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Olympique Lyonnais 4–2 Stade Rennais · Ligue 1

4–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 4–2.

Shots
168
Shots on target
95
Expected goals
3.170.84
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lyon beat Rennes 4–2. Recorded in this match (Lyon – Rennes): shots 16–8, shots on target 9–5, expected goals 3.17–0.84, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Rennes's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.75 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 for2.6 goals/match1.75 goals/match1.39 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

5.38 corners/matchCornersLyon · Rennes● 5.78 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLyonRennesBaseline
Corners5.38 corners/match5.78 corners/match4.59 corners/match

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

Rennes have a visible away split

moderate

Rennes's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.6 shots/match13.8 shots/match11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots8 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 16 shots, Stade Rennais 8 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots5 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 9 shots, Stade Rennais 5 shots
  • Expected goals3.17 xG0.84 xGOlympique Lyonnais 3.17 xG, Stade Rennais 0.84 xG
  • Possession50%50%Olympique Lyonnais 50%, Stade Rennais 50%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 7 corners, Stade Rennais 5 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls14 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 10 fouls, Stade Rennais 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards3 cardsOlympique Lyonnais 0 cards, Stade Rennais 3 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.

Clinton Mata · Lyon · 18′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMahdi Camara · Rennes · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEsteban Lepaul · Rennes · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAbner Vinícius · Lyon · 57′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMousa Tamari · Rennes · 6′ · 0.03 xG · goalEndrick · Lyon · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEndrick · Lyon · 27′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTyler Morton · Lyon · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMahdi Camara · Rennes · 25′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTyler Morton · Lyon · 54′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRoman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 63′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSebastian Szymański · Rennes · 67′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEsteban Lepaul · Rennes · 51′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 78′ · 0.13 xG · on targetEndrick · Lyon · 75′ · 0.14 xG · goalNoah Nartey · Lyon · 90′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedRoman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 37′ · 0.18 xG · goalBreel Embolo · Rennes · 45′ · 0.25 xG · on targetEsteban Lepaul · Rennes · 48′ · 0.32 xG · goalAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 52′ · 0.46 xG · goalPavel Šulc · Lyon · 79′ · 0.66 xG · on targetCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 42′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lyon: 16 shots, 9 on target, 2.78 xG. Rennes: 8 shots, 5 on target, 0.76 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Roman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 37′Corentin Tolisso · Lyon · 42′Afonso Moreira · Lyon · 52′Endrick · Lyon · 75′Mousa Tamari · Rennes · 6′Esteban Lepaul · Rennes · 48′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lyon 2.78 xG · Rennes 0.76 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Olympique Lyonnais
0Draws
3Stade Rennais
Stade Rennais — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 13–1
Olympique Lyonnais — Stade Rennais · Ligue 14–1
Stade Rennais — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 13–0
Olympique Lyonnais — Stade Rennais · Ligue 12–3
Stade Rennais — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–1

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 5 of 11 directional metrics · Stade Rennais in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais32 matchesStade Rennais32 matches
1.63 goals/matchGoals scored32/32▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.06 goals/match ▲Goals allowed32/321.44 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals32/321.56 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots32/32▲ 13.8 shots/match
4.72 shots/matchShots on target32/324.94 shots/match
54.4% ●Possession32/3253.5%
5.38 corners/matchCorners32/32● 5.78 corners/match
2.19 cards/matchCards27/251.92 cards/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls32/3212.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / 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, 3 May 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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