Lyon vs Nice

12 February 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Moussa Dembele 8’ (pen)
  • Karl Toko Ekambi 52’

Match summary

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

Moussa Dembele put Lyon ahead from the penalty spot in the 8th minute and Karl Toko Ekambi made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, set up by Tanguy NDombele Alvaro.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 2.75 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Nice's 0.08 from 1.

Match stats

Lyon Nice
12 Shots 1
8 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.75 xG 0.08
1.99 Non-penalty xG 0.08
14 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Lyon Nice
Kick-off
Moussa Dembele
Penalty1-0 (Lyon)
8’
Half-time1-0
Karl Toko Ekambi
Assist: Tanguy NDombele Alvaro2-0 (Lyon)
52’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Nice
  • Jean-Clair Todibo

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.75 0.08 8’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 1-0 8’ 52’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), 2-0 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.75 0.08 8’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 1-0 Dembele 8’ 52’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), 2-0 Ekambi 52’
Lyon 2.75 xGNice 0.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Lyon attacking 
52’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 8’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 77’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 30’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 89’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 76’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Romain Faivre (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Emerson (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 8’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 77’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 30’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 89’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 76’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Romain Faivre (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Emerson (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Maxence Caqueret (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
Léo Dubois DEF900 0.000.000
Thiago Mendes DEF901 0.030.000
Castello Lukeba DEF900 0.000.000
Emerson DEF901 0.030.000
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro MID9011 0.050.922
Maxence Caqueret MID901 0.020.031
Romain Faivre MID901 0.050.031
Lucas Paquetá MID901 0.100.442
Karl Toko Ekambi MID7612 1.210.000
Moussa Dembele FWD7511 0.760.000
Houssem Aouar Sub151 0.030.061
Tinotenda Kadewere Sub142 0.480.101
Henrique Sub10 0.000.000
Sinaly Diomande Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 53% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.83
Nice win 22% Avg odds 4.32

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

Form going into the game

Lyon DWWWL
Nice WWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nice 3-2 Lyon, 24 Oct 21 Next meeting: Lyon 1-1 Nice, 11 Nov 22  All Lyon vs Nice 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.