Ligue 1 · 2024

Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Angers · Ligue 1

2–0Historical match

Angers

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 2–0.

Shots
2113
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
3.950.5
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Olympique Lyonnais beat Angers 2–0. Recorded in this match (Olympique Lyonnais – Angers): shots 21–13, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 3.95–0.5, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Olympique Lyonnais's recent record differs from the season

weak

Olympique Lyonnais's last-five shots average is above their season average.

15.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots15.2 shots/match13.1 shots/match12.1 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Olympique Lyonnais have recorded the higher season possession share.

56.6% ●PossessionOlympique Lyonnais · Angers40.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricOlympique LyonnaisAngersBaseline
Possession56.6%40.7%48.1%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots13 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 21 shots, Angers 13 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 4 shots, Angers 3 shots
  • Expected goals3.95 xG0.5 xGOlympique Lyonnais 3.95 xG, Angers 0.5 xG
  • Possession57%43%Olympique Lyonnais 57%, Angers 43%
  • Corners8 corners8 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 8 corners, Angers 8 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls13 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 10 fouls, Angers 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Jordan Veretout · Olympique Lyonnais · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFarid El Melali · Angers · 62′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHimad Abdelli · Angers · 71′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarius Courcoul · Angers · 75′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLilian Raolisoa · Angers · 76′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDuje Ćaleta-Car · Olympique Lyonnais · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThiago Almada · Olympique Lyonnais · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarius Courcoul · Angers · 71′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMalick Fofana · Olympique Lyonnais · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTanner Tessmann · Olympique Lyonnais · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHimad Abdelli · Angers · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHimad Abdelli · Angers · 59′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGeorges Mikautadze · Olympique Lyonnais · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedZinédine Ould Khaled · Angers · 7′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMalick Fofana · Olympique Lyonnais · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFarid El Melali · Angers · 87′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEsteban Lepaul · Angers · 75′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLanroy Machine · Angers · 88′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 78′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLilian Raolisoa · Angers · 4′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMalick Fofana · Olympique Lyonnais · 52′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJordan Veretout · Olympique Lyonnais · 17′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEsteban Lepaul · Angers · 68′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Olympique Lyonnais · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 35′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAinsley Maitland-Niles · Olympique Lyonnais · 17′ · 0.12 xG · on targetAlexandre Lacazette · Olympique Lyonnais · 27′ · 0.32 xG · on targetAlexandre Lacazette · Olympique Lyonnais · 18′ · 0.55 xG · off target or blockedAinsley Maitland-Niles · Olympique Lyonnais · 75′ · 0.55 xG · off target or blockedAlexandre Lacazette · Olympique Lyonnais · 55′ · 0.82 xG · goalAlexandre Lacazette · Olympique Lyonnais · 72′ · 0.89 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Olympique Lyonnais: 21 shots, 4 on target, 3.92 xG. Angers: 13 shots, 3 on target, 0.45 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0240′HT90′Alexandre Lacazette · Olympique Lyonnais · 55′Alexandre Lacazette · Olympique Lyonnais · 72′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Olympique Lyonnais 3.92 xG · Angers 0.45 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Olympique Lyonnais
0Draws
1Angers
Angers — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–3
Angers — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–3
Olympique Lyonnais — Angers · Ligue 15–0
Olympique Lyonnais — Angers · Ligue 13–2
Angers — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 13–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Olympique Lyonnais favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Angers in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais34 matchesAngers34 matches
1.91 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/340.94 goals/match
1.35 goals/match ▲Goals allowed34/341.56 goals/match
1.79 xG/match ▲Expected goals34/331.02 xG/match
13.1 shots/match ▲Shots34/339.21 shots/match
5.44 shots/match ▲Shots on target34/332.85 shots/match
56.6% ●Possession34/3340.7%
5.44 corners/match ●Corners34/333.79 corners/match
12 fouls/matchFouls34/3311.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 17 May 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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