Lorient vs Lyon

9 March 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Mathieu Vernice

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Nicolás Tagliafico 52’
  • Mama Baldé 64’

Match summary

Lyon won 2-0 away at Lorient. It was goalless at half-time.

Nicolás Tagliafico put Lyon ahead with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by Clinton Mata and Mama Baldé made it 0-2 in the 64th minute, set up by Maxence Caqueret.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 2.38 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Lorient's 0.28 from 9.

Match stats

Lorient Lyon
9 Shots 13
0 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.28 xG 2.38
0.28 Non-penalty xG 2.38
4 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Lorient Lyon
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
52’
Nicolás Tagliafico
Assist: Clinton Mata0-1 (Lyon)
64’
Mama Baldé
Assist: Maxence Caqueret0-2 (Lyon)
Full-time0-2

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 2.38 52’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), 0-1 52’ 64’ Mama Baldé (Lyon), 0-2 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.28 2.38 52’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), 0-1 Tagliafico 52’ 64’ Mama Baldé (Lyon), 0-2 Baldé 64’
Lorient 0.28 xGLyon 2.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Lorient attacking 
64’ Mama Baldé (Lyon), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 52’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 11’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90+1’ Gift Orban (Lyon), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 19’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 79’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Lorient), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Nemanja Matic (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Lorient), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Badredine Bouanani (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Mama Baldé (Lyon), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 52’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 11’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90+1’ Gift Orban (Lyon), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 19’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 79’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 74’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Mohamed Bamba (Lorient), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Lorient), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Nemanja Matic (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Laurent Abergel (Lorient), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Tiemoué Bakayoko (Lorient), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Badredine Bouanani (Lorient), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yvon Mvogo GK900 0.000.000
Nathaniel Adjei DEF900 0.000.000
Souleymane Isaak Touré DEF900 0.000.000
Julien Laporte DEF810 0.000.000
Panos Katseris MID900 0.000.000
Théo Le Bris MID900 0.000.082
Laurent Abergel MID903 0.070.000
Tiemoué Bakayoko MID732 0.050.000
Julien Ponceau MID730 0.000.052
Ayman Kari MID730 0.000.042
Mohamed Bamba FWD811 0.060.000
Badredine Bouanani Sub171 0.010.011
Imran Louza Sub170 0.000.000
Aiyegun Tosin Sub171 0.010.081
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng Sub90 0.000.000
Eli Junior Kroupi Sub91 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lorient win 27% Avg odds 3.48
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Lyon win 45% Avg odds 2.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lorient WWWLW
Lyon WWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 3-3 Lorient, 08 Oct 23 Next meeting: Lorient 1-0 Lyon, 07 Dec 25  All Lorient vs Lyon meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.