Nantes vs Lyon

27 August 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Moussa Dembele 35’

Match summary

Lyon won 1-0 away at Nantes. Lyon led 1-0 at half-time.

Moussa Dembele put Lyon ahead in the 35th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Nantes created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Lyon 1.51 from 12. Lyon had a player sent off.

Match stats

Nantes Lyon
18 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.35 xG 1.44
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.44
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Nantes Lyon
Kick-off
35’
Moussa Dembele0-1 (Lyon)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Nantes
  • Fabio
  • Randal Kolo Muani
Lyon
  • Damien Da Silva

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.51 35’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 0-1 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.51 35’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 0-1 Dembele 35’
Nantes 1.35 xGLyon 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Nantes attacking 
35’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 86’ Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 89’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 71’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 35’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 45’ Sébastien Corchia (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 66’ Bruno Guimarães (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Moses Simon (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 33’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Fabio (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Pedro Chirivella (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 1’ Osman Bukari (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Sébastien Corchia (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 86’ Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 89’ Sinaly Diomande (Lyon), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 71’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 35’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 45’ Sébastien Corchia (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 66’ Bruno Guimarães (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ Moses Simon (Nantes), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 33’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 87’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Fabio (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Pedro Chirivella (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Osman Bukari (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Sébastien Corchia (Nantes), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alban Lafont GK900 0.000.000
Dennis Appiah DEF390 0.000.000
Jean-Charles Castelletto DEF901 0.070.000
Nicolas Pallois DEF900 0.000.000
Fabio DEF831 0.060.000
Pedro Chirivella MID901 0.010.103
Andrei Girotto MID711 0.010.000
Osman Bukari MID721 0.010.000
Ludovic Blas MID905 0.220.103
Moses Simon MID902 0.160.715
Marcus Coco FWD843 0.220.000
Sébastien Corchia Sub512 0.160.081
Samuel Moutoussamy Sub191 0.410.000
Roli Pereira De Sa Sub180 0.000.000
Charles Traore Sub70 0.000.000
Randal Kolo Muani Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 21% Avg odds 4.57
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.89
Lyon win 55% Avg odds 1.75

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

Form going into the game

Nantes WLDWL
Lyon WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nantes 1-2 Lyon, 18 Apr 21 Next meeting: Lyon 3-2 Nantes, 14 May 22  All Nantes 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.