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Lyon vs Lorient

Lyon faced Lorient in Ligue 1.

Lyon
2 0
Lyon won the match.
Lorient
Kick-off 12.04.2026 19:45 BST LeagueLigue 1 Season2025/26 RoundMatchday 29 Venue Groupama Stadium Lyon RefereeB. Bastien

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Match Impact

Lyon’s 2–0 win looks routine on the scoreboard, but it mattered: they protected 5th place and moved 10 points clear of Lorient. The chance data was tighter than the result, with Lorient producing more xG while Lyon were sharper in the decisive moments.

Table: Lyon stay 5th on 51 points; Lorient remain 9th with 41.
Score vs chances: Lorient led the xG 1.87–1.16, but Lyon won 2–0.
Turning point: Lorient’s cancelled penalty at 67' removed the clearest route back into the match.
Table Score vs chances Turning point

League context

Standings

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Phase League phase
Events 17
H2H 10

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Key events

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Lyon
Lorient
23'
45+1'
46'
49'
56'
67'
73'
80'
81'
82'
86'
88'
90+1'

Match statistics

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Lyon Lyon
Lorient Lorient
5
Shots on target
6
4
Shots off target
6
11
Total shots
12
1.16
xG
1.87
53%
Possession
47%
476
Total passes
425
407
Accurate passes
371
4
Corner kicks
6
0
Offsides
2
17
Fouls
14
4
Yellow cards
1
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
0
8
Shots inside the box
8
3
Shots outside the box
4
0
Goals prevented
0

Player match statistics

Lyon Lyon
D. Greif

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 9.50
Abner

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 8.70
M. Niakhaté

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.60
Clinton Mata

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.00
Afonso Moreira

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
A. Maitland-Niles

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
R. Yaremchuk

Min 86

G 1 A 0 Rating 6.30
T. Morton

Min 82

G — A 0 Rating 7.50
Lorient Lorient
A. Avom

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.20
P. Pagis

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.20
A. Faye

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
Y. Mvogo

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.70
N. Adjei

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.60
N. Cadiou

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.30
B. Meité

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.20
B. Dieng

Min 80

G — A 0 Rating 6.30

Lineups

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Lyon

Lyon

Formation: 4-1-4-1
Coach Paulo Fonseca
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#34
S. Kango Defender
#23
T. Morton Midfielder
#17
A. Moreira Midfielder
#99
N. Nartey Midfielder
#18
R. Ghezzal Midfielder
#77
R. Yaremchuk Forward
#34
S. Kango Defender
#23
T. Morton Midfielder
#18
R. Ghezzal Midfielder
#99
N. Nartey Midfielder
#17
A. Moreira Midfielder
#77
R. Yaremchuk Forward
Substitutes
#8
C. Tolisso Midfielder
#6
T. Tessmann Midfielder
#9
Endrick Forward
#5
O. Mangala Midfielder
#21
R. Kluivert Defender
Lorient

Lorient

Formation: 3-4-2-1
Coach O. Pantaloni
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#5
B. Meite Defender
#43
A. Kouassi Midfielder
#11
T. Le Bris Midfielder
#17
J. Makengo Forward
#12
B. Dieng Forward
#5
B. Meite Defender
#11
T. Le Bris Midfielder
#43
A. Kouassi Midfielder
#17
J. Makengo Forward
#12
B. Dieng Forward
Substitutes
#15
A. Tosin Forward
#44
D. Yongwa Defender
#77
P. Katseris Defender
#28
S. Soumano Forward

Head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Lyon 4, draws 4, Lorient 2.

Lyon Lyon
4 Wins
Draws
4 Matches
Lorient Lorient
2 Wins
Meetings
10 Goals 18:11

Last meetings

10 Matches

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