Ligue 1 · 2025Parc Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais 0–4 RC Lens · Ligue 1

0–4Historical match

RC Lens

WDDWL

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

Match at a glance

RC Lens won 0–4.

Shots
1614
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
1.911.54
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lens beat Lyon 4–0. Recorded in this match (Lyon – Lens): shots 16–14, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 1.91–1.54, possession 55%–45%. 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 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.56 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 goals/match1.56 goals/match1.42 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

strong

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

5.88 corners/matchCornersLyon · Lens● 6.24 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLyonLensBaseline
Corners5.88 corners/match6.24 corners/match4.61 corners/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Lens.

7 days ▲Rest daysLyon · Lens4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLyonLensBaseline
Rest days7 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots14 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 16 shots, RC Lens 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 4 shots, RC Lens 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.91 xG1.54 xGOlympique Lyonnais 1.91 xG, RC Lens 1.54 xG
  • Possession55%45%Olympique Lyonnais 55%, RC Lens 45%
  • Corners20 corners8 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 20 corners, RC Lens 8 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls11 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 10 fouls, RC Lens 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsOlympique Lyonnais 1 card, RC Lens 4 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.

Afonso Moreira · Lyon · 51′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEndrick · Lyon · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 7′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 77′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Lens · 51′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 57′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatthieu Udol · Lens · 59′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEndrick · Lyon · 44′ · 0.06 xG · on targetCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 70′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedIsmaelo Ganiou · Lens · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedHans Hateboer · Lyon · 80′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAndrija Bulatovic · Lens · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedPavel Šulc · Lyon · 86′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedErnest Nuamah · Lyon · 88′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 89′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Sotoca · Lens · 45′ · 0.11 xG · goalRoman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 58′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 56′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 32′ · 0.14 xG · goalWesley Saïd · Lens · 20′ · 0.15 xG · goalIsmaelo Ganiou · Lens · 76′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 53′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedMalang Sarr · Lens · 36′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedAbdallah Sima · Lens · 88′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedRuben Kluivert · Lyon · 10′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Lens · 54′ · 0.21 xG · goalPavel Šulc · Lyon · 70′ · 0.27 xG · on targetCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 58′ · 0.30 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lyon: 16 shots, 4 on target, 1.77 xG. Lens: 14 shots, 4 on target, 1.58 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Wesley Saïd · Lens · 20′Wesley Saïd · Lens · 32′Florian Sotoca · Lens · 45′Florian Thauvin · Lens · 54′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lyon 1.77 xG · Lens 1.58 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Olympique Lyonnais
2Draws
2RC Lens
Olympique Lyonnais — RC Lens · Coupe de France2–2
RC Lens — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–1
Olympique Lyonnais — RC Lens · Ligue 11–2
RC Lens — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–0
Olympique Lyonnais — RC Lens · Ligue 10–3

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 1 of 11 directional metrics · RC Lens in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais34 matchesRC Lens34 matches
1.56 goals/matchGoals scored34/34▲ 1.94 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed34/34▲ 1.03 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals34/34▲ 1.98 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots34/34▲ 16.5 shots/match
4.65 shots/matchShots on target34/34▲ 5.56 shots/match
54.6% ●Possession34/3451.1%
5.88 corners/matchCorners34/34● 6.24 corners/match
2.18 cards/matchCards28/272.15 cards/match
13 fouls/matchFouls34/3412.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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, 17 May 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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