Ligue 1 Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 18 · 19:45 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
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Our take

Lyon were slight favourites.

Lyon were the stronger side on L90 Strength (61 vs 40). Lyon usually keep the ball (58% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Lyon had 15.2 days of rest, Stade Brestois 29 14.1 and had to travel 772 km.

Away travel772 kmRest days15.2 · 14.1Matches / 14d0 · 0
Lyon57%
Draw23%
Stade Brestois 2919%
Expected goals 1.87 – 1.00
Lyon57%
Draw24%
Stade Brestois 2919%
Expected goals 1.83 – 0.98
Lyon58%
Draw24%
Stade Brestois 2919%
Expected goals 1.86 – 0.97
Lyon50%
Draw25%
Stade Brestois 2925%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.12
Lyon56%
Draw24%
Stade Brestois 2920%
Expected goals 1.84 – 1.01
Over 2.5 55% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceRomain Lissorgue
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 51

Team strength

LyonStade Brestois 29
61 L90 StrengthIn forecast 40
59 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
55 AttackIn forecast 47
56 DefenceIn forecast 36
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Lyon

Attack—
Defense risk—

Stade Brestois 29

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LyonStade Brestois 29
1.47 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.35
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.59
1.44 xGVia Att/Def 1.42
1.11 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.30
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.07
82% Scored inContext 65%
53% Clean sheetsContext 29%
12.06 ShotsContext 11.94
4.47 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
37% On target shareContext 34%
8.19 Shots in the boxContext 7.65
66% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 11%
1.85 OffsidesContext 1.75
10.47 Shots allowedContext 11.59
3.38 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.44
4.07 BlocksContext 3.13
2.53 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.81
75% Save rateContext 63%
56% PossessionIn forecast 44%
456 PassesContext 379
393 Accurate passesContext 302
86% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.78
14.12 FoulsContext 13.35
13.94 Fouls sufferedContext 10.76
1.94 Yellow cardsContext 1.82
0.18 Red cardsContext 0.12
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.53 xGVia Att/Def 1.25
1.19 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.19
+0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
60% Scored inContext 60%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.40 ShotsContext 10.20
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
40% On target shareContext 37%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.60
64% Box shareContext 63%
14% ConversionContext 12%
1.88 OffsidesContext 1.86
8.90 Shots allowedContext 11.10
3.78 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
2.43 BlocksContext 2.30
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.70
79% Save rateContext 64%
59% PossessionIn forecast 45%
495 PassesContext 387
431 Accurate passesContext 313
87% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.90 Team ratingContext 6.69
11.60 FoulsContext 14.30
11.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.60
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.10
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Lyon
Rest15.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Stade Brestois 29
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel772 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Lyon Stade Brestois 29
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match15.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 3 Jan14.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 4 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km772 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one3.96.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Lyon Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1D. Greif(G)
3N. Tagliafico 21R. Kluivert 22Clinton Mata 98A. Maitland-Niles
16Abner 23T. Morton 6F. Tessmann
17Afonso Moreira 10P. Šulc 9Endrick
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Stade Brestois 29 Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30G. Coudert(G)
2B. Locko 44S. Coulibaly 5B. Chardonnet 77K. Lala
8H. Magnetti 13J. Chotard
14R. Labeau-Lascary 24L. Tousart 10R. Del Castillo
19L. Ajorque
+2 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Lyon Scores -0.05 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Stade Brestois 29 Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Lyon-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Stade Brestois 29+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Lyon · Home 2.25points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
6-0-2
Scored
1.75
Conceded
0.75
Stade Brestois 29 · Away 0.88points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
2-1-5
Scored
1.13
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

3 Lyon wins3 draws3 Stade Brestois 29 wins
Goals per game1.44 – 1.33 Over 2.556% Both scored67% Clean sheets22% · 33%
  • 2 Nov 2025Stade Brestois 290–0Lyon
  • 2 Mar 2025Lyon2–1Stade Brestois 29
  • 11 Jan 2025Stade Brestois 292–1Lyon
  • 14 Apr 2024Lyon4–3Stade Brestois 29
  • 23 Sep 2023Stade Brestois 291–0Lyon
  • 1 Feb 2023Lyon0–0Stade Brestois 29

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Romain Lissorgue France · 51 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.73league 3.65
Red cards0.35league 0.33
Cards 5+39%league 36%
Fouls26.0league 24.2
Penalties0.35league 0.45
Home wins53%league 50%
Lyon3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W16 Aug 25A · Lens1–03
  • L28 Mar 25A · Strasbourg2–42
  • W4 Mar 22A · Lorient4–10
Stade Brestois 298 with this referee
Record6-1-1 Cards · opp.2.1 · 1.9 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds1
  • W4 May 25H · Montpellier1–01
  • W26 Jan 25A · LE Havre1–03
  • W30 Nov 24H · Strasbourg3–13
  • W10 Dec 23A · Metz1–02
  • D1 Oct 23A · Nice0–03

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Lyon17 games · scored 25 · conceded 17
3 1 0-15
5 2 16-30
3 4 31-45
6 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
6 8 76-90
Stade Brestois 2917 games · scored 23 · conceded 27
4 5 0-15
3 6 16-30
5 3 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 7 76-90
Lyon10 games · scored 17 · conceded 8
3 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
2 4 31-45
6 46-60
2 61-75
2 1 76-90
Stade Brestois 2910 games · scored 12 · conceded 16
2 3 0-15
1 4 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 61-75
4 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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