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Olympique Lyonnais vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 1 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2026
Fri 5 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
  • Referee Gael Angoula
  • Referee Ahmed Taleb
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

2
Olympique Lyonnais 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug AC Ajaccio H 2–1 W
21 May Clermont Foot 63 A 2–1 W
14 May FC Nantes H 3–2 W
08 May FC Metz A 2–3 L
01 May Olympique de Marseille A 3–0 W
23 Apr Montpellier HSC H 5–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Olympique Lyonnais A 1–2 L
14 May Toulouse FC H 1–0 W
07 May Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–1 D
30 Apr Le Havre AC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Valenciennes FC A 0–0 D
19 Apr USL Dunkerque H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 4 G 1 A
Corentin Tolisso 2 G 3 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 3 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Olympique Lyonnais welcome AC Ajaccio for this crunch clash at Groupama Stadium.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique Lyonnais that had 438 games and scored 592 goals.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Olympique Lyonnais in their trying to find a way past AC Ajaccio's compact .
  • 12' Goal! Tete scores his 14 goal in 206 matches.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cedric Avinel.
  • 22' What a strike from Alexandre Lacazette! The score is 2-0.
  • 27' The referee has no hesitation. Anthony Lopes is booked for Olympique Lyonnais — Red card on 27.
  • 30' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Houssem Aouar is withdrawn and Remy Riou gets his opportunity.
  • 31' The France Thomas Mangani breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 2-1!
  • 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 34' AC Ajaccio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Ismael Diallo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Romain Hamouma. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 50' Lucas Paqueta, a Brazil , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Bevic Moussiti has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Anthony Lopes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Ajaccio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Riad Nouri makes way for Yanis Cimignani at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Ajaccio.
  • 75' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Karl Toko Ekambi is withdrawn and Bradley Barcola gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Olivier Pantaloni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 89' Rayan Cherki is replacing Tete for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kevin Spadanuda on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Olympique Lyonnais players.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais52% Draw25% AC Ajaccio23%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
77%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
48%
Olympique Lyonnais or AC Ajaccio
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais36% Draw45% AC Ajaccio19%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.