Lyon 1-1 Le Havre: Openda's late leveller rescues a point
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Key numbers
- xG 1.75 v 0.69: Lyon had the better chances
- xG per shot 0.12 v 0.06: quality favoured Lyon too
- Goals in the 74th and 87th minutes after about 13 minutes behind
Lyon's chances brought only a draw
Lyon were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Le Havre. They out-created the visitors on xG, 1.75 to 0.69, yet it was goalless at the break. Corentin Tolisso had a goal ruled out by VAR in the 67th minute, and Le Havre goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi Nzau made five saves.
A substitute's assist, then a leveller
Ally Samatta's 74th-minute opener came from a pass by substitute Fodé Doucouré and was worth +1.3 FN xPts. Lyon answered in the 87th minute, when Loïs Openda scored from a Zachary Athekame assist for +1.1 FN xPts. The point moved Lyon from fourth to second.
Player of the match
Loïs Openda 7.5Strong
He scored the equaliser and put two of his three shots on target.
Openda won all five of his duels and earned most of his credit going forward. His 87th-minute goal ended roughly 13 minutes of Lyon trailing.
Game state
0-11-1
Lyon ahead 0 min · level 77 min · Le Havre ahead 13 min
- Fodé Doucouré — off the bench 25 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
74'
Ally Samatta
Goal · scorer +0.9 · assist Fodé Doucouré +0.4
+1.3
87'
Loïs Openda
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Zachary Athekame +0.3
+1.1
Lyon
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −1.2→ League points won 1
Le Havre
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −1.6Time effect +0.6→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
LyonLe Havre
1.75Expected goals (xG)0.69
Timeline
- 41'
Yellow
Ayumu Seko
- 61'
Sub
Kaïl Boudache → Malick Fofana
- 62'
Sub
Mads Bidstrup → Noah Nartey
- 65'
Sub
Djibril Ouziad → Fodé Doucouré
- 65'
Sub
Kaito Mizuta → Josh Maja
- 67'
VAR
Corentin Tolisso
- 74'
Goal
Ally Samatta league goal #1 assist Fodé Doucouré
- 76'
Sub
Simon Ebonog → Sota Nakamura
- 76'
Sub
Timothee Pembele → Enzo Koffi
- 80'
Sub
Nicolás Tagliafico → Abner Vinícius
- 80'
Sub
Ernest Nuamah → Pavel Šulc
- 87'
Goal
Loïs Openda league goal #1 assist Zachary Athekame
- 90+1'
Sub
Ally Samatta → Vincent Sasso
- 90+4'
VAR
Sota Nakamura
- 90+6'
Yellow
Fodé Doucouré
Category leaders
- Key passesAyumu Seko3
- Duels wonAmir Richardson7/8
- DribblesKaïl Boudache2/6
- Defensive actionsAmir Richardson7
- ShotsCorentin Tolisso4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonKaïl Boudache3
#Ligue 1#Lyon#Le Havre#Loïs Openda#Ally Samatta#Matchweek 2
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.