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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 Atlético 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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Olympique Lyonnais face off against Manchester City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Manchester City FC 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.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' Fernandinho was booked on 23.
  • 28' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Kyle Walker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Génésio might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Raheem Sterling argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' Rafael is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Olympique Lyonnais so far.
  • 49' It’s high time Bruno Génésio made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' The Ivory Coast Maxwel Cornet breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-0!
  • 60' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' The Spain Aymeric Laporte breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-1!
  • 62' Ferland Mendy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' Sergio Aguero has been relatively quiet despite scoring 68 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Leroy Sane as he leaves the pitch. Fabian Delph steps in for Manchester City FC.
  • 74' Kenny Tete is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafael at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' What a strike from Maxwel Cornet! The score is 2-1.
  • 83' A goal from the Argentina international Sergio Aguero! He fires home on 83 to make it 2-2!
  • 84' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Nabil Fekir exits the field as Bertrand Traore enters on 84.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Martin Terrier. He replaces Maxwel Cornet on 89 minute.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Phil Foden on, Sergio Aguero off on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Nabil Fekir 1
Nabil Fekir 1
Maxwel Cornet 1
Aymeric Laporte 1
Sergio Aguero 1
Kevin De Bruyne 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.