Lorient vs Olympique Lyonnais: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Lorient played Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 (France). The match was played on 7 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Lorient: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Olympique Lyonnais: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Lorient scores 1.29 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Olympique Lyonnais scores 1.50 and concedes 1.07. League average: 2.85 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Lorient 57%, Olympique Lyonnais 43%. Over 2.5: Lorient 50%, Olympique Lyonnais 57%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Olympique Lyonnais has higher xG: 1.45 vs 1.34. Lorient: 12.0 shots per match, Olympique Lyonnais: 12.6.

Match halves

Lorient: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.71. Olympique Lyonnais: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Lorient: 31-45+ (6 goals). Olympique Lyonnais: 16-30 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 1: 2.85 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

40Possession (%)60
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
14Shots7
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
6Shots on target4
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
1.51xG1.04
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
1Corners7
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
29Dangerous attacks42
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
12Fouls21
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
2Cards4
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

LorientOlympique Lyonnais
1.29Goals scored / match1.5
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
2Goals conceded / match1.07
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
44%Average possession55%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
3.86Shots on target / match4.64
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12Shots per match12.64
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
3.86Shots on target4.64
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
10.7%Shot conversion11.9%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
44%Possession55%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
1.34xG for1.45
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
1.27xG against1.25
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

Shooting quality

Lorient: BalancedOlympique Lyonnais: Balanced
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
Accuracy (shots on target)32%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Lorient
DLDDW
Season result split
21% W36% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-6
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-1
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
WDDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Olympique Lyonnais
DDLDW
Season result split
50% W21% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-4
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-2
Last 5 away
1-3-1
WLDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Olympique Lyonnais is 16% better for: goals scored per match.

1.29 goals / match - Lorient · 1.5 goals / match - Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais is 87% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Lorient · 1.07 goals / match - Olympique Lyonnais

Lorient scoring profile: mixed

Lorient scores in 64% of matches (9 of 14 matches), while Olympique Lyonnais keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 matches).

Olympique Lyonnais scoring profile: very strong

Olympique Lyonnais scores in 86% of matches (12 of 14 matches), while Lorient keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 14 matches).

18Goals scored (season)21
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
28Goals conceded (season)15
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
3.29Average goals in match2.57
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
6Goals scored (last 5)8
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal86%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
29%2 goals43%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
29%3 goals21%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
7%4 goals0%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

How often they concede at least...

93%1 goal43%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
43%2 goals36%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
29%3 goals29%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
14%4 goals0%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

43%
Olympique Lyonnais - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 14 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time21%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
7%BTTS in both halves14%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
29%Scored in both halves36%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
80%BTTS - last 540%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Olympique Lyonnais is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / match - Lorient · 1.71 pts / match - Olympique Lyonnais

Lorient - half-time state
43% leading21% draw36% trailing
Olympique Lyonnais - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per match (1st half)1.71
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.71
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.36
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.07
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
57%Clean sheet before half-time79%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
50%No goal before half-time36%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.5
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
1.29Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
2Average goals (2nd half)1.5
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
21%Clean sheet after half-time64%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais
57%No goal after half-time43%
LorientOlympique Lyonnais

Lorient - second-half results

29% W14% D57% L
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding49%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 21%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Olympique Lyonnais - second-half results

36% W43% D21% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Lorient - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.80
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Olympique Lyonnais - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Lorient
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
4
16-30
6
3
31-45
4
6
46-60
3
1
61-75
3
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Olympique Lyonnais
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
5
2
16-30
2
2
31-45
4
1
46-60
2
1
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.93
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Lorient

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.78
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.73
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
177%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Olympique Lyonnais

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 1).

Teams vs league

LorientLigaOlympique Lyonnais
Average goals in match 3.292.85 2.57
Both teams scored 57%49% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%51% 57%
Clean sheets 7%28% 57%
Goal before half-time 79%69% 64%
Goal after half-time 93%80% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.85
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.72
Home goals / match
1.13
Away goals / match
+52%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defence advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Olympique LyonnaisYellow cardAinsley Cory Maitland-Niles
  2. LorientGoalPablo Pagis
  3. Olympique LyonnaisYellow cardAinsley Cory Maitland-Niles
  4. Olympique LyonnaisSubstitutionOn: Hans HateboerOff: Mathys de Carvalho
  5. LorientYellow cardSambou Soumano
  6. LorientYellow cardLaurent Abergel
  7. Olympique LyonnaisSubstitutionOn: Afonso Bastardo MoreiraOff: Nicolás Tagliafico
  8. LorientSubstitutionOn: Noah CadiouOff: Jean-Victor Makengo

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Mathieu VerniceMatches officiated: 14
4.57Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 228%Home wins14%Draws56%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Lorient vs Olympique Lyonnais?

The Ligue 1 match finished Lorient 1:0 Olympique Lyonnais. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Lorient vs Olympique Lyonnais?

Lorient score 1.29 goals per game on average and Olympique Lyonnais 1.50. The Ligue 1 average is 2.85 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Lorient's matches and 43% of Olympique Lyonnais's.

What form are Lorient and Olympique Lyonnais in?

Over the last 5 games Lorient have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Olympique Lyonnais 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Lorient vs Olympique Lyonnais?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.