T. Le Bris🔄
Ainsley Maitland-Niles🟨R. Ghezzal🔄S. Kango🔄N. Nartey🔄R. Yaremchuk⚽C. Tolisso⚽Ahmadou Bamba DiengJ. Makengo🔄A. Kouassi🔄B. Dieng🔄Tyler Morton🟨Endrick🟨T. Morton🔄R. Yaremchuk🔄Bamo Meïté🟨Afonso Moreira🟨It finished Lyon 2-0 Lorient on Sunday 12 April (Ligue 1). It was goalless at half-time, with Lyon doing the damage after the restart. On the numbers, Lyon saw more of the ball (53%), while the shot count was 11 for Lyon and 12 for Lorient.
For Lyon, R. Yaremchuk (49') and C. Tolisso (56') were on target.
Lyon and Lorient have met 22 times since January 2012: Lyon have won eight, Lorient have taken five and nine were drawn. Our Lyon vs Lorient prediction page has every tip on this pairing.
1W 5D 4L0.80 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| LyonHome | Rating | LorientAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,623 | Overall | 1,558 |
| 1,676 | Match venue | 1,439 |
| 1,676 | At home | 1,572 |
| 1,576 | Away | 1,439 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,544 | Attack | 1,521 |
| 1,599 | Defence | 1,540 |
| 1,599 | Home attack | 1,559 |
| 1,530 | Away attack | 1,435 |
| 1,601 | Home defence | 1,549 |
| 1,561 | Away defence | 1,483 |
| Match profile | ||
| 2,275 | Goal environment | 1,852 |
| 1,913 | Home goals | 1,607 |
| 1,862 | Away goals | 1,745 |
| 1,524 | Possession | 1,481 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,509 | Set-piece attack | 1,454 |
| 1,509 | Set-piece defence | 1,455 |
| 1,576 | Close games | 1,519 |
| 1,641 | Winning margin | 1,574 |
Match venue compares Lyon at home with Lorient away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Lyon1:1Lorient1:1
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