Nantes vs Lyon 2025-26 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 2': Endrick (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Nantes 0, Lyon 1. Pavel Sulc (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Afonso Moreira following a corner.
- 37': Kelvin Amian (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Nantes. Youssef El-Arabi replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 61': Endrick (Lyon) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 63': Substitution, Nantes. Deiver Machado replaces Dehmaine Tabibou.
- 66': Ali Youssif (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Nantes. Abakar Sylla replaces Nicolas Cozza.
- 73': Substitution, Nantes. Francis Coquelin replaces Kelvin Amian.
- 76': Dominik Greif (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Mohamed Kaba (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Lyon. Hans Hateboer replaces Afonso Moreira because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Nantes. Herba Guirassy replaces Mohamed Kaba.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Lyon. Khalis Merah replaces Pavel Sulc.
- 90'+8': Matthis Abline (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Nantes 0, Lyon 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire
Location: Nantes, France
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +20 | Lens | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +27 | Paris Saint-Germain | 20 | 48 | 2 |
| +14 | Lyon | 21 | 42 | 5 |
| +24 | Marseille | 20 | 39 | 5 |
Statistics
LYON |
NAN![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.1 | Possession | 53.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 368 |
| 392 | Passes | 442 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 20 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 37 | Clearances | 22 |
Nantes (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 2 | Ali Almusrat |
| 3 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 98 | Kelvin Amian |
| 21 | Mohamed Drame |
| 8 | Johann Lepenant |
| 17 | Dehmaine Tabibou |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 31 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 10 | Matthis Abline |
| 20 | Rémy Cabella |
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Greif (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 22 | Clinton Mata |
| 16 | Abner |
| 98 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 23 | Tyler Morton |
| 99 | Noah Nartey |
| 6 | Tanner Tessmann |
| 10 | Pavel Sulc |
| 17 | Afonso Moreira |
| 9 | Endrick |
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