Young Boys vs Lyon

22 January 2026 · Europa League · Matchday 7 · 2025/26 · Referee Aliyar Aghayev

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

A. Maitland-Niles 45+1’

Match summary

Lyon beat Young Boys 1-0 on the road. Lyon led 1-0 at half-time.

A. Maitland-Niles put Lyon ahead in first-half stoppage time.

Young Boys can feel hard done by, creating 0.93 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Lyon's 0.59 from 13.

Match stats

39% Possession 61%

7 Shots 13

1 Shots on target 4

3 Corners 3

341 Passes 569

83.0% Pass accuracy 87.7%

14 Tackles 22

11 Fouls 10

3 Yellow cards 3

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Young Boys Lyon

2’

T. TessmannShot on target

34’

A. MoreiraShot on target

36’

A. MoreiraShot on target

45’

A. Maitland-NilesLeft foot shot

0-1

46’

O. MangalaN. Tagliafico

J. MonteiroA. Sanches

71’

C. FassnachtD. Maleš

71’

76’

C. TolissoA. Moreira

77’

R. HimbertK. Merah

R. AndrewsS. Janko

80’

A. GigovićE. Fernandes

80’

C. BediaA. Virginius

80’

C. FassnachtShot on target

80’

82’

83’

83’

90’

90’

M. d. CarvalhoT. Morton

90’

T. GonçalvesP. Šulc

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.

Young Boys 0.93 xGLyon 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Lyon attacking Young Boys attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Young Boys 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Lyon 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


M. Keller	90′	3	1	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


S. Janko	80′	2	1	–	5	–	25	1	–	–	–
G. Wüthrich	90′	1	2	–	5	2	46	1	–	–	–
S. Lauper	90′	2	–	–	2	–	49	2	–	–
L. Benito	90′	1	2	–	3	1	45	–	–	–
R. Andrews Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


R. Raveloson	90′	–	–	25	–	–	–	1	–	3	–
E. Fernandes	80′	–	–	30	–	–	4	4	5	1	–	–
D. Maleš	71′	–	–	10	–	–	1	–	3	2	2	–
A. Sanches	71′	–	–	25	1	–	1	–	3	1	1	–
A. Virginius	80′	–	–	14	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
C. Fassnacht Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	8	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
C. Bedia Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
A. Gigović Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


S. Córdova	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	5	1	18	–
J. Monteiro Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	2		0.14	–	–				–

Goalkeeper1 player


R. Descamps	90′	1	0	22	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


A. Maitland-Niles	90′								1	–	–
C. Mata	90′	1	1	–	5	4	77	1	–	–	–
R. Kluivert	90′	2	2	–	6	4	73	1	–	–
N. Tagliafico	45′	–	1	–	1	–	26	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


T. Tessmann	90′	–	–	64	1	–	1	–	4	–	–	–
T. Morton	89′	–	–	69	1	–	3	–	4	1	–
K. Merah	77′	–	–	50	1	–	1	–	4	–	3	–
O. Mangala Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	30	–	–	3	1	4	–	1	–
C. Tolisso Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	3	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


A. Karabec	90′	–	–	1	–	0.07	–	1	4	–	40	–
P. Šulc	89′	–	–	2	–	0.14	–	–	4	2	22	–
A. Moreira	76′	–	–	2	2	0.03	–	2	5	2	31	–
R. Himbert Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	4	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Young Boys W W L L W

Lyon W W L W W

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.