Clinical Edge
Lyon
Lyon finished well above what their chances were worth — 2 goals from 0.70 xG.
- Goals
- 2
- Expected goals
- 0.70
- Overperformance
- +1.30
Ligue 1 · Matchday 1
Toulouse
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–0
Lyon
N. Nartey 68'
M. Fofana 85'
Ligue 1
Matchday 1Toulouse0–2Lyon
2.77
Expected goals
0.70
68′85′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: TOU 2.77, LYO 0.70.
Match report
Toulouse 0-2 Lyon
Lyon saw off Toulouse 2-0 at Stadium de Toulouse in Ligue 1. Nartey opened the scoring for Lyon on 68' and Fofana made it 2-0 to Lyon on 85'.
Expected goals finished Toulouse 2.77, Lyon 0.70. On the balance of chances Toulouse had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Lyon will take more happily than the performance deserved.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Lyon graded out for clinical edge — 2 goals and 0.70 expected goals. Toulouse graded out for wasteful finishing — 2.77 expected goals and 0 goals.
Noah Nartey came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.7 for Lyon from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 1 shot.
It was a niggly afternoon: 30 fouls between them and 3 yellow cards, with Lyon conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
48%Possession52%
17Shots11
2.77xG0.70
What the numbers say
4 readsWasteful Finishing
Toulouse
Toulouse created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.77 xG for 0 goals.
- Expected goals
- 2.77
- Goals
- 0
- Shortfall
- −2.77
Better Chances
Toulouse
Toulouse did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.16 xG per attempt against 0.06.
- xG per shot
- 0.16
- Opponent
- 0.06
- Shots
- 17 v 11
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Lyon scored on 85′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 85′
Timeline
Niklas Schmidt
Foul
🟨31'
🟨45'
Noah Nartey
Foul
Half-time
🔄63'
P. Sulc ↑ R. Himbert ↓
🔄63'
M. Fofana ↑ J. Duranville ↓
⚽68'
N. Nartey — assist: P. Sulc
🔄69'
C. Tolisso ↑ M. de Carvalho ↓
🔄69'
T. Morton ↑ N. Nartey ↓
R. Messali ↑ I. Diallo ↓
🔄71'
I. Azizi ↑ J. Vignolo ↓
🔄71'
J. Russell-Rowe ↑ S. Hidalgo ↓
🔄71'
S. Oppong ↑ Y. Gboho ↓
🔄80'
🔄80'
T. Tessmann ↑ M. Bidstrup ↓
⚽85'
M. Fofana — assist: C. Tolisso
M. Saka ↑ N. Schmidt ↓
🔄86'
🟨90+4'
Tanner Tessmann
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
RefereeGuillaume Paradis, France
CompetitionLigue 1
Season2026
RoundMatchday 1
StatusMatch Finished