Ligue 1 Gameweek 23 Sun, Feb 22 · 19:45 Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Lyon were the stronger side on L90 Strength (68 vs 50). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Strasbourg. Strasbourg had 8.2 days of rest, Lyon 7 and had to travel 377 km.

Away travel377 kmRest days8.2 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Strasbourg39%
Draw26%
Lyon34%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.35
Strasbourg33%
Draw27%
Lyon40%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.42
Strasbourg38%
Draw26%
Lyon35%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.38
Strasbourg32%
Draw26%
Lyon42%
Expected goals 1.30 – 1.51
Strasbourg39%
Draw27%
Lyon34%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.31
Over 2.5 53% Both score 58% 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.
Weather (Strasbourg)

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RefereeRuddy Buquet
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 70

Team strength

StrasbourgLyon
50 L90 StrengthIn forecast 68
45 Current StrengthIn forecast 59
40 AttackIn forecast 55
37 DefenceIn forecast 56
— 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

Strasbourg

Attack—
Defense risk—

Lyon

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

StrasbourgLyon
1.64 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.64
1.32 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.91
1.52 xGVia Att/Def 1.44
1.20 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
+0.12 Goals minus xGContext +0.20
86% Scored inContext 86%
32% Clean sheetsContext 55%
10.68 ShotsContext 11.77
4.38 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.50
39% On target shareContext 38%
7.67 Shots in the boxContext 8.35
70% Box shareContext 67%
15% ConversionContext 14%
1.84 OffsidesContext 1.81
11.18 Shots allowedContext 10.45
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.38
3.38 BlocksContext 3.94
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
69% Save rateContext 77%
52% PossessionIn forecast 55%
503 PassesContext 464
443 Accurate passesContext 399
88% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.14 FoulsContext 13.77
12.45 Fouls sufferedContext 13.18
1.82 Yellow cardsContext 1.82
0.18 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 22 and 22 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.58 xGVia Att/Def 1.64
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.83
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.56
80% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.10 ShotsContext 13.30
5.22 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
42% On target shareContext 41%
7.78 Shots in the boxContext 9.89
68% Box shareContext 69%
14% ConversionContext 17%
1.88 OffsidesContext 1.86
11.80 Shots allowedContext 8.60
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
3.57 BlocksContext 3.00
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.30
70% Save rateContext 77%
56% PossessionIn forecast 57%
549 PassesContext 505
493 Accurate passesContext 439
90% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.87 Team ratingContext 7.02
9.60 FoulsContext 11.80
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.50
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
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

Strasbourg
Rest8.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,231 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Lyon
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel377 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
Strasbourg Lyon
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8.2Ligue 1 2025-2026, 14 Feb7Ligue 1 2025-2026, 15 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km377 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,231 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one57

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

Strasbourg Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
39M. Penders(G)
3B. Chilwell 6I. Doukouré 2A. Omobamidele 22G. Doué
32V. Barco 29S. El Mourabet
20B. Godo 19J. Enciso 7Diego Moreira
9J. Panichelli
+2 more reported missing outside this XI
Lyon Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1D. Greif(G)
21R. Kluivert 19M. Niakhaté 22Clinton Mata 98A. Maitland-Niles
8C. Tolisso 23T. Morton 6F. Tessmann
16Abner 10P. Šulc 9Endrick
+6 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
Strasbourg Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Lyon Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Strasbourg+1.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Lyon-1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Strasbourg · Home 1.90points per game · 10 home games
W-D-L
6-1-3
Scored
1.70
Conceded
0.70
Lyon · Away 1.64points per game · 11 away games
W-D-L
5-3-3
Scored
1.55
Conceded
1.18

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 Strasbourg wins1 draws5 Lyon wins
Goals per game1.78 – 2.00 Over 2.589% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 26 Oct 2025Lyon2–1Strasbourg
  • 28 Mar 2025Strasbourg4–2Lyon
  • 30 Aug 2024Lyon4–3Strasbourg
  • 19 May 2024Lyon2–1Strasbourg
  • 13 Aug 2023Strasbourg2–1Lyon
  • 28 Apr 2023Strasbourg1–2Lyon

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 · Ruddy Buquet 70 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.84league 3.68
Red cards0.41league 0.30
Cards 5+44%league 37%
Fouls23.9league 24.1
Penalties0.34league 0.40
Home wins41%league 49%
Strasbourg10 with this referee
Record1-4-5 Cards · opp.1.4 · 2.2 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W29 Oct 25H · Auxerre3–01
  • D7 Apr 24A · Toulouse0–00
  • L2 Feb 24H · Paris Saint Germain1–23
  • L20 Aug 23A · Monaco0–31
  • L28 Apr 23H · Lyon1–22
Lyon8 with this referee
Record3-2-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds2
  • L14 Sep 25A · Rennes1–33
  • W15 Dec 23A · Monaco1–02
  • L14 May 23A · Clermont Foot1–23
  • W28 Apr 23A · Strasbourg2–14
  • D1 Feb 23H · Stade Brestois 290–00

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

Strasbourg22 games · scored 36 · conceded 29
3 4 0-15
6 4 16-30
5 2 31-45
6 8 46-60
8 1 61-75
8 10 76-90
Lyon22 games · scored 36 · conceded 20
4 1 0-15
7 2 16-30
9 5 31-45
6 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
7 9 76-90
Strasbourg10 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
3 1 0-15
3 4 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 3 46-60
2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Lyon10 games · scored 22 · conceded 7
3 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
9 2 31-45
3 46-60
1 2 61-75
4 1 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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