UEFA Champions League · 2026ScheduledSeason opening
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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

Last 5 meetings

0Lyon
1Draws
0Fenerbahçe
FenerbahçeLyon · UEFA Europa League00

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Lyon1 matches
  • Fenerbahçe1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Lyon

Competition
Ligue 1
Season
2025/26
Sample
34 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
29 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.56 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.18 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.51 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.29 xG/match
  • Shots12.2 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.65 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.94 shots/match
  • Possession54.6%
  • Corners5.88 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5 corners/match
  • Cards2.18 cards/match
  • Fouls13 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency44%
  • Scoring frequency82%

Fenerbahçe

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
4 matches
Profile grade
B
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.5 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.25 goals/match
  • Shots10.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.3 shots/match
  • Shots on target4 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.25 shots/match
  • Possession50.8%
  • Corners3.75 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.5 corners/match
  • Fouls17.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency50%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
Freshness15 daysfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 26 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4