Olympique Lyonnais vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Olympique Lyonnais vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.
- Olympique Lyonnais 10 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Étienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Cyril Mugnier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
18 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Racing Club de Lens | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Mans FC | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | ES Troyes AC | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Nov | Lille OSC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Oct | AS Monaco FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 18 Oct | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 3–2 | W |
| 04 Oct | Olympique de Marseille | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Sep | FC Lorient | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Nov | Montpellier HSC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Oct | FC Metz | A | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Oct | OGC Nice | H | 1–3 | L |
| 03 Oct | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Sep | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 0–3 | L |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
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' Temperatures are rising at Groupama Stadium as Olympique Lyonnais face off against AS Saint-Etienne in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique Lyonnais is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Olympique Lyonnais are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AS Saint-Etienne backline.
- 15' AS Saint-Etienne seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' AS Saint-Etienne have won 405 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Jason Denayer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 40' Assisted by Miguel Trauco with the perfectly-timed delivery and Denis Bouanga makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Maxence Caqueret on 42 minutes.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Timothee Kolodziejczak, as he is very good at scoring at Groupama Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 50' Olympique Lyonnais receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
- 52' Zaydou Youssouf has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
- 56' Thiago Mendes gets the nod from Olympique Lyonnais. He replaces Houssem Aouar and will look to change the dynamic.
- 57' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Moussa Dembele exits the field as Tinotenda Kadewere enters on 57.
- 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Saint-Etienne needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lucas Douath on 64 minutes.
- 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tinotenda Kadewere makes it 1-1.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Romain Hamouma. He replaces Adil Aouchiche on 67 minute.
- 68' Maxwel Cornet picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Olympique Lyonnais and AS Saint-Etienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 74' The Zimbabwe Tinotenda Kadewere breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-1!
- 75' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Charles Abi is withdrawn and Wahbi Khazri gets his opportunity.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Melvin Bard. He replaces Maxwel Cornet on 78 minute.
- 79' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Zaydou Youssouf is replaced by Maxence Rivera on 79 minute.
- 80' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Zaydou Youssouf trudges off to be replaced by Maxence Rivera on 80 minutes.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Paqueta.
- 86' Jean Lucas gets the nod from Olympique Lyonnais. He replaces Maxence Caqueret and will look to change the dynamic.
- 90' Aimen Moueffek picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- With this win, Olympique Lyonnais is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
Starting XI
-
39
Bruno Guimaraes ↓ Lucas Paqueta 57'
- 1
-
8
Houssem Aouar ↓ Thiago Mendes 56'
-
27
Maxwel Cornet ↓ Melvin Bard 78'
- 10
- 14
- 9
- 5
- 7
-
25
Maxence Caqueret ↓ Jean Lucas 86'
- 2
Bench
-
12
Lucas Paqueta ↑ 57'
-
4
Jean Lucas ↑ 86'
-
23
Thiago Mendes ↑ 56'
- 30
-
11
Tinotenda Kadewere ↑ 57'
- 18
-
26
Melvin Bard ↑ 78'
- 3
- 17
Coach
Rudi Garcia
AS Saint-Étienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 30
- 8
- 5
- 28
- 2
- 20
-
9
Charles Abi ↓ Wahbi Khazri 75'
-
17
Adil Aouchiche ↓ Romain Hamouma 67'
-
33
Lucas Douath ↓ Aimen Moueffek 79'
- 19
Bench
-
10
Wahbi Khazri ↑ 75'
- 11
-
21
Romain Hamouma ↑ 67'
- 15
- 1
-
32
Maxence Rivera ↑ 79'
-
34
Aimen Moueffek ↑ 79'
- 35
- 31
Coach
Claude Puel
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Moussa Dembele | 4 |
| Tinotenda Kadewere | 4 |
| Lucas Stassin | 2 |
| Denis Bouanga | 2 |
| Marcelo | 2 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 1 |
| Jason Denayer | 1 |
| Houssem Aouar | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
2020-11-08
Olympique Lyonnais
2–1
AS Saint-Étienne
W
2020-11-01
Lille OSC
1–1
Olympique Lyonnais
D
2020-10-25
Olympique Lyonnais
4–1
AS Monaco FC
W
2020-10-18
RC Strasbourg Alsace
2–3
Olympique Lyonnais
W
2020-10-04
Olympique Lyonnais
1–1
Olympique de Marseille
D
2020-09-27
FC Lorient
1–1
Olympique Lyonnais
D
AS Saint-Étienne Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63
Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88
AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for:
Olympique Lyonnais to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique Lyonnais win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
83%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
42%
Olympique Lyonnais or AS Saint-Étienne
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais
| Handicap | Olympique Lyonnais covers | Push | AS Saint-Étienne covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 17% | 71% |
| -1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -1 | 29% | 24% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

