Monaco vs Lyon

3 January 2026 · Ligue 1 · 2025/26 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mamadou Coulibaly 45+4’
  • Pavel Sulc 38’, 57’
  • Abner 79’

Match summary

Lyon won 3-1 away at Monaco. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Pavel Sulc put Lyon ahead from a corner in the 38th minute, set up by Nicolás Tagliafico and Mamadou Coulibaly equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Folarin Balogun. In the second half, Sulc put Lyon back in front in the 57th minute, set up by Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Abner made it 1-3 in the 79th minute, set up by Nicolás Tagliafico.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 2.04 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Monaco's 0.80 from 6. Monaco had a player sent off.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
6 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 9
7 Corners 2
90 Attacks 91
44 Dangerous attacks 35
371 Passes 478
82% Pass accuracy 85%
13 Tackles 12
14 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Monaco Lyon
Kick-off
Aleksandr GolovinShot on target
5’
Thilo KehrerFoul
7’
Philipp KöhnLukas HradeckyInjury
12’
28’
Afonso MoreiraShot on target
35’
Clinton MataFoul
Kassoum OuattaraChristian MawissaInjury
36’
38’
Pavel SulcRight foot shot0-1 (Lyon)
42’
Ainsley Maitland-NilesShot on target
Mamadou CoulibalyLeft foot shot1-1 (Monaco)
45+4’
Half-time1-1
Sébastien Pocognoli
52’
VAR review
53’
Second half underway
57’
Pavel SulcRight foot shot1-2 (Lyon)
66’
Tanner TessmannKhalis Merah
66’
Corentin TolissoShot on target
70’
Ruben KluivertArgument
70’
Corentin Tolisso
70’
S. Pocognoli
Mamadou CoulibalyFoul
70’
75’
Tyler MortonShot on target
George IlenikhenaMika Biereth
77’
Stanis IdumboAleksandr Golovin
77’
Folarin BalogunFoul
78’
79’
AbnerRight foot shot1-3 (Lyon)
81’
Adam KarabecPavel Sulc
81’
Orel MangalaAbner
88’
Adam KarabecShot on target
89’
Afonso MoreiraShot on target
90+2’
Martín SatrianoCorentin Tolisso
Full-time1-3

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 0.80 2.04 38’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 0-1 38’ 45+4’ Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco), 1-1 45+4’ 57’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 1-2 57’ 79’ Abner (Lyon), 1-3 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 2.04 38’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 0-1 Sulc 38’ 45+4’ Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco), 1-1 Coulibaly 45+4’ 57’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), 1-2 Sulc 57’ 79’ Abner (Lyon), 1-3 Abner 79’
Monaco 0.80 xGLyon 2.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Monaco attacking 
38’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), from a corner, 0.84 xG, goal 49’ Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 79’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 88’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 28’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Caio Henrique (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 89’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), from a corner, 0.84 xG, goal 49’ Mamadou Coulibaly (Monaco), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 79’ Abner (Lyon), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 88’ Adam Karabec (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 28’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Caio Henrique (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 51’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Corentin Tolisso (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Folarin Balogun (Monaco), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Pavel Sulc (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 5’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Afonso Moreira (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Tyler Morton (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Monaco 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Hradecky 12’
Mawissa 36’
Kehrer
Salisu
Henrique
Coulibaly
Teze
Golovin 77’
Akliouche
Biereth 77’
Balogun
Lyon 4-3-1-2 Starting XI
Greif
Tagliafico 2
Kluivert
Mata
Maitland-Niles
Tolisso 90’
Morton
Abner 81’
Merah 66’
Moreira
Sulc 2 81’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK110 0.000.000
Christian Mawissa Elebi DEF350 0.000.000
Thilo Kehrer DEF900 0.000.000
Mohammed Salisu DEF900 0.000.000
Caio Henrique DEF901 0.110.000
Jordan Teze MID900 0.000.000
Aleksandr Golovin MID851 0.030.051
Mamadou Coulibaly MID7811 0.500.000
Maghnes Akliouche MID901 0.040.071
Folarin Balogun FWD9012 0.120.532
Mika Biereth FWD850 0.000.000
Philipp Köhn Sub790 0.000.000
Kassoum Ouattara Sub550 0.000.000
Stanis Idumbo Muzambo Sub50 0.000.000
George Ilenikhena Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Monaco win 45% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Lyon win 29% Avg odds 3.29

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

Form going into the game

Monaco LLWLL
Lyon LDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Monaco 2-0 Lyon, 10 May 25 Next meeting: Lyon 1-2 Monaco, 22 Mar 26  All Monaco vs Lyon meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.