Anderlecht 1-2 Lyon: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Anderlecht

1 : 2

Lyon

M. Cvetkovic61'

8'N. Nartey
22'K. Nakamura

Lotto ParkRicardo De Burgos BengoetxeaCapacity 28,063Wed, 16 Sept 202621:00

Anderlecht4-4-2

Line ups

4-3-3Lyon

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Substitutions

46'
86.6
R. Amane
556.9
M. Kana
74'
196.3
T. Aasgaard
216.3
T. Bentayeb
74'
186.7
L. Ambros
146.5
D. Sikan
85'
97.7
M. Cvetkovic
116.3
O. Antman
90'
66.3
L. Augustinsson
53
N. Ojea

Unused

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Substitutions

46'
767.5A
M. Ouedraogo
36.2
N. Tagliafico
46'
197.2
M. Niakhate
206.3
F. Bacher
65'
176.2
L. Openda
107.9
P. Sulc
74'
237.3
T. Morton
86.5
C. Tolisso
74'
996.9
N. Nartey
26.9
M. Bidstrup

Unused

Home

G. Biancone
Hamstring Injury
Out
I. Camara
Foot Injury
Out
L. Hey
Broken Leg
Out
I. Koutsoupias
Off the roster
Out
K. Sardella
Thigh Injury
Out

Away

Abner Vinicius
Inactive
Out
A. Hamdani
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Keito Nakamura

Attacker · Lyon

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won3

Build-up

Passes27

Key passes4

Pass accuracy85%

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions1

Duels won6 · 60%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Colin CoosemansG	8	2	2,12	+0,12	45/55	11/20
Rémy DescampsG	3	1	0,41	-0,59	25/42	5/21

Live stats

Possession & Passing

58%Possession42%

477Total passes350

83%Pass accuracy78%

6Corners4

Attack

14Shots13

5On target10

5Off target1

4Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

11Shots in box11

3Shots out box2

1.4xG1.3

-0.6Goals prevented-0.6

Defense & Discipline

8Goalkeeper saves3

3Offsides5

14Fouls12

0Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,54xG0,82

5Shots7

2On target4

1Big chances1

7Touches in box12

50%Possession50%

4Corners3

Second half

0,81xG0,45

9Shots6

3On target6

3Big chances0

20Touches in box10

66%Possession34%

2Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Anderlecht

1.3514958%

50% open play50% set piece

Lyon

1.27131242%

69% open play31% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Anderlecht1,35 xG · 1 scored

Lyon1,27 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Anderlecht27

Open play 17Set piece 3Foul won 1Rebound 4Defensive 2

Lyon26

Open play 18Set piece 4Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1

Momentum

23 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Anderlecht59% pressure

Lyon41% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

1.35xG1.27

14Shots13

9On target12

Momentum

87' Off target Danylo Sikan 0.09 xG · Set piece · Header

Shot map

14 v 13

Anderlecht shoot right, Lyon left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ANDAnderlechtLYOLyongoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

21 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

AnderlechtLyongoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AnderlechtDefensive line 47%

LyonDefensive line 29%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AnderlechtUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Omobamidele and Coosemans, 17 passes between them.

LyonUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Niakhaté and Descamps, 15 passes between them.

Tactical battle

69control31

Mihajlo Cvetković

9 touches in box

In possession

67,0%Field tilt33,0%

12Passes into box13

34Progressive passes28

11Carries into final third11

11Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

6,91Press intensity (PPDA)15,68

13High turnovers5

11Regains within 5s9

20,3sBall recovery time25,1s

14Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

118Carries99

1520mCarry distance1242m

18Progressive carries13

816mProgressive carry distance660m

2Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

3Take-ons won9

14Take-ons attempted17

660mProgressive pass distance553m

2Through balls1

5Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,33Expected threat (xT)0,57

1,45Action value (VAEP)2,49

27Shot-creating actions26

2Goal-creating actions4

1,28Expected assisted goals1,02

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,2Passes per attack3,3

10,7sAttack duration11,4s

2,61 m/sAttack directness2,62 m/s

0Build-up attacks0

6Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

26Touches in box22

57Final third entries36

3Big chances1

0,41xG on target2,12

2Big chances missed1

Passing

7/26 (27%)Crosses4/12 (33%)

30/52 (58%)Long balls16/49 (33%)

31Throw-ins18

12Free kicks14

4Goal kicks5

Duels

47Total52

31/71 (44%)Ground39/70 (56%)

18/33 (55%)Aerial14/31 (45%)

3/14 (21%)Dribbles9/16 (56%)

6Dispossessed10

Defending

48Recoveries50

10Interceptions10

17Tackles16

47%Tackles won75%

16Clearances33

1Big chances scored0

3Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

1Errors led to shot0

6,81Average rating6,93

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AnderlechtThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 0-15

Lyon2025/26

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 16-30

Goal profile

Recent seasons

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 and 10 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal80%

50%2+ goals50%

50%3+ goals20%

They concede

63%1+ goal50%

25%2+ goals30%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

best 6-0 (A)·worst 0-2 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AnderlechtshootallowLyon

4.6%Six-yard box6.1%

55.8%-8.0Penalty area60.5%

29.6%+6.2Edge of the box25.7%

10.0%+2.6Long range7.6%

561 shots taken · 408 faced

LyonshootallowAnderlecht

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box6.2%

61.8%Penalty area+3.667.3%

23.4%Edge of the box-4.019.6%

7.4%Long range6.9%

419 shots taken · 547 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Lyon beat Anderlecht 2-1 at Lotto Park in the UEFA Europa League. Lyon led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: M. Cvetkovic (61') for Anderlecht; N. Nartey (8'), K. Nakamura (22') for Lyon. In their last 2 meetings, Anderlecht have won 0, Lyon 2, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.