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Lyon

FormDWDWW
88%
Our hit rate on LYO
16
Forecasts settled
4th
Model strength rank

Fixture run · next 1

Colour = model difficulty for Lyon
LEN (A)
9 Oct

Season averages · per game

Bar = vs Ligue 1 average · 54 matches
13.0lge avg 12.7
Shots per game
5.0lge avg 4.3
Shots on target per game
1.7lge avg 1.4
Goals scored per game
1.0lge avg 1.5
Goals conceded per game
1.6lge avg 1.4
xG for per game
1.2lge avg 1.5
xG against per game
53%lge avg 50%
Possession
5.4lge avg 4.8
Corners per game
Next fixture · Fri 9 Oct 19:45
LensLensvsLyonLyon
Medium confidence · Both teams to score63%
Lyon win27%
Draw24%
Lens win49%
Most likely score1-1 · 10%
Over 2.5 goals63%
Both teams to scoreYes · 63%
Publishes 07:30 UK · locks at lineupsFull match preview →
Key players · attacking outputPer 90 · this season
LyonLoïs OpendaFWD · 0.71 xG per 900.71
LyonKaïl BoudacheFWD · 0.61 xG per 900.61
LyonErnest NuamahFWD · 0.53 xG per 900.53
Our record on Lyon · settled in publicFull track record →
19 SeptLyon v RennesOver 1.5 goals83%WON
16 SeptAnderlecht v LyonLyon or draw78%WON
12 SeptParis v LyonOver 1.5 goals79%LOST
4 SeptLyon v AuxerreOver 1.5 goals77%WON
LyonLyon· continues from the hero above54 competitive matches · friendlies excluded · updated daily

Form · last 6

Newest first · click a tile for the settled forecast
WIN4–0vs Rennes19 SeptWIN2–1@ Anderlecht16 SeptDRAW0–0@ Paris12 SeptWIN3–1vs Auxerre4 SeptDRAW1–1vs Le Havre29 AugLOSS1–2vs Fenerbahce26 Aug
At home · per gameThey produceThey allow
Goals1.91.0
Shots14.510.2
On target5.33.6
Corners5.93.8
Away · per gameThey produceThey allow
Goals1.41.1
Shots11.612.1
On target4.73.9
Corners5.05.0
At home · per game · 1st halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.90.4
Shots6.34.2
On target2.31.6
Corners2.61.5
25 of the 27 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
Away · per game · 1st halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.80.4
Shots5.55.7
On target2.22.1
Corners2.42.4
25 of the 27 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
At home · per game · 2nd halfThey produceThey allow
Goals1.00.6
Shots7.86.0
On target2.72.0
Corners3.32.3
25 of the 27 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.
Away · per game · 2nd halfThey produceThey allow
Goals0.60.6
Shots6.06.5
On target2.51.8
Corners2.62.6
25 of the 27 matches counted carry a half-by-half breakdown.

Squad · 29 players

Coach Paulo Fonseca · ★ = model's key threats · from FotMob, 23 Sept 2026
Goalkeepers
1Dominik Greif29 · SVK
25Justin Bengui21 · FRA
40Rémy Descamps30 · FRA
50Lassine Diarra23 · MLI
Defenders
13Zachary Athekame21 · SUI
16Abner26 · BRA
19Moussa Niakhaté30 · SEN
20Felix Bacher25 · AUT
+4 more
21Ruben Kluivert25 · NED
22Clinton Mata33 · ANG
37Steeve Kango19 · FRA
85Noham Kamara19 · FRA
Midfielders
Paul Akouokou28 · CIV
2Mads Bidstrup25 · DEN
6Tanner Tessmann24 · USA
18Khalis Merah19 · FRA
+3 more
23Tyler Morton23 · ENG
76Mohamed Ouédraogo23 · BFA
99Noah Nartey20 · DEN
Forwards
Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez18 · ENG
7Ernest Nuamah★22 · GHA
10Pavel Šulc25 · CZE
11Keito Nakamura26 · JPN
17Loïs Openda★26 · BEL
+3 more
24Julien Duranville20 · BEL
26Kaïl Boudache★20 · ALG
45Rémi Himbert18 · FRA

Transfer desk · this window

All 18 moves →
OUTMathys de CarvalhoDM · to Al Diriyah€1.1m8 Sept
INKeito NakamuraLW · from Reims€1m2 Sept
OUTMalick FofanaLW · to Sunderland€30m2 Sept
OUTAinsley Maitland-NilesRB · to Everton€5m2 Sept
OUTMahamadou DiawaraDM · to Red StarLoan1 Sept

Common questions

Who do Lyon play next?

Lyon play Lens away on Fri 9 Oct 19:45 UK. The published call is both teams to score, at 63%. Read the full match preview

What is the model's Lyon v Lens call?

medium confidence: Both teams to score, at 63%. The forecast is published at 07:30 UK and locked when the lineups land, so it can be graded afterwards. See every market for this fixture

How accurate has Bawler been on Lyon?

14 of 16 settled Lyon forecasts were right (88%). Every one was published before kickoff and graded in public. See the full track record

What are Lyon averaging this season?

13.0 shots and 1.7 goals a game, conceding 1.0, counted over 54 competitive matches with friendlies excluded — every one a counted match result, not a projection. Compare it with the rest of the league

Who have Lyon signed and sold?

18 confirmed moves in the current window. The newest in: Keito Nakamura. The newest out: Mathys de Carvalho, Malick Fofana, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mahamadou Diawara. 3 of this club's moves have a written report. Follow the transfer desk

Lyon moves we wrote up

3 written up · 15 more confirmed in the windowTransfer desk →
In
Mads BidstrupCM · from Salzburg€11m1 Jul
Out
Malick FofanaLW · to Sunderland€30m2 Sept
Afonso MoreiraLW · to Bayer Leverkusen€30m18 Jun

Head-to-head · the fixtures ahead

Every recorded meeting, oriented to Lyon
OpponentMetWDLLast meetingPreview
Lens10235Lyon 0-4 Lens · May 2026Match preview →

Ligue 1 table

FotMob, 28 Sept 2026
#TeamPWDLGF-GAGDPts
1Monaco54108-3+513
2Lyon532010-2+811
3Paris FC53208-3+511
4Lille53118-4+410
5Rennes53118-9-110
6PSG52218-7+18
7Angers52126-5+17
8Strasbourg521210-1007
9Le Mans51319-906
10Auxerre52037-12-56
11Brest51227-8-15
12Lorient51225-6-15
13Toulouse51227-9-25
14Nice51223-6-35
15Lens51139-904
16Troyes51134-11-74
17Marseille51047-8-13
18Le Havre50234-7-32