Anderlecht 1-2 Lyon: ten shots on target tell the story
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Key numbers
- 10 shots on target vs a 4-match average of 4
- xG 1.43 v 1.27, yet Anderlecht lost
- Lyon led for about 82 minutes after an 8' opener
Two early goals set Lyon on their way
Noah Nartey scored in the eighth minute and Keito Nakamura added a second in the 22nd, giving Lyon a two-goal cushion. Nartey's opener was worth +0.6 FN xPts, the largest value of the match, and Lyon spent roughly 82 minutes in front. Mihajlo Cvetković pulled one back after 61 minutes.
Anderlecht won the xG, Lyon won the finishing
Anderlecht led the xG 1.43 to 1.27, and the shot count was close at 14 to 13. The gap was in accuracy: Lyon put ten shots on target, against an average of four over their previous four matches this season. Colin Coosemans made eight saves but could not stop both goals going in.
Player of the match
Ali Maamar 8.7Dominant
He provided an assist and four key passes, won 10 of 16 duels and made nine defensive actions.
Maamar created four chances and set up Cvetković's goal in the 61st minute, while also making five tackles and three interceptions. With Lyon already two clear, his work produced only the one goal back.
Game state
0-10-21-2
Anderlecht ahead 0 min · level 8 min · Lyon ahead 82 min
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.
8'
Noah Nartey
Goal
+0.6
22'
Keito Nakamura
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Mohamed Ouédraogo +0.1
+0.3
61'
Mihajlo Cvetković
Goal · assist Ali Maamar
+0.2
Anderlecht
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.9Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Lyon
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.3Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
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
AnderlechtLyon
1.43Expected goals (xG)1.27
Compared with usual
Lyon
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.5 | |
| xG | 1.27 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.43 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 13 | 13 | |
| On target | 10 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 42% | 54.3% | |
| Passes | 350 | 479.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 85.8% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.5 | |
Timeline
- 8'
Goal
Noah Nartey competition goal #1
- 22'
Goal
Keito Nakamura competition goal #1 assist Mohamed Ouédraogo
- 26'
Yellow
Moussa Niakhaté
- 44'
Yellow
Mohamed Ouédraogo
- 46'
Sub
Romeo Amane → Marco Kana
- 46'
Sub
Mohamed Ouédraogo → Nicolás Tagliafico
- 46'
Sub
Moussa Niakhaté → Felix Bacher
- 61'
Goal
Mihajlo Cvetković assist Ali Maamar
- 65'
Sub
Loïs Openda → Pavel Šulc
- 74'
Sub
Thelo Aasgaard → Tawfik Bentayeb
- 74'
Sub
Lukáš Ambros → Danylo Sikan
- 74'
Sub
Tyler Morton → Corentin Tolisso
- 74'
Sub
Noah Nartey → Mads Bidstrup
- 85'
Sub
Mihajlo Cvetković → Oliver Antman
- 90+2'
Sub
Ludwig Augustinsson → Noa Cobiella
Category leaders
- Key passesAli Maamar4
- Duels wonAli Maamar10/16
- DribblesAli Maamar3/5
- Defensive actionsAli Maamar9
- ShotsMihajlo Cvetković3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonLukáš Ambros4
#Anderlecht#Lyon#Europa League#Keito Nakamura#Ali Maamar
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.