Ligue 1 Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 19 2026 · 19:45 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
4–0 Full time · HT 2–0
Rennes
  • E. Nuamah 7’, 30’
  • Z. Athekame 48’
  • C. Tolisso 76’
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
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 cruise past Rennes

Lyon entered as narrow favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Nuamah, Athekame and Tolisso.

Lyon ✓46%
Draw23%
Rennes31%

Model vs reality

Lyon goals
4
Model 1.79
Rennes goals
0
Model 1.43
Total goals
4
Model 3.22
Score 4–0
2%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 62%
Both scored
No
Model 63%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. NuamahLyon · 2 goals
9.6
  • RefereeMathieu Vernice
  • CoachesPaulo Fonseca · F. Haise
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 5th · Rennes 4th
  • Weather at kick-off20°C · Clear · wind 5 km/h

Timeline

  1. M. NiakhatéYellow card · Foul
    2’
  2. E. Nuamah 1–0Assist C. Tolisso
    7’
  3. Q. MerlinYellow card · Foul
    16’
  4. E. Nuamah 2–0Assist P. Šulc
    30’
  5. Half time · 2–0
  6. Z. Athekame 3–0
    48’
  7. P. ŠulcYellow card · Foul
    60’
  8. ⇄ E. LepaulFor B. Dia
    61’
  9. ⇄ Mousa Al Ta'mariFor A. Nordin
    61’
  10. ⇄ L. BlasFor Eliezer Mayenda
    62’
  11. ⇄ Khalis MerahFor P. Šulc
    64’
  12. ⇄ K. BoudacheFor E. Nuamah
    73’
  13. ⇄ M. NagidaFor Q. Merlin
    73’
  14. ⇄ B. ReynoldsFor P. Frankowski
    73’
  15. C. Tolisso 4–0Assist Z. Athekame
    76’
  16. ⇄ F. TessmannFor M. Bidstrup
    79’
  17. ⇄ N. NarteyFor T. Morton
    79’
  18. ⇄ K. NakamuraFor I. Openda
    79’
  19. V. RongierYellow card · Foul
    81’
  20. Z. AthekameYellow card · Foul
    86’
  21. N. NarteyYellow card
    90+2’
  22. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Lyon15 shots · 10 in box, 5 outside
Rennes13 shots · 9 in box, 4 outside
LyonRennes
46% Possession 54%
15 Shots 13
9 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 8
1 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 9
5 Shots outside the box 4
410 Passes 470
84% Pass accuracy 84%
3 Corners 8
4 Goalkeeper saves 5
13 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.54 Team rating 6.15

Line-ups

Lyon 4-2-3-1

18.3 D. Greif(G)
166.9 Abner 197.2 M. Niakhaté 207.2 F. Bacher 137.6 Z. Athekame A
236.6 T. Morton ↓79’ 27.0 M. Bidstrup ↓79’
89.0 C. Tolisso A 107.7 P. Šulc A↓64’ 79.6★ E. Nuamah ↓73’
176.6 I. Openda ↓79’
  • 1D. Greif (G)8.3
  • 16Abner6.9
  • 19M. Niakhaté7.2
  • 20F. Bacher7.2
  • 13Z. AthekameA7.6
  • 23T. Morton↓79’6.6
  • 2M. Bidstrup↓79’7.0
  • 8C. TolissoA9.0
  • 10P. ŠulcA↓64’7.7
  • 7E. Nuamah ★↓73’9.6
  • 17I. Openda↓79’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 6F. Tessmann↑79’6.7
  • 26K. Boudache↑73’6.6
  • 18Khalis Merah↑64’7.1
  • 11K. Nakamura↑79’6.7
  • 99N. Nartey↑79’6.8

Unused: R. Descamps, R. Kluivert, Clinton Mata, Mohamed Ouédraogo

Coach: Paulo Fonseca

Rennes 4-1-4-1

306.7 B. Samba(G)
265.3 Q. Merlin ↓73’ 486.2 A. Aït Boudlal 46.4 C. Cresswell 955.6 P. Frankowski ↓73’
216.4 V. Rongier
125.7 Eliezer Mayenda ↓62’ 456.1 M. Camara 286.8 A. Thomasson 705.8 A. Nordin ↓61’
226.3 B. Dia ↓61’
  • 30B. Samba (G)6.7
  • 26Q. Merlin↓73’5.3
  • 48A. Aït Boudlal6.2
  • 4C. Cresswell6.4
  • 95P. Frankowski↓73’5.6
  • 21V. Rongier6.4
  • 12Eliezer Mayenda↓62’5.7
  • 45M. Camara6.1
  • 28A. Thomasson6.8
  • 70A. Nordin↓61’5.8
  • 22B. Dia↓61’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 10L. Blas↑62’6.6
  • 9E. Lepaul↑61’6.5
  • 18M. Nagida↑73’5.9
  • 14B. Reynolds↑73’5.5
  • 11Mousa Al Ta'mari↑61’6.3

Unused: Henrick Do Marcolino, N. Lemaître, A. Rouault, S. Szymański

Coach: F. Haise

Player stats

Top rated
E. NuamahLyon9.6
2nd
C. TolissoLyon9.0
3rd
D. GreifLyon8.3

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 80% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
Abner D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 40 1 1 0/2 1/0 6.9
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 62 1 3 0/0 1/0 7.2
F. Bacher D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 45 1 1 0/0 0/1 7.2
Z. Athekame D 90 1 1 1 (1) 2 71% 28 1 1 0/0 1/1 7.6
T. Morton M 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 32 2 1 0/1 0/3 6.6
M. Bidstrup M 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 13 2 0 1/1 3/0 7.0
C. Tolisso M 90 1 1 2 (2) 2 88% 51 4 2 2/2 2/4 9.0
P. Šulc M 64 0 1 1 (1) 3 85% 20 1 0 0/1 2/1 7.7
E. Nuamah F 73 2 0 6 (4) 2 83% 12 1 0 2/4 1/1 9.6
I. Openda F 79 0 0 3 (1) 1 70% 23 1 0 0/3 0/2 6.6
F. Tessmann M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/3 0/0 6.7
K. Boudache F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Khalis Merah M 26 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 16 3 1 0/0 1/0 7.1
K. Nakamura F 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 3 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
N. Nartey M 11 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 5 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.8

Rennes

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Samba G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 97% 33 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Q. Merlin D 73 0 0 1 (0) 0 74% 38 0 2 1/1 1/2 5.3
A. Aït Boudlal D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 60 4 1 0/0 0/1 6.2
C. Cresswell D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 82% 57 2 0 0/0 1/1 6.4
P. Frankowski M 73 0 0 1 (0) 1 72% 58 5 0 1/1 4/0 5.6
V. Rongier M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 91% 43 3 2 0/1 1/2 6.4
Eliezer Mayenda F 62 0 0 1 (0) 0 70% 10 1 1 0/3 0/0 5.7
M. Camara M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 86% 35 1 0 4/5 0/1 6.1
A. Thomasson M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 86% 57 1 2 0/1 3/2 6.8
A. Nordin F 61 0 0 2 (1) 0 78% 18 0 0 0/2 2/1 5.8
B. Dia F 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 14 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.3
L. Blas M 28 0 0 1 (0) 1 87% 15 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.6
E. Lepaul F 29 0 0 3 (2) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Nagida D 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 15 0 0 1/1 0/1 5.9
B. Reynolds D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 1/2 1/0 5.5
Mousa Al Ta'mari F 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 11 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.