Anderlecht vs Lyon

16 September 2026 · Europa League · Matchday 1 · 2026/27 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Mihajlo Cvetković 61’
  • Noah Nartey 8’
  • Keito Nakamura 22’

Match summary

Lyon won 2-1 away at Anderlecht. Lyon led 2-0 at half-time.

Noah Nartey put Lyon ahead in the 8th minute, Keito Nakamura made it 0-2 in the 22nd minute, and Mihajlo Cvetković pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 61st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Anderlecht created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Lyon 1.27 from 13.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
14 Shots 13
5 Shots on target 10
6 Corners 4
82 Attacks 65
51 Dangerous attacks 42
476 Passes 351
83.8% Pass accuracy 78.6%
17 Tackles 17
14 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 2
3 Offsides 5

Key events

Anderlecht Lyon
Kick-off
2’
Mohamed OuédraogoShot on target
8’
Noah NarteyRight foot shot0-1 (Lyon)
16’
Kaïl BoudacheShot on target
22’
Keito NakamuraRight foot shot0-2 (Lyon)
26’
Moussa NiakhatéFoul
Mihajlo CvetkovićShot on target
34’
Mihajlo CvetkovićShot on target
43’
44’
Mohamed OuédraogoFoul
Second half underway
Half-time0-2
46’
Felix BacherMoussa Niakhaté
46’
Nicolás TagliaficoMohamed Ouédraogo
Marco KanaRomeo Amane
46’
52’
Loïs OpendaShot on target
56’
Kaïl BoudacheShot on target
59’
Loïs OpendaShot on target
Mihajlo CvetkovićHeader1-2 (Anderlecht)
61’
63’
Loïs OpendaShot on target
65’
Pavel ŠulcLoïs Openda
Danylo SikanLukáš Ambros
74’
Tawfik BentayebThelo Aasgaard
74’
74’
Mads BidstrupNoah Nartey
74’
Corentin TolissoTyler Morton
Tawfik BentayebShot on target
80’
81’
Keito NakamuraShot on target
Oliver AntmanMihajlo Cvetković
85’
86’
Corentin TolissoShot on target
Noa CobiellaLudwig Augustinsson
90+2’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.27 8’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), 0-1 8’ 22’ Keito Nakamura (Lyon), 0-2 22’ 61’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), 1-2 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.27 8’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), 0-1 Nartey 8’ 22’ Keito Nakamura (Lyon), 0-2 Nakamura 22’ 61’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), 1-2 Cvetković 61’
Anderlecht 1.35 xGLyon 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Anderlecht attacking 
2’ Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 52’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 81’ Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 69’ Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 34’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 8’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 27’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 20’ Enric Llansana (Anderlecht), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 28’ Ruben Kluivert (Lyon), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Ali Maamar (Anderlecht), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 87’ Danylo Sikan (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 40’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 16’ Kaïl Boudache (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Marten Winkler (Anderlecht), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Keito Nakamura (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 81’ Danylo Sikan (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Marten Winkler (Anderlecht), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Kaïl Boudache (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Keito Nakamura (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Thelo Aasgaard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Tawfik Bentayeb (Anderlecht), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 2’ Mohamed Ouédraogo (Lyon), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 52’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 81’ Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 69’ Andrew Omobamidele (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 34’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 8’ Noah Nartey (Lyon), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 27’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 20’ Enric Llansana (Anderlecht), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 28’ Ruben Kluivert (Lyon), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Ali Maamar (Anderlecht), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 61’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 87’ Danylo Sikan (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 40’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Mihajlo Cvetković (Anderlecht), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Marten Winkler (Anderlecht), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Kaïl Boudache (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Keito Nakamura (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 81’ Danylo Sikan (Anderlecht), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Marten Winkler (Anderlecht), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Kaïl Boudache (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Keito Nakamura (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Thelo Aasgaard (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Loïs Openda (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Anderlecht), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Tawfik Bentayeb (Anderlecht), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Anderlecht 4-4-2 Starting XI
Coosemans
Pétrot
Augustinsson 90’
Omobamidele
Maamar
Ambros 74’
Llansana
Amane 46’
Winkler
Aasgaard 74’
Cvetković 85’
Lyon 4-3-3 Starting XI
Descamps
Ouédraogo 46’
Kluivert
Mata
Niakhaté 46’
Tessmann
Morton 74’
Nartey 74’
Boudache
Openda 65’
Nakamura

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Colin Coosemans
90′ 8 2 55 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Ali Maamar
90′ 5 3 1 10 1 39 1 – 1 –
Andrew Omobamidele
90′ 2 2 – 7 4 81 1 – – –
Léo Pétrot
90′ – 1 1 3 3 60 1 – – –
Ludwig Augustinsson Taken off
89′ – – – 2 2 31 – – – –
Marco Kana Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – 44 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Lukáš Ambros Taken off
74′ – – 32 1 – 2 1 6 2 4 –
Enric Llansana
90′ – – 35 2 – 6 1 8 4 – –
Romeo Amane Taken off
45′ – – 28 – – – – – – – –
Marten Winkler
90′ – – 26 1 – – 1 3 1 3 –
Thelo Aasgaard Taken off
74′ – – 21 1 – – 1 1 2 1 –
Oliver Antman Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 2 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Mihajlo Cvetković Taken off
85′ 1 – 3 3 0.38 – – 4 1 12 –
Tawfik Bentayeb Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 1 0.01 – – 1 – 6 –
Danylo Sikan Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 2 – 0.13 – – 3 – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.