Lyon vs Nantes

14 May 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Florent Batta

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Moussa Dembele 9’
  • Lucas Paquetá 78’
  • Tetê 85’
  • Quentin Merlin 81’
  • Wylan Cyprien 90+3’

Match summary

Lyon saw off Nantes 3-2. Lyon led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Moussa Dembele put Lyon ahead with a header in the 9th minute. In the second half, Lucas Paquetá made it 2-0 in the 78th minute, set up by Tetê, Quentin Merlin pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 81st minute, set up by Ludovic Blas, Tetê made it 3-1 in the 85th minute, set up by Houssem Aouar, and Wylan Cyprien made it 3-2 from a corner in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 3.18 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Nantes's 1.28 from 17.

Match stats

Lyon Nantes
17 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.13 xG 1.28
3.13 Non-penalty xG 1.28
11 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Lyon Nantes
Kick-off
Moussa Dembele1-0 (Lyon)
9’
Half-time1-0
Lucas Paquetá
Assist: Tetê2-0 (Lyon)
78’
81’
Quentin Merlin
Assist: Ludovic Blas2-1 (Nantes)
Tetê
Assist: Houssem Aouar3-1 (Lyon)
85’
90+3’
Wylan Cyprien3-2 (Nantes)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Lyon
  • Tanguy NDombele Alvaro

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.18 1.28 9’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 1-0 9’ 78’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), 2-0 78’ 81’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), 2-1 81’ 85’ Tetê (Lyon), 3-1 85’ 90+3’ Wylan Cyprien (Nantes), 3-2 90+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.18 1.28 9’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 1-0 Dembele 9’ 78’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), 2-0 Paquetá 78’ 81’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), 2-1 Merlin 81’ 85’ Tetê (Lyon), 3-1 Tetê 85’ 90+3’ Wylan Cyprien (Nantes), 3-2 Cyprien 90+3’
Lyon 3.18 xGNantes 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nantes attacking Lyon attacking 
9’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 85’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 82’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 75’ Bradley Barcola (Lyon), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 40’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 79’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 78’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 89’ Willem Geubbels (Nantes), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 69’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.24 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 16’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 34’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Osman Bukari (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Wylan Cyprien (Nantes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Osman Bukari (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 62’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Fabio (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Castello Lukeba (Lyon), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 85’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 82’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 75’ Bradley Barcola (Lyon), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 40’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 79’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 78’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 89’ Willem Geubbels (Nantes), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 69’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.24 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 16’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 34’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+3’ Osman Bukari (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Wylan Cyprien (Nantes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Osman Bukari (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 62’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Fabio (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Castello Lukeba (Lyon), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Anthony Lopes GK900 0.000.000
Malo Gusto DEF900 0.000.000
Castello Lukeba DEF901 0.030.000
Damien Da Silva DEF730 0.000.000
Henrique DEF900 0.000.121
Lucas Paquetá MID9013 0.310.732
Romain Faivre MID640 0.000.142
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro MID630 0.000.000
Tetê FWD90113 0.980.392
Moussa Dembele FWD6412 0.630.051
Karl Toko Ekambi FWD905 0.710.594
Maxence Caqueret Sub270 0.000.000
Houssem Aouar Sub2612 0.180.482
Bradley Barcola Sub261 0.350.182
Jérôme Boateng Sub170 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 65% Avg odds 1.47
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.09
Nantes win 16% Avg odds 5.86

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

Form going into the game

Lyon WLWWL
Nantes DLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nantes 0-1 Lyon, 27 Aug 21 Next meeting: Nantes 0-0 Lyon, 11 Jan 23  All Lyon vs Nantes 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.