Ligue 1 · 2025Sun, 12 Apr 2026, 18:45 UTCFull timeParc Olympique LyonnaisFull-time recap

Lyon

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2–0Full-time recap

Lorient

DDWLD

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Lyon	Lorient
Shots	11 shots/match	12 shots/match▲
Shots on target	5 shots/match	6 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.14 xG/match	1.93 xG/match▲
Possession	52%	48%
Corners	4 corners/match	6 corners/match
Fouls	17 fouls/match	14 fouls/match
Yellow cards	4 cards/match	1 cards/match▲

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
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Lyon: 11 shots, 5 on target, 1.19 xG. Lorient: 12 shots, 6 on target, 1.94 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lyon 1.19 xG · Lorient 1.94 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Lyon's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Lyon have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Lyon's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.48 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.8 goals/match	1.48 goals/match	1.33 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Lyon have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.6%▲PossessionLyon · Lorient45.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.9 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Lyon	Lorient	Baseline
Possession	55.6%	45.7%	49.4%

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Lyon

0Draws

1Lorient

7 Dec 2025Lorient — Lyon · Ligue 11–0

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Lyon favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Lorient in 2 · 4 too close

1.48 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 29/291.31 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 29/291.52 goals/match

1 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 4/41.24 xG/match

1.3 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 4/41.13 xG/match

12 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 29/2911.3 shots/match

11.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 29/29▲10.8 shots/match

4.55 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 29/293.86 shots/match

3.76 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 29/293.97 shots/match

55.6%Possessionseason · 29/2945.7%

5.31 corners/matchCornersseason · 29/293.38 corners/match

4.55 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 29/295.1 corners/match

2.19 cards/matchCardsseason · 27/25▲1.76 cards/match

13.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 29/299.79 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

52%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 29/2917%

83%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 29/2969%

Style profile

How the teams compare

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

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Lyon86.1

Lorient30.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Lyon60.2

Lorient42.6

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Lyon74.1

Lorient60.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Lyon13.9

Lorient58.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Lyon72.2

Lorient11.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Lyon75

Lorient8.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Lyon70.8

Lorient25.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match

0.6 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.2 goals/match

1 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲1.24 xG/match

12.8 shots/match▲Shots5/58.8 shots/match

3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/53.8 shots/match

60.8%Possession5/546.4%

4.6 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/1—

12.8 fouls/matchFouls5/510 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.3 goals/match

0.9 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.4 goals/match

1 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲1.24 xG/match

10.2 shots/matchShots10/1010.2 shots/match

3.4 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲3.7 shots/match

54.7%Possession10/1051.7%

4 corners/matchCorners10/103.8 corners/match

2.13 cards/matchCards8/61.5 cards/match

12.6 fouls/matchFouls10/109.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

29 / 29 matches

1.48 goals/match▲Goals scored29/291.31 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed29/291.52 goals/match

1 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲1.24 xG/match

12 shots/match▲Shots29/2911.3 shots/match

4.55 shots/match▲Shots on target29/293.86 shots/match

55.6%Possession29/2945.7%

5.31 corners/matchCorners29/293.38 corners/match

2.19 cards/matchCards27/251.76 cards/match

13.6 fouls/matchFouls29/299.79 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

14 / 15 matches

1.64 goals/match▲Goals scored14/150.73 goals/match

0.71 goals/match▲Goals allowed14/151.6 goals/match

—Expected goals2/2—

13.3 shots/match▲Shots14/1510.9 shots/match

4.43 shots/match▲Shots on target14/153.27 shots/match

56.6%Possession14/1545.8%

5.57 corners/matchCorners14/153.87 corners/match

1.85 cards/matchCards13/131.62 cards/match

13.9 fouls/matchFouls14/159.73 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.24 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.15 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples29 / 29home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

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.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 12 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

Shot map

Expected-goals timeline

What the record shows

Lyon's recent record differs from the season

The teams have contrasting possession records

Head-to-head

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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