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Olympique Lyonnais
Ligue 1 · 2nd
Play style · last 5
Possession Press
Balanced across the board
high possession with aggressive counter-pressing. Measured against Ligue 1; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
2nd
11 points from 6
On Paper
5th
Chances made and conceded
3 places of disagreementthe table flatters them
This season
6
Pld
3
W
2
D
1
L
11
GF
4
GA
11
Pts
D
W
D
W
W
L
last 6
Lost 1–2 away at Lens · Oct 9
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Olympique Lyonnais finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Riding a hot streak in front of goal
Scoring about 21% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.
1.21
goals per expected
Attack
As many spurned as scored
10 clear chances missed against 10 goals all season. Whatever is being made is not being taken.
10
chances missed
Defence
Hard to score against
4 conceded in 6, 0.67 a game. Whatever else is wrong, it is not the back line.
4
conceded
Defence
They win the ball back
6th in the division for tackles. A side doing that much defending is either pressing well or living without the ball.
87
tackles
Overall
They keep hold of it
Dispossessed fewer times than almost anyone in the division.
27
dispossessed
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 18 clubs.
Big chances created
6th of 18
11
Shots
9th of 18
67
About 11.2 a match.
Key passes
9th of 18
55
Goals
1st of 18
10
5 places above where their chances sit.
Duels won
15th of 18
214
Tackles
6th of 18
87
They do a lot of defending, one way or another.
Clearances
11th of 18
114
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
Ernest Nuamah
Attacker · Ghana
7.71
Most goals
Ernest Nuamah
Attacker · Ghana
3
Most assists
Pavel Sulc
Midfielder · Czech Republic
3
Big chances created
Corentin Tolisso
Midfielder · France
4
Duels won
Corentin Tolisso
Midfielder · France
27
Big chances missed
Loïs Openda
Attacker · Belgium
4
Coming up
The next 5 on the calendar.
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