UEFA Champions League · 2026Wed, 26 Aug 2026, 19:00 UTC

Olympique Lyonnais

1–2Full-time analysis

Fenerbahçe

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Fenerbahçe won 1–2.

Shots: 1716
Shots on target: 67
Possession: 59%41%

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots16 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 17 shots, Fenerbahçe 16 shots
Shots on target6 shots7 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 6 shots, Fenerbahçe 7 shots
Possession59%41%Olympique Lyonnais 59%, Fenerbahçe 41%
Corners5 corners7 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 5 corners, Fenerbahçe 7 corners
Fouls12 fouls17 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 12 fouls, Fenerbahçe 17 fouls
Yellow cards1 card3 cardsOlympique Lyonnais 1 card, Fenerbahçe 3 cards
Passes449 passes311 passesOlympique Lyonnais 449 passes, Fenerbahçe 311 passes
Pass accuracy88.4%78.8%Olympique Lyonnais 88.4%, Fenerbahçe 78.8%
Shots inside box12 shots12 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 12 shots, Fenerbahçe 12 shots
Blocked shots4 blocks3 blocksOlympique Lyonnais 4 blocks, Fenerbahçe 3 blocks
Goalkeeper saves6 saves5 savesOlympique Lyonnais 6 saves, Fenerbahçe 5 saves
Offsides3 offsides2 offsidesOlympique Lyonnais 3 offsides, Fenerbahçe 2 offsides

Full time

What the match recorded

Fenerbahçe beat Olympique Lyonnais 2–1. Recorded in this match (Olympique Lyonnais – Fenerbahçe): shots 17–16, shots on target 6–7, possession 59%–41%, corners 5–7. 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.

Fenerbahçe show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Fenerbahçe's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

16 shots/match ▲ShotsOlympique Lyonnais · Fenerbahçe13 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Olympique Lyonnais	Fenerbahçe	Baseline
Shots	16 shots/match	13 shots/match	14.8 shots/match
Shots against	11.3 shots/match	16 shots/match	15 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

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

15 fouls/matchFoulsOlympique Lyonnais · Fenerbahçe14.3 fouls/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Olympique Lyonnais	Fenerbahçe	Baseline
Fouls	15 fouls/match	14.3 fouls/match	13 fouls/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Olympique Lyonnais

2Draws

0Fenerbahçe

18 Aug 2026Fenerbahçe — Olympique Lyonnais · UEFA Champions League1–1

23 Jan 2025Fenerbahçe — Olympique Lyonnais · UEFA Europa League0–0

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Fenerbahçe in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais3 matchesFenerbahçe3 matches

1.67 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match

1 goal/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 0.67 goals/match

16 shots/match ▲Shots3/313 shots/match

7.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/36 shots/match

54% ●Possession3/347.7%

4 corners/matchCorners3/3● 5.33 corners/match

15 fouls/matchFouls3/314.3 fouls/match

Style profile

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Olympique Lyonnais66.7

Fenerbahçe33.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Olympique Lyonnais65.4

Fenerbahçe36.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Olympique Lyonnais74.6

Fenerbahçe60.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Olympique Lyonnais75.0

Fenerbahçe25.0

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Olympique Lyonnais94.4

Fenerbahçe72.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Olympique Lyonnais22.2

Fenerbahçe66.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Olympique Lyonnais63.2

Fenerbahçe53.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

Rest before fixture · Both teams: 8 days
Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

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: xg_for, xg_against, cards.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 26 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4