Monaco vs Lyon

2 May 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Clément Turpin

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kevin Volland 25’
  • Wissam Ben Yedder 86’ (pen)
  • Memphis Depay 57’
  • Marcelo 77’
  • Mathis Cherki 89’

Match summary

Lyon came from behind to win 3-2 away at Monaco, with a late winner. Monaco led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Volland put Monaco ahead in the 25th minute, set up by Wissam Ben Yedder. In the second half, Memphis Depay equalised in the 57th minute, set up by Karl Toko Ekambi, Marcelo put Lyon in front with a header in the 77th minute, set up by Memphis Depay, Wissam Ben Yedder equalised from the penalty spot in the 86th minute, and Mathis Cherki won it in the 89th minute, set up by Mattia De Sciglio.

Monaco can feel hard done by, creating 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Lyon's 0.84 from 17. Lyon had a player sent off.

Match stats

Monaco Lyon
12 Shots 17
4 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2.12 xG 0.84
1.36 Non-penalty xG 0.84
8 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Monaco Lyon
Kick-off
Kevin Volland
Assist: Wissam Ben Yedder1-0 (Monaco)
25’
Half-time1-0
57’
Memphis Depay
Assist: Karl Toko Ekambi1-1 (Lyon)
77’
Marcelo
Assist: Memphis Depay1-2 (Lyon)
Wissam Ben Yedder
Penalty2-2 (Monaco)
86’
89’
Mathis Cherki
Assist: Mattia De Sciglio2-3 (Lyon)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Monaco
  • Willem Geubbels
  • Pietro Pellegri
  • Youssouf Fofana
Lyon
  • Mattia De Sciglio
  • Maxence Caqueret
  • Anthony Lopes
  • Tinotenda Kadewere

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 2.12 0.84 25’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), 1-0 25’ 57’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), 1-1 57’ 77’ Marcelo (Lyon), 1-2 77’ 86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 2-2 86’ 89’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), 2-3 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 0.84 25’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), 1-0 Volland 25’ 57’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), 1-1 Depay 57’ 77’ Marcelo (Lyon), 1-2 Marcelo 77’ 86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 2-2 Ben Yedder 86’ 89’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), 2-3 Cherki 89’
Monaco 2.12 xGLyon 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Monaco attacking 
86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 87’ Willem Geubbels (Monaco), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 41’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Eliot Matazo (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 18’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+5’ Fode Toure (Monaco), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Léo Dubois (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 40’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 39’ Guillermo Maripán (Monaco), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Léo Dubois (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Marcelo (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 44’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 87’ Willem Geubbels (Monaco), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 41’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Eliot Matazo (Monaco), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+5’ Fode Toure (Monaco), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 18’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Léo Dubois (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 40’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 39’ Guillermo Maripán (Monaco), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Léo Dubois (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Marcelo (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 56’ Memphis Depay (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Djibril Sidibe DEF900 0.000.000
Guillermo Maripán DEF901 0.040.000
Axel Disasi DEF620 0.000.000
Caio Henrique DEF820 0.000.000
Aurelien Tchouameni MID901 0.020.000
Youssouf Fofana MID700 0.000.000
Ruben Aguilar MID820 0.000.081
Cesc Fàbregas MID620 0.000.163
Kevin Volland MID9013 0.620.101
Wissam Ben Yedder FWD90113 0.830.562
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi Sub281 0.080.000
Eliot Matazo Sub281 0.100.021
Fode Toure Sub201 0.090.000
Willem Geubbels Sub81 0.340.000
Pietro Pellegri Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Monaco win 38% Avg odds 2.54
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Lyon win 36% Avg odds 2.65

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

Form going into the game

Monaco WWWWW
Lyon LDWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 4-1 Monaco, 25 Oct 20 Next meeting: Lyon 2-0 Monaco, 16 Oct 21  All Monaco vs Lyon 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.