Lyon vs Lille

5 April 2025 · Ligue 1 · 2024/25 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Alexandre Lacazette 38’ (pen)
  • Mathis Cherki 70’
  • Bafode Diakite 1’

Match summary

Lyon came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Lille. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Bafode Diakite put Lille ahead with a header in the first minute, set up by Benjamin André, Alexandre Lacazette equalised from the penalty spot in the 38th minute, and Mathis Cherki won it in the 70th minute, set up by Corentin Tolisso.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Lille's 0.66 from 10.

Match stats

Lyon Lille
10 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.75 xG 0.66
0.99 Non-penalty xG 0.66
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Lyon Lille
Kick-off
1’
Bafode Diakite
Assist: Benjamin André
0-1 (Lille)
Alexandre Lacazette
Penalty
1-1 (Lyon)
38’
Half-time1-1
Mathis Cherki
Assist: Corentin Tolisso
2-1 (Lyon)
70’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Lyon
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • Corentin Tolisso
  • Alexandre Lacazette
Lille
  • Bafode Diakite
  • Benjamin André

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 1.75 0.66 1’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), 0-1 1’ 38’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-1 38’ 70’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), 2-1 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 0.66 1’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), 0-1 Diakite 1’ 38’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-1 Lacazette 38’ 70’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), 2-1 Cherki 70’
Lyon 1.75 xGLille 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lille attacking Lyon attacking 
38’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90’ Thiago Almada (Lyon), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 64’ Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 14’ André Gomes (Lille), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 18’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 70’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 1’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Thomas Meunier (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Jordan Veretout (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Thiago Almada (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Mitchel Bakker (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90’ Thiago Almada (Lyon), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 64’ Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 14’ André Gomes (Lille), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 18’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 70’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 1’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 35’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Hákon Haraldsson (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Thomas Meunier (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Jordan Veretout (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Thiago Almada (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Mitchel Bakker (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lucas Perri GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF900 0.000.031
Clinton Mata DEF900 0.000.000
Moussa Niakhate DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolás Tagliafico DEF900 0.000.021
Tanner Tessmann MID900 0.000.041
Nemanja Matic MID740 0.000.000
Ernest Nuamah MID60 0.000.000
Thiago Almada MID902 0.640.000
Corentin Tolisso MID9011 0.030.233
Alexandre Lacazette FWD7513 0.830.000
Mathis Cherki Sub8413 0.230.000
Jordan Veretout Sub161 0.020.000
Georges Mikautadze Sub150 0.000.631
Paul Akouokou Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 42% Avg odds 2.29
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.52
Lille win 31% Avg odds 3.07

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.