Lyon vs Ajaccio

5 August 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2022/23 · Referee Benoît Bastien

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Tetê 12’
  • Alexandre Lacazette 22’ (pen)
  • Thomas Mangani 31’ (pen)

Match summary

Lyon saw off Ajaccio 2-1. Lyon led 2-1 at half-time.

Tetê put Lyon ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Alexandre Lacazette, Alexandre Lacazette made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute, and Thomas Mangani pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 31st minute.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 1.86 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Ajaccio's 1.14 from 8. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Lyon Ajaccio
11 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 6
1 Red Cards 1
1.86 xG 1.14
1.10 Non-penalty xG 0.38
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Lyon Ajaccio
Kick-off
Tetê
Assist: Alexandre Lacazette1-0 (Lyon)
12’
Alexandre Lacazette
Penalty2-0 (Lyon)
22’
31’
Thomas Mangani
Penalty2-1 (Ajaccio)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Lyon
  • Anthony Lopes
  • Alexandre Lacazette
Ajaccio
  • Romain Hamouma
  • Cédric Avinel
  • Ismael Diallo
  • Mounaim El Idrissy
  • Kevin Spadanuda

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.86 1.14 12’ Tetê (Lyon), 1-0 12’ 22’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 2-0 22’ 31’ Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio), 2-1 31’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.86 1.14 12’ Tetê (Lyon), 1-0 Tetê 12’ 22’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 2-0 Lacazette 22’ 31’ Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio), 2-1 Mangani 31’
Lyon 1.86 xGAjaccio 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ajaccio attacking Lyon attacking 
22’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 86’ Bradley Barcola (Lyon), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 73’ Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 12’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 59’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+1’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Yanis Cimignani (Ajaccio), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Malo Gusto (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Johann Lepenant (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Tetê (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 86’ Bradley Barcola (Lyon), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 73’ Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 12’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 59’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+1’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 42’ Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Yanis Cimignani (Ajaccio), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Malo Gusto (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Johann Lepenant (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Tetê (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Riad Nouri (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 32’ Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Anthony Lopes GK260 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF901 0.020.021
Thiago Mendes DEF900 0.000.000
Castello Lukeba DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolás Tagliafico DEF901 0.460.021
Johann Lepenant MID901 0.020.331
Lucas Paquetá MID811 0.050.011
Houssem Aouar MID290 0.000.051
Tetê FWD9013 0.130.000
Alexandre Lacazette FWD90112 0.780.081
Karl Toko Ekambi FWD810 0.000.021
Rémy Riou Sub610 0.000.000
Bradley Barcola Sub91 0.330.081
Corentin Tolisso Sub90 0.000.000
Mathis Cherki Sub11 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 71% Avg odds 1.34
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.21
Ajaccio win 11% Avg odds 8.96

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Ajaccio 0-2 Lyon, 29 Jan 23  All Lyon vs Ajaccio 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.