Lyon
Rennes
Match summary
Lyon won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Rennes. Lyon led 2-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Ernest Nuamah put Lyon ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Corentin Tolisso and Nuamah made it 2-0 in the 30th minute, set up by Pavel Sulc. In the second half, Zachary Athekame made it 3-0 in the 48th minute and Corentin Tolisso made it 4-0 in the 76th minute, set up by Zachary Athekame.
The chances backed that up: Lyon created 3.60 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Rennes's 1.25 from 13.
Lyon hosted Rennes in Ligue 1 on matchday 5 and secured a resounding 4-0 victory despite recording 45 percent possession and 411 passes compared to the visitors' 55 percent and 484 passes. The home side made the most of their attacking opportunities, registering 15 shots with 9 on target and generating an expected goals total of 3.60, while Rennes managed 13 shots with 4 on target and an expected goals figure of 1.25. Territory was relatively contested with 81 attacks for Lyon and 94 for Rennes, alongside 42 dangerous attacks apiece. Discipline saw 4 yellow cards issued to Lyon and 2 to Rennes, with fouls ending 13 to 14.
The match action began swiftly when Moussa Niakhaté received a yellow card in the 2nd minute for a foul. Ernest Nuamah opened the scoring in the 7th minute with a right foot shot for Lyon, before Quentin Merlin was booked for Rennes in the 16th minute. Nuamah scored his second goal in the 30th minute with another right foot shot to make it 2-0 at half-time. Zachary Athekame extended the lead to 3-0 in the 48th minute with a right foot shot. Following multiple substitutions for both teams, Corentin Tolisso scored Lyon's fourth goal in the 76th minute with a right foot shot. Further yellow cards were shown to Valentin Rongier, Zachary Athekame, and Noah Nartey before the final whistle confirmed the 4-0 scoreline.
