Ligue 1 · 2024

Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 RC Lens · Ligue 1

1–2Historical match

RC Lens

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

Match at a glance

RC Lens won 1–2.

Shots
188
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
1.040.73
Possession
69%31%

Full time

What the match recorded

RC Lens beat Olympique Lyonnais 2–1. Recorded in this match (Olympique Lyonnais – RC Lens): shots 18–8, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 1.04–0.73, possession 69%–31%. 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.

RC Lens's recent record differs from the season

moderate

RC Lens's last-five shots average is above their season average.

19.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14.4 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
Shots19.6 shots/match14.4 shots/match12.1 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.38 corners/matchCornersOlympique Lyonnais · RC Lens● 5.63 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricOlympique LyonnaisRC LensBaseline
Corners5.38 corners/match5.63 corners/match4.73 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots8 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 18 shots, RC Lens 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 4 shots, RC Lens 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.04 xG0.73 xGOlympique Lyonnais 1.04 xG, RC Lens 0.73 xG
  • Possession69%31%Olympique Lyonnais 69%, RC Lens 31%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 8 corners, RC Lens 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls12 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 8 fouls, RC Lens 12 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.

Clinton Mata · Olympique Lyonnais · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMartín Satriano · RC Lens · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnass Zaroury · RC Lens · 85′ · 0.02 xG · goalNemanja Matić · Olympique Lyonnais · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 14′ · 0.04 xG · on targetGoduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 20′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 35′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDeiver Machado · RC Lens · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Olympique Lyonnais · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedThiago Almada · Olympique Lyonnais · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAinsley Maitland-Niles · Olympique Lyonnais · 31′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThiago Almada · Olympique Lyonnais · 47′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 58′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnass Zaroury · RC Lens · 76′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Olympique Lyonnais · 82′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 15′ · 0.06 xG · on targetNicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 26′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 59′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Olympique Lyonnais · 79′ · 0.13 xG · goalGoduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 57′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedGeorges Mikautadze · Olympique Lyonnais · 62′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedAdrien Thomasson · RC Lens · 21′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedGoduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 21′ · 0.27 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Olympique Lyonnais: 18 shots, 4 on target, 1.03 xG. RC Lens: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.75 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Georges Mikautadze · Olympique Lyonnais · 79′Goduine Koyalipou · RC Lens · 21′Anass Zaroury · RC Lens · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Olympique Lyonnais 1.03 xG · RC Lens 0.75 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Olympique Lyonnais
1Draws
3RC Lens
RC Lens — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–0
Olympique Lyonnais — RC Lens · Ligue 10–3
RC Lens — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 13–2
Olympique Lyonnais — RC Lens · Ligue 12–1
RC Lens — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–0

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 4 of 11 directional metrics · RC Lens in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais32 matchesRC Lens32 matches
1.97 goals/match ▲Goals scored32/321.16 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed32/32▲ 1.19 goals/match
1.76 xG/match ▲Expected goals32/321.58 xG/match
12.9 shots/matchShots32/32▲ 14.4 shots/match
5.53 shots/match ▲Shots on target32/324.69 shots/match
56.8% ●Possession32/3254.1%
5.38 corners/matchCorners32/32● 5.63 corners/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls32/3214.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / 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: Sun, 4 May 2025, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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