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Ligue 1 2026/27

Lyon lineup

5th in the Ligue 1 14 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DWLWL

Predicted lineup for Lyon

Next match: Lyon vs Angers,

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Lyon 4-3-3
1 Greif
16 Abner
19 Niakhaté
20 Bacher
13 Athekame
8 Tolisso
2 Bidstrup
6 Tessmann
18 Merah or Duranville
11 Nakamura or Nartey
7 Nuamah

Predicted lineup for Lyon: Greif, Abner, Niakhaté, Bacher, Athekame, Tolisso, Bidstrup, Tessmann, Merah, Nakamura, Nuamah

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English players at Lyon

1 player
Player Position Matches Starts Min. Goals Assists
Tyler Morton Midfielder 10 9 741 0 0
Played 8 4W 2D 2L
Goals for 13 1.6 per match on average
Goals against 7 0.9 per match on average
Goal difference +6 14 points
Clean sheets 3 failed to score in 2
xG 11.02 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 2.50 1.00 1.75
Goals for 2.50 0.75 1.63
Goals against 0.75 1.00 0.88
xG for 1.67 1.09 1.38
xG against 1.30 1.63 1.46
Corners 4.5 4.0 4.3
Cards 2.0 1.3 1.6
Clean sheets 25% 50% 38%

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Ernest Nuamah 4
  2. 2 Corentin Tolisso 2
  3. 3 Pavel Šulc 2
  4. 4 Noah Nartey 2
  5. 5 Zachary Athekame 2

Assists

  1. 1 Pavel Šulc 3
  2. 2 Zachary Athekame 3
  3. 3 Corentin Tolisso 2
  4. 4 Keito Nakamura 2
  5. 5 Lois Openda 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Zachary Athekame 13
  2. 2 Corentin Tolisso 12
  3. 3 Keito Nakamura 10
  4. 4 Pavel Šulc 9
  5. 5 Tyler Morton 9

Duels won

  1. 1 Zachary Athekame 46
  2. 2 Corentin Tolisso 45
  3. 3 Mads Bidstrup 32
  4. 4 Felix Bacher 31
  5. 5 Tyler Morton 29

Shots on target

  1. 1 Lois Openda 9
  2. 2 Ernest Nuamah 8
  3. 3 Corentin Tolisso 7
  4. 4 Pavel Šulc 5
  5. 5 Kaïl Boudache 4

Rating

  1. 1 Dominik Greif 7.38
  2. 2 Ernest Nuamah 7.28
  3. 3 Mohamed Ouédraogo 7.25
  4. 4 Zachary Athekame 7.17
  5. 5 Pavel Šulc 7.00

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for11.02
  • Actual goals scored13
  • Difference +1.98
  • xG against11.70
  • Passes per match454
  • Possession49.3%

Lyon squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Dominik Greif Age 29 · Slovakia Goalkeeper 8 720 0 0 295 83.4% 7.4
40 Rémy Descamps Age 30 · France Goalkeeper 3 272 0 0 115 64.3% 6.8
25 Justin Bengui Age 20 · France Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
20 Felix Bacher Age 26 · Austria Defender 11 823 1 0 534 89.7% 6.8
13 Zachary Athekame Age 21 · Switzerland Defender 9 810 2 3 376 83.2% 7.2
16 Abner Age 26 · Brazil Defender 8 631 0 0 359 83.8% 6.4
19 Moussa Niakhaté Age 30 · Senegal Defender 8 630 0 0 508 90.2% 6.8
21 Ruben Kluivert Age 25 · Netherlands Defender 7 394 0 0 225 90.7% 6.3
22 Clinton Mata Age 33 · Angola Defender 4 362 0 0 259 90.7% 6.7
76 Mohamed Ouédraogo Age 23 · Burkina Faso Defender 2 135 0 1 87 78.2% 7.3
3 Nicolás Tagliafico Age 34 · Argentina Defender 2 127 0 0 56 83.9% 6.3
85 Noham Kamara Age 19 · France Defender 1 59 0 0 40 80.0% 5.9
37 Steeve Kango Age 19 Defender 1 31 0 0 8 50.0% 6.1
23 Tyler Morton Age 24 · England Midfielder 10 741 0 0 407 86.2% 6.6
8 Corentin Tolisso Age 32 · France Midfielder 11 713 2 2 399 84.2% 6.8
2 Mads Bidstrup Age 25 · Denmark Midfielder 10 613 0 0 144 79.9% 5.8
10 Pavel Šulc Age 25 · Czechia Midfielder 9 464 2 3 128 77.3% 7.0
99 Noah Nartey Age 21 · Denmark Midfielder 10 464 2 0 172 84.3% 6.4
6 Tanner Tessmann Age 25 · United States Midfielder 10 380 1 0 161 87.0% 6.6
18 Khalis Merah Age 19 · France Midfielder 6 216 1 0 96 88.5% 6.8
39 Mathys de Carvalho Age 21 · France Midfielder 1 69 0 0 28 82.1% 6.6
7 Ernest Nuamah Age 22 · Ghana Forward 8 553 4 1 137 75.9% 7.3
26 Kaïl Boudache Age 20 · France Forward 11 484 0 0 126 84.1% 6.6
17 Lois Openda Age 26 · Belgium Forward 6 459 1 1 86 76.7% 6.7
11 Keito Nakamura Age 26 · Japan Forward 7 337 1 2 131 80.9% 6.8
24 Julien Duranville Age 20 · Belgium Forward 3 205 0 0 66 86.4% 6.7
45 Rémi Himbert Age 18 · France Forward 3 154 0 0 27 55.6% 4.0

Frequently asked questions

When do Lyon play next?

Lyon play at home against Angers on .

When will the lineup for Lyon be announced?

The predicted lineup for Lyon against Angers is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Which English players play for Lyon?

This season, Lyon have one English player: Tyler Morton (midfielder, 10 appearances).

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Lyon?

Dominik Greif has started in goal in 4 of the last 4 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Lyon?

Ernest Nuamah has scored 4 goals for Lyon this season and provided 1 assist.

Which Lyon players are injured or suspended?

Lyon are without Lois Openda (leg injury), Mohamed Ouédraogo (knee injury), Pavel Šulc (knee injury), Steeve Kango (concussion) and Tyler Morton (groin injury).