Lyon vs Lorient
Ref: Benoît Bastien, FranceGroupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu · 61,556 cap
Match recap
Lyon beat Lorient 2–0 in their Ligue 1 fixture. Yaremchuk and Tolisso scored for Lyon. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.16 for Lyon versus 1.87 for Lorient. Lyon sit 4th in the Ligue 1 table while Lorient are 9th.
First Half
23'
⇄
Le Bris
Maitland-Niles
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Nartey
⇄
Ghezzal
⇄
Steeve Kango
⚽
Yaremchuk
Assist: Endrick
⚽
Tolisso
67'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
73'
⇄
Makengo
73'
⇄
Kouassi
80'
⇄
Dieng
Morton
Yellow Card
Endrick
Yellow Card
⇄
Morton
⇄
Yaremchuk
88'
Meité
Yellow Card
Moreira
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | +45 | 76 |
| 3 |  Lille | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 |  Lyon | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | +13 | 60 |
| 5 |  Marseille | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | +18 | 59 |
| 8 |  Strasbourg | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +11 | 53 |
| 9 |  Lorient | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 45 |
| 10 |  Toulouse | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | +1 | 44 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LyonLorient
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.16VS1.87
Attack0 · 5 won
11
Shots
12
5
Shots on target
6
8
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
6
4
Corners
6
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
53%
Possession
47%
476
Total passes
425
407
Accurate passes
371
86%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 2 won
17
Fouls
14
4
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
0
-0.62
Goals prevented
-0.62
Lyon
4-1-4-1
Lorient
3-4-2-1
Lyon
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Dominik GreifG
- 16AbnerD
- 17Afonso MoreiraM
- 18Rachid GhezzalM
- 19Moussa NiakhatéD
- 22Clinton MataD
- 23Tyler Scott MortonM
- 34Steeve KangoD
- 77Roman YaremchukF
- 98Ainsley Cory Maitland-NilesM
- 99Noah Teye NarteyM
Substitutes
- 5Orel Johnson MangalaM
- 6Francis Tanner James TessmannM
- 7Adam KarabecM
- 8Corentin TolissoM
- 9EndrickF
- 21Ruben KluivertD
- 33Hans HateboerD
- 40Rémy DescampsG
- 44Khalis MerahM
Lorient
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 5Abdoul Bamo MeitéD
- 8Noah CadiouM
- 10Pablo PagisF
- 11Théo Le BrisM
- 12Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké DiengF
- 17Jean-Victor MakengoF
- 25Abdoulaye FayeD
- 32Nathaniel AdjeiD
- 38Yvon Landry Mvogo NganomaG
- 43Kan Guy Arsène KouassiM
- 62Arthur Ebong AvomM
Substitutes
- 2Igor SilvaD
- 7Bandiougou FadigaM
- 15Aiyegun Oluwatosin TosinF
- 21Bingourou KamaraG
- 28Sambou SoumanoF
- 34Martin Nogoto BleyM
- 35D. SemedoM
- 44Darlin Zidane Yongwa NgameniD
- 77Panos KatserisD
Lyon
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Greif | G | 90 | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abner Vinícius | D | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Moussa Niakhaté(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tyler Morton | M | 82 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Clinton Mata | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Nartey | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Afonso Moreira | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Steeve Kango | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | F | 86 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Rachid Ghezzal | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rémy Descamps | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hans Hateboer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Karabec | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khalis Merah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corentin Tolisso | M | 45 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Endrick | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Orel Mangala | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ruben Kluivert | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tanner Tessmann | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lorient
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Victor Makengo | F | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Arthur Avom Ebong | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Pablo Pagis | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2/4 |
| Abdoulaye Faye | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yvon Mvogo | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arsène Kouassi | M | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nathaniel Adjei | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Noah Cadiou | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmadou Bamba Dieng | F | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Théo Le Bris(C) | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bamo Meïté | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Semedo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bingourou Kamara | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bandiougou Fadiga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Bley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darlin Yongwa | D | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Aiyegun Tosin | F | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panos Katseris | D | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Sambou Soumano | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |