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Olympique Lyonnais vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Olympique Lyonnais
2 – 2
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Tue 27 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Fernandinho
Y 34' Raheem Sterling
Ferland Mendy 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs Manchester City FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Gianluca Rocchi
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Mauro Tonolini

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
1
Olympique Lyonnais 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Manchester City FC 2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Manchester City FC H 2–2 D
23 Nov AS Saint-Étienne H 1–0 W
10 Nov En Avant Guingamp A 4–2 W
07 Nov TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–2 D
03 Nov FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–1 D
27 Oct Angers SCO A 2–1 W
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 2–2 D
24 Nov West Ham United FC A 4–0 W
11 Nov Manchester United FC H 3–1 W
07 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 6–0 W
04 Nov Southampton FC H 6–1 W
29 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Manchester City FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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 Ederson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Olympique Lyonnais 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.
  • 23' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Marcal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Raheem Sterling gets a Yellow card.
  • 39' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
  • 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Olympique Lyonnais is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maxwel Cornet on 55.
  • 60' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' GOAL! Aymeric Laporte scores on 62.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Olympique Lyonnais player. Ferland Mendy gets a Yellow card.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Leroy Sane is replaced by Fabian Delph.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Rafael is replaced by Kenny Tete on 74 minute.
  • 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcelo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' Maxwel Cornet puts Olympique Lyonnais on the lead.
  • 83' Goal! Sergio Aguero scores his 68 goal in 436 matches.
  • 84' Another change for Olympique Lyonnais made on 84 minute. Nabil Fekir leaves to be changed by Bertrand Traore.
  • 89' Another change for Olympique Lyonnais made on 89 minute. Maxwel Cornet leaves to be changed by Martin Terrier.
  • 90' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Sergio Aguero departs to be replaced by Phil Foden.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Génésio

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Maxwel Cornet 4
Moussa Dembele 2
Sergio Aguero 1
Kevin De Bruyne 1
Bernardo Silva 1
Bernardo Silva 1
Nabil Fekir 1
Nabil Fekir 1

Head to Head

2018-11-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Manchester City FC 2018-09-19 Manchester City FC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2018-11-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2018-11-23 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne W 2018-11-10 En Avant Guingamp 2–4 Olympique Lyonnais W 2018-11-07 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-11-03 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux D 2018-10-27 Angers SCO 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W

Manchester City FC Form

2018-11-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2018-11-24 West Ham United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2018-11-11 Manchester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W 2018-11-07 Manchester City FC 6–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2018-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 Southampton FC W 2018-10-29 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Olympique Lyonnais or Manchester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais39% Draw27% Manchester City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
66%
Draw or Manchester City FC
61%
Olympique Lyonnais or Manchester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais27% Draw45% Manchester City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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