Ligue 1 · 2025Stade de la Beaujoire

Nantes 0–1 Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 1

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0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 0–1.

Shots
1310
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.731.21
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lyon beat Nantes 1–0. Recorded in this match (Nantes – Lyon): shots 13–10, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.73–1.21, possession 54%–46%. 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.

Lyon's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.62 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 for2.4 goals/match1.62 goals/match1.41 goals/match

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

Lyon show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

10.4 shots/match ▲ShotsNantes · Lyon12.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNantesLyonBaseline
Shots10.4 shots/match12.3 shots/match11.7 shots/match
Shots against14.7 shots/match11 shots/match11.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Lyon have recorded the higher season possession share.

44%PossessionNantes · Lyon● 54.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNantesLyonBaseline
Possession44%54.9%48.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots10 shotsNantes 13 shots, Olympique Lyonnais 10 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsNantes 2 shots, Olympique Lyonnais 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.73 xG1.21 xGNantes 0.73 xG, Olympique Lyonnais 1.21 xG
  • Possession54%46%Nantes 54%, Olympique Lyonnais 46%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersNantes 5 corners, Olympique Lyonnais 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsNantes 13 fouls, Olympique Lyonnais 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsNantes 4 cards, Olympique Lyonnais 2 cards

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.

Matthis Abline · Nantes · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNoah Nartey · Lyon · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAli Youssef · Nantes · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYoussef El Arabi · Nantes · 49′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMatthis Abline · Nantes · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBahereba Guirassy · Nantes · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbakar Sylla · Nantes · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Kaba · Nantes · 8′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTanner Tessmann · Lyon · 31′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRémy Cabella · Nantes · 32′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 44′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAli Youssef · Nantes · 50′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedFrancis Coquelin · Nantes · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 19′ · 0.08 xG · on targetFabien Centonze · Nantes · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedYoussef El Arabi · Nantes · 51′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedTanner Tessmann · Lyon · 56′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAinsley Maitland-Niles · Lyon · 20′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedYoussef El Arabi · Nantes · 69′ · 0.15 xG · on targetEndrick · Lyon · 27′ · 0.20 xG · on targetPavel Šulc · Lyon · 25′ · 0.21 xG · goalTanner Tessmann · Lyon · 20′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Nantes: 13 shots, 2 on target, 0.73 xG. Lyon: 10 shots, 3 on target, 1.22 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′Pavel Šulc · Lyon · 25′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Nantes 0.73 xG · Lyon 1.22 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Nantes
1Draws
4Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais — Nantes · Ligue 13–0
Nantes — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–1
Olympique Lyonnais — Nantes · Ligue 12–0
Nantes — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–3
Olympique Lyonnais — Nantes · 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: Nantes favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Olympique Lyonnais in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nantes21 matchesOlympique Lyonnais21 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored21/21▲ 1.62 goals/match
1.76 goals/matchGoals allowed21/21▲ 0.95 goals/match
0.96 xG/matchExpected goals21/21▲ 1.56 xG/match
10.4 shots/matchShots21/21▲ 12.3 shots/match
2.9 shots/matchShots on target21/21▲ 4.86 shots/match
44%Possession21/21● 54.9%
3.19 corners/matchCorners21/21● 5.71 corners/match
2.05 cards/matchCards21/212.19 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls21/2114 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 21home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 8 Feb 2026, 00:05 UTC · analysis-v4

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