Lyon vs Lens

30 October 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Mikael Lesage

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Karl Toko Ekambi 25’ (pen)
  • Houssem Aouar 41’
  • Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga 61’

Match summary

Lyon saw off Lens 2-1. Lyon led 2-0 at half-time.

Karl Toko Ekambi put Lyon ahead from the penalty spot in the 25th minute, Houssem Aouar made it 2-0 with a header in the 41st minute, and Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute, set up by Gaël Kakuta.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lyon created 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Lens 2.18 from 18.

Match stats

Lyon Lens
13 Shots 18
4 Shots on Target 10
3 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.03 xG 2.13
1.27 Non-penalty xG 2.13
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Lyon Lens
Kick-off
Karl Toko Ekambi
Penalty
1-0 (Lyon)
25’
Houssem Aouar2-0 (Lyon)
41’
Half-time2-0
61’
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga
Assist: Gaël Kakuta
2-1 (Lens)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Lyon
  • Lucas Paquetá
Lens
  • Jonathan Clauss
  • Florian Sotoca

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 2.06 2.18 25’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), 1-0 25’ 41’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), 2-0 41’ 61’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 2-1 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.06 2.18 25’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), 1-0 Ekambi 25’ 41’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), 2-0 Aouar 41’ 61’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 2-1 Muinga 61’
Lyon 2.06 xGLens 2.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Lyon attacking 
25’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 32’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 61’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 47’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 12’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 48’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 58’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 41’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 32’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 49’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 61’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 47’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 48’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 12’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 58’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+4’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Kevin Danso (Lens), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 18’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 12’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Seko Fofana (Lens), 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 GK900 0.000.000
Léo Dubois DEF790 0.000.000
Jason Denayer DEF900 0.000.000
Jérôme Boateng DEF780 0.000.000
Emerson DEF900 0.000.021
Bruno Guimarães MID900 0.000.021
Maxence Caqueret MID900 0.000.000
Xherdan Shaqiri MID651 0.030.152
Houssem Aouar MID9012 0.490.112
Karl Toko Ekambi MID7914 0.960.391
Lucas Paquetá FWD905 0.540.041
Thiago Mendes Sub251 0.050.000
Sinaly Diomande Sub120 0.000.000
Malo Gusto Sub110 0.000.000
Mathis Cherki Sub110 0.000.051
Islam Slimani Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 62% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.46
Lens win 17% Avg odds 5.59

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

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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.