What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Lyon lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Lyon +0.88, Angers -0.84.
- Points per game over the last five: Lyon 2.00, Angers 1.00.
- Attack: Lyon xG per match 1.93, 11.8 shots, 1.8 big chances created; Angers xG per match 1.24, 9.2 shots, 1.0 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Lyon 1.05, Angers 2.08; shots on target faced 6.0 vs 9.0, big chances faced 1.8 vs 4.5.
Each team's clearest edge
Head-to-head data
Lyon
|
Metric |
Angers
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 2.00 | Points per game | 1.00 |
| 2.00 | Goals per match | 1.00 |
| 0.80 | Goals conceded per match | 2.00 |
| 1.87 | Expected points per game | 0.89 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.93 | xG per match | 1.24 |
| 11.8 | Shots per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 9.2 |
| 7.0 | Shots on target per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | Big chances created per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 1.0 |
| 52.0% | Possession 4 / 4 matches with data | 47.5% |
| 8.2 | Deep completions per match | 4.0 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.05 | xGA per match | 2.08 |
| 10.2 | Shots faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 16.2 |
| 6.0 | Shots on target faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 9.0 |
| 1.8 | Big chances faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 4.5 |
| 5.8 | Deep completions allowed per match | 7.2 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 24.8 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 18.6 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Lyon 5
- Loïs Openda Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Mohamed Ouédraogo Injury Expected back late June 2027
- Nicolás Tagliafico Injury Expected return: A few weeks
- Pavel Sulc Injury Expected back early January 2027
- Steeve Kango Injury Expected back in about 1-2 weeks
Angers 1
- Emmanuel Biumla Injury Expected back early November 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.