Ligue 1 · 2024

Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nantes · Ligue 1

2–0Historical match

Nantes

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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
1711
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
3.280.88
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Olympique Lyonnais beat Nantes 2–0. Recorded in this match (Olympique Lyonnais – Nantes): shots 17–11, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 3.28–0.88, possession 62%–38%. 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

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.43 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.43 goals/match1.43 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.29 corners/match ●CornersOlympique Lyonnais · Nantes5.71 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricOlympique LyonnaisNantesBaseline
Corners6.29 corners/match5.71 corners/match4.79 corners/match

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

Olympique Lyonnais have a visible home split

weak

Olympique Lyonnais's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.1 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots11 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 17 shots, Nantes 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 6 shots, Nantes 6 shots
  • Expected goals3.28 xG0.88 xGOlympique Lyonnais 3.28 xG, Nantes 0.88 xG
  • Possession62%38%Olympique Lyonnais 62%, Nantes 38%
  • Corners6 corners9 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 6 corners, Nantes 9 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls5 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 10 fouls, Nantes 5 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Olympique Lyonnais
2Draws
0Nantes
Nantes — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–3
Olympique Lyonnais — Nantes · Ligue 11–0
Olympique Lyonnais — Nantes · Ligue 11–1
Nantes — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–0
Olympique Lyonnais — Nantes · Ligue 13–2

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 5 of 11 directional metrics · Nantes in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais7 matchesNantes7 matches
1.43 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/71.29 goals/match
1.71 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.75 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/71.17 xG/match
12.6 shots/match ▲Shots7/711.7 shots/match
4.71 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/74.14 shots/match
52.1% ●Possession7/743.7%
6.29 corners/match ●Corners7/75.71 corners/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls7/711.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 6 Oct 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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