Olympique Lyonnais vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Olympique Lyonnais vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.
- Olympique Lyonnais 10 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- FC Lorient 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Hicham Zakrani
- Referee Johan Hamel
- Referee Bastien Dechepy
- Referee Floris Aubin
- Referee Brice Parinet-Le Tellier
- Referee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep | FC Lorient | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Sep | ES Troyes AC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 19 Sep | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 16 Sep | Rangers FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 12 Sep | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 3–1 | W |
| 27 Aug | FC Nantes | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Sep | OGC Nice | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Sep | Stade de Reims | A | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Sep | Lille OSC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Aug | Racing Club de Lens | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Aug | Montpellier HSC | A | 1–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Olympique Lyonnais | FC Lorient | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #10 |
| 17 | Points | 15 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 5 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 3 |
| 15 | Scored | 9 |
| 9 | Conceded | 8 |
| +6 | GD | +1 |
| 1.70 | PPG | 1.50 |
| 50% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
60%
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
60%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
FC Lorient this season
Olympique Lyonnais are 5th (17 pts). FC Lorient are 10th (15 pts).
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
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ 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 |
FC Lorient
| Jean-Victor Makengo | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Olympique Lyonnais launch into their encounter with FC Lorient.
- 5' FC Lorient is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 14' Controversy at the stadium! Emerson argues furiously but the Red card stands.
- 15' Olympique Lyonnais player sees a Red card in front of him.
- 19' Olympique Lyonnais ring the changes. Jason Denayer has done his job and it is now time for Sinaly Diomande to step up.
- 20' Armand Lauriente has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 20 minutes.
- 25' FC Lorient is showing some good football. However, FC Lorient are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 28' A moment of madness from Laurent Abergel on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Lorient will be frustrated.
- 33' Olympique Lyonnais are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique Lyonnais is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Xherdan Shaqiri exits the field as Islam Slimani enters on 46.
- 50' The deadlock is broken! Karl Toko Ekambi gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
- 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Christophe Pélissier might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 60' Jason Denayer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 440 appearances.
- 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabien Lemoine.
- 67' Leo Dubois picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 72' Damien da Silva is replacing Jerome Boateng for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
- 77' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Rayan Cherki comes on to replace Islam Slimani.
- 78' FC Lorient ring the changes. Fabien Lemoine has done his job and it is now time for Stephane Diarra to step up.
- 83' FC Lorient have won 393 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 85' The whistle greets Armand Lauriente as he departs to be replaced by Dango Faissal Ouattara.
- 90' The travelling FC Lorient supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 39
-
29
Xherdan Shaqiri ↓ Islam Slimani 46'
- 3
- 1
-
8
Houssem Aouar ↓ Henrique 19'
- 14
-
5
Jason Denayer ↓ Sinaly Diomande 19'
- 27
- 7
- 25
Bench
-
20
Islam Slimani ↑ 46'
-
12
Henrique ↑ 19'
-
21
Damien da Silva ↑ 72'
- 23
- 30
- 18
-
2
Sinaly Diomande ↑ 19'
- 19
- 4
Coach
Peter Bosz
FC Lorient Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 6
- 15
- 25
- 18
- 17
- 30
- 2
-
10
Enzo Le Fee ↓ Thomas Monconduit 78'
- 13
- 36
Bench
- 1
-
23
Thomas Monconduit ↑ 78'
- 14
- 5
-
7
Stephane Diarra ↑ 78'
- 11
- 20
- –
-
33
Dango Faissal Ouattara ↑ 85'
Coach
Christophe Pélissier
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Terem Moffi | 4 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 4 |
| Romain Faivre | 3 |
| Bruno Guimaraes | 2 |
| Eli Kroupi | 2 |
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 2 |
| Dango Faissal Ouattara | 1 |
| Ernest Nuamah | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
2021-09-25
Olympique Lyonnais
1–1
FC Lorient
D
2021-09-22
Olympique Lyonnais
3–1
ES Troyes AC
W
2021-09-19
Paris Saint-Germain FC
2–1
Olympique Lyonnais
L
2021-09-16
Rangers FC
0–2
Olympique Lyonnais
W
2021-09-12
Olympique Lyonnais
3–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
W
2021-08-27
FC Nantes
0–1
Olympique Lyonnais
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.42
Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77
FC Lorient xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Lorient
50%
Olympique Lyonnais or FC Lorient
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Lorient win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.8%
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais
| Handicap | Olympique Lyonnais covers | Push | FC Lorient covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 16% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 25% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 13% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
47%
✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.