. Meïté
436.7 Arsène Kouassi ↓73’ 86.3 Noah Cadiou 627.2 A. Avom 116.5 T. Le Bris ↓23’
107.3 P. Pagis 177.2 J. Makengo ↓73’
126.3 B. Dieng ↓80’
  • 38Y. Mvogo (G)6.7
  • 25A. Faye7.0
  • 32N. Adjei6.7
  • 5B. Meïté6.2
  • 43Arsène Kouassi↓73’6.7
  • 8Noah Cadiou6.3
  • 62A. Avom7.2
  • 11T. Le Bris↓23’6.5
  • 10P. Pagis7.3
  • 17J. Makengo↓73’7.2
  • 12B. Dieng↓80’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 77P. Katseris↑23’6.2
  • 44D. Yongwa↑73’6.9
  • 15A. Tosin↑73’6.6
  • 28S. Soumano↑80’6.3

Unused: Igor Silva, Martin Bley, B. Fadiga, B. Kamara, Daniel Semedo

Player stats

Top rated
D. GreifLyon9.0
2nd
AbnerLyon8.3
3rd
T. MortonLyon7.5

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 64% 25 1 0 0/0 0/1 9.0
Abner D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 58 2 0 1/1 0/0 8.3
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 62 1 0 0/0 0/2 7.3
Clinton Mata D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 73 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
Steeve Kango D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 20 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.2
T. Morton M 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 48 2 3 2/2 1/1 7.5
Afonso Moreira F 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 85% 39 2 1 1/2 5/3 6.6
N. Nartey M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 24 1 0 1/2 0/1 6.6
A. Maitland-Niles M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 29 1 0 0/1 1/1 6.3
R. Ghezzal F 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 16 1 1 0/0 4/1 6.5
R. Yaremchuk F 86 1 0 3 (1) 0 62% 13 0 0 1/2 2/0 6.3
Endrick F 44 0 1 1 (1) 2 69% 13 0 0 3/5 1/0 7.2
O. Mangala M 44 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 23 1 2 1/1 0/1 6.6
C. Tolisso M 44 1 0 2 (2) 0 85% 20 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
F. Tessmann M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
R. Kluivert D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3

Lorient

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Y. Mvogo G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 83% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Faye D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 56 2 0 0/0 2/2 7.0
N. Adjei D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 46 0 1 1/1 0/2 6.7
B. Meïté M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 44 2 0 0/0 2/1 6.2
Arsène Kouassi D 73 0 0 1 (1) 1 92% 24 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.7
Noah Cadiou M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 57 1 2 0/0 2/0 6.3
A. Avom M 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 92% 59 4 0 0/0 2/1 7.2
T. Le Bris M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 1 0/1 1/0 6.5
P. Pagis F 90 0 0 3 (0) 5 87% 38 2 0 2/4 2/3 7.3
J. Makengo M 73 0 0 1 (1) 1 79% 29 0 2 0/1 0/2 7.2
B. Dieng F 80 0 0 2 (1) 0 73% 11 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.3
P. Katseris D 67 0 0 1 (1) 1 91% 23 0 3 0/2 1/1 6.2
D. Yongwa D 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 3 1 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
A. Tosin F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
S. Soumano F 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

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.