Lyon vs Lille

25 April 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

  • Islam Slimani 20’
  • José Fonte 35’ (og)
  • Burak Yilmaz 45+1’, 85’
  • Jonathan Christian David 60’

Match summary

Lille came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Lyon, with a late winner. Lyon led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Islam Slimani put Lyon ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Maxence Caqueret, Fonte's own goal made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, and Burak Yilmaz pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Jonathan Christian David equalised in the 60th minute, set up by Burak Yilmaz and Yilmaz won it in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Lille created 1.88 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Lyon's 0.95 from 7.

Match stats

Lyon Lille
7 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.95 xG 1.87
0.95 Non-penalty xG 1.87
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Lyon Lille
Kick-off
Islam Slimani
Assist: Maxence Caqueret1-0 (Lyon)
20’
José Fonte
Own goal2-0 (Lyon)
35’
45+1’
Burak Yilmaz2-1 (Lille)
Half-time2-1
60’
Jonathan Christian David
Assist: Burak Yilmaz2-2 (Lille)
85’
Burak Yilmaz2-3 (Lille)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Lille
  • Benjamin André
  • Burak Yilmaz
  • Yusuf Yazici

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 0.95 1.88 20’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), 1-0 20’ 35’ José Fonte (Lyon) own goal, 2-0 35’ 45+1’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), 2-1 45+1’ 60’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), 2-2 60’ 85’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), 2-3 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.95 1.88 20’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), 1-0 Slimani 20’ 35’ José Fonte (Lyon) own goal, 2-0 Fonte 35’ 45+1’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), 2-1 Yilmaz 45+1’ 60’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), 2-2 David 60’ 85’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), 2-3 Yilmaz 85’
Lyon 0.95 xGLille 1.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lille attacking Lyon attacking 
60’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 67’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 17’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 85’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 77’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 20’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 71’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Renato Sanches (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Benjamin André (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Luiz Araujo (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 77’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ José Fonte (Lille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Sven Botman (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Benjamin André (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ José Fonte (Lille), own goal 60’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 67’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), from a corner, 0.38 xG, off target 17’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 85’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 77’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 20’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 71’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Renato Sanches (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Benjamin André (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Luiz Araujo (Lille), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 77’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ José Fonte (Lille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 68’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Sven Botman (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Benjamin André (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ José Fonte (Lille), own goal
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 DEF800 0.000.000
Marcelo DEF901 0.010.000
Mattia De Sciglio DEF900 0.000.000
Melvin Bard DEF900 0.000.031
Thiago Mendes MID901 0.010.000
Maxence Caqueret MID8010 0.000.141
Karl Toko Ekambi MID741 0.380.031
Lucas Paquetá MID651 0.030.000
Memphis Depay MID900 0.000.733
Islam Slimani FWD7412 0.480.000
Bruno Guimarães Sub250 0.000.000
Tinotenda Kadewere Sub160 0.000.000
Maxwel Cornet Sub161 0.030.000
Houssem Aouar Sub100 0.000.000
Djamel Benlamri Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.48
Lille win 26% Avg odds 3.73

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

Form going into the game

Lyon DLDWW
Lille DLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lille 1-1 Lyon, 01 Nov 20 Next meeting: Lille 0-0 Lyon, 12 Dec 21  All Lyon vs Lille 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.