Wednesday , 9 September 2026

Olympique Lyonnais vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2025-26
Olympique Lyonnais
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Lorient
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Groupama Stadium 43,551 HT 45' · FT 45'
Roman Yaremchuk 49' 1–0
Corentin Tolisso 56' 2–0
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 45' Y
Endrick 81' Y
Tyler Morton 81' Y
Y 88' Bamo Meite
Afonso Moreira 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Assistant 1 Hicham Zakrani
  • Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 3 9
2 Olympique Lyonnais 3 7
3 Paris FC 3 7
4 Lille OSC 3 7
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3 7
6 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3 6
7 Stade Brestois 29 3 5
8 FC Lorient 3 4
9 ES Troyes AC 3 4
10 Olympique de Marseille 3 3
11 Racing Club de Lens 3 3
12 Angers SCO 3 3
13 Le Mans FC 3 2
14 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3 2
15 OGC Nice 3 2
16 Le Havre AC 3 1
17 Toulouse FC 3 1
18 AJ Auxerre 3 0

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
Olympique Lyonnais 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Lorient
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 FC Lorient 2025-12-07 FC Lorient 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-03-09 FC Lorient 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-10-08 Olympique Lyonnais 3–3 FC Lorient 2023-03-05 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 FC Lorient

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr FC Lorient H 2–0 W
05 Apr Angers SCO A 0–0 D
22 Mar AS Monaco FC H 1–2 L
19 Mar RC Celta de Vigo H 0–2 L
15 Mar Le Havre AC A 0–0 D
12 Mar RC Celta de Vigo A 1–1 D
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
05 Apr Paris FC H 1–1 D
21 Mar Toulouse FC A 0–1 L
14 Mar Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
08 Mar Lille OSC A 1–1 D
01 Mar AJ Auxerre H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Olympique Lyonnais FC Lorient
#2 Position #8
7 Points 4
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 2
2 Conceded 2
+4 GD +0
2.33 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
67% Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season

Olympique Lyonnais are 2nd (7 pts). FC Lorient are 8th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Ernest Nuamah 1 G 1 A
Zachary Athekame 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
Malick Fofana 1 G
FC Lorient
Jean-Victor Makengo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Lorient get us underway at Groupama Stadium.
  • 5' Clinton Mata has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Afonso Moreira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Olympique Lyonnais are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Arthur Avon Ebong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Panos Katseris gets the nod from FC Lorient. He replaces Theo Le Bris and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Olympique Lyonnais and FC Lorient are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 38' Panos Katseris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 435 appearances.
  • 43' The 21-year-old Abdoulaye Faye has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is booked for Olympique Lyonnais — card on 45.
  • 46' The whistle greets Rachid Ghezzal as he departs to be replaced by Corentin Tolisso.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Roman Yaremchuk has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Corentin Tolisso doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 61' FC Lorient started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' France international Theo Le Bris has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 71' A quiet spell here at Groupama Stadium. Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Jean-Victor Makengo as he leaves the pitch. Aiyegun Tosin steps in for FC Lorient.
  • 78' Olympique Lyonnais have won 574 goals from 427 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Fresh legs for FC Lorient! Sambou Soumano comes on to replace Ahmadou Bamba Dieng.
  • 81' Endrick has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
  • 82' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Tyler Morton is withdrawn and Tanner Tessmann gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Another substitution for Olympique Lyonnais to replace Roman Yaremchuk by Ruben Kluivert on 86 minute.
  • 88' Bamo Meite picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Afonso Moreira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Olympique Lyonnais celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

FC Lorient Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Terem Moffi 4
Alexandre Lacazette 4
Romain Faivre 3
Bruno Guimaraes 2
Eli Kroupi 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 2
Lucas Paqueta 1
Dango Faissal Ouattara 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 FC Lorient 2025-12-07 FC Lorient 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-03-09 FC Lorient 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-10-08 Olympique Lyonnais 3–3 FC Lorient 2023-03-05 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 FC Lorient

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2026-04-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 FC Lorient W 2026-04-05 Angers SCO 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais D 2026-03-22 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 AS Monaco FC L 2026-03-19 Olympique Lyonnais 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2026-03-15 Le Havre AC 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais D 2026-03-12 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D

FC Lorient Form

2026-04-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 FC Lorient L 2026-04-05 FC Lorient 1–1 Paris FC D 2026-03-21 Toulouse FC 1–0 FC Lorient L 2026-03-14 FC Lorient 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2026-03-08 Lille OSC 1–1 FC Lorient D 2026-03-01 FC Lorient 2–2 AJ Auxerre D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.19 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais52% Draw31% FC Lorient17%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Lorient
48%
Olympique Lyonnais or FC Lorient
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais32% Draw58% FC Lorient10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.6%
1 – 0
20.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
2.8%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 2
2.2%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 28% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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