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Ligue 1 · 2023

Lorient 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 1

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0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 0–2.

Shots
913
Shots on target
06
Expected goals
0.521.91
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Olympique Lyonnais beat Lorient 2–0. Recorded in this match (Lorient – Olympique Lyonnais): shots 9–13, shots on target 0–6, expected goals 0.52–1.91, possession 48%–52%. 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.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.08 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 for1.4 goals/match1.08 goals/match1.21 goals/match

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

Olympique Lyonnais show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Olympique Lyonnais's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

9.44 shots/match ▲ShotsLorient · Olympique Lyonnais12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricLorientOlympique LyonnaisBaseline
Shots9.44 shots/match12.4 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against15.9 shots/match13.3 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots13 shotsLorient 9 shots, Olympique Lyonnais 13 shots
  • Shots on target0 shots6 shotsLorient 0 shots, Olympique Lyonnais 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.52 xG1.91 xGLorient 0.52 xG, Olympique Lyonnais 1.91 xG
  • Possession48%52%Lorient 48%, Olympique Lyonnais 52%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersLorient 4 corners, Olympique Lyonnais 7 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls7 foulsLorient 10 fouls, Olympique Lyonnais 7 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.

Corentin Tolisso · Olympique Lyonnais · 11′ · 0.02 xG · on targetClinton Mata · Olympique Lyonnais · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSaïd Benrahma · Olympique Lyonnais · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAiyegun Tosin · Lorient · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBadredine Bouanani · Lorient · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTiemoué Bakayoko · Lorient · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Olympique Lyonnais · 37′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLaurent Abergel · Lorient · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLaurent Abergel · Lorient · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGift Orban · Olympique Lyonnais · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNemanja Matić · Olympique Lyonnais · 13′ · 0.06 xG · on targetCorentin Tolisso · Olympique Lyonnais · 74′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 79′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRayan Cherki · Olympique Lyonnais · 79′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLaurent Abergel · Lorient · 50′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Bamba · Lorient · 62′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEli Junior Kroupi · Lorient · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedClinton Mata · Olympique Lyonnais · 19′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedTiemoué Bakayoko · Lorient · 57′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedNicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 52′ · 0.24 xG · goalSaïd Benrahma · Olympique Lyonnais · 11′ · 0.25 xG · on targetMama Baldé · Olympique Lyonnais · 64′ · 0.96 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lorient: 9 shots, 0 on target, 0.50 xG. Olympique Lyonnais: 13 shots, 6 on target, 1.95 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Nicolás Tagliafico · Olympique Lyonnais · 52′Mama Baldé · Olympique Lyonnais · 64′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lorient 0.50 xG · Olympique Lyonnais 1.95 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Lorient
3Draws
1Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais — Lorient · Ligue 13–3
Olympique Lyonnais — Lorient · Ligue 10–0
Lorient — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 13–1
Lorient — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–4
Olympique Lyonnais — Lorient · Ligue 11–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Lorient favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Olympique Lyonnais in 9 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Lorient25 matchesOlympique Lyonnais25 matches
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.08 goals/match
1.88 goals/matchGoals allowed25/25▲ 1.52 goals/match
1.01 xG/matchExpected goals25/25▲ 1.37 xG/match
9.44 shots/matchShots25/25▲ 12.4 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on target24/25▲ 4.84 shots/match
45.8%Possession25/25● 51.4%
3.4 corners/matchCorners25/25● 4.6 corners/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls25/2512.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / 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, 9 Mar 2024, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Ligue 1

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLorientOlympique Lyonnais
CompetitionLigue 1Ligue 1 2023/24
Head-to-headLorient — Olympique Lyonnais
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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