Lyon 4-0 Rennes: clinical finishing beats territory
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Key numbers
- 0.21 vs 0.11 xG per shot: Lyon's chances were sharper
- Nine shots on target, against a season average of 5.2
- Led for 83 of 90 minutes; Rennes failed to score
Rennes had the ball, Lyon the quality
Lyon beat Rennes 4-0 even though the visitors had more of the ball. The quality of chance was the difference, with Lyon producing 0.21 xG per shot against Rennes's 0.11, and Rennes left the pitch without a goal.
An early goal set the tone
Ernest Nuamah's early opener was worth +0.6 FN xPts, and Lyon then led for 83 minutes of the 90. Their nine shots on target were well above the five-match season average of 5.2, while Brice Samba made five saves in defeat.
Player of the match
Corentin Tolisso 9.0Dominant
He scored once, assisted once, created two chances and won nine of 18 duels.
Tolisso earned most of his FN Score going forward, setting up Nuamah's opener in the 7th minute and scoring Lyon's fourth in the 76th. He also won nine of his 18 duels, so his influence was not limited to the final third.
Game state
1-02-03-04-0
Lyon ahead 83 min · level 7 min · Rennes ahead 0 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.
7'
Ernest Nuamah
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Corentin Tolisso +0.2
+0.6
30'
Ernest Nuamah
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Pavel Šulc +0.1
+0.4
48'
Zachary Athekame
Goal
+0.1
76'
Corentin Tolisso
Goal · assist Zachary Athekame
0.0
Lyon
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Rennes
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
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
LyonRennes
3.13Expected goals (xG)1.37
Compared with usual
Lyon
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.6 | |
| xG | 3.13 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.37 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 15 | 13 | |
| On target | 9 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 11.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.21 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 45% | 51.8% | |
| Passes | 410 | 453.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84.2% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 11.6 | |
Rennes
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.37 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 3.13 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 13 | 18.2 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 55% | 52.4% | |
| Passes | 487 | 466 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 83.5% | |
| Corners | 8 | 4.2 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 11.6 | |
Timeline
- 2'
Yellow
Moussa Niakhaté
- 7'
Goal
Ernest Nuamah league goal #2 assist Corentin Tolisso
- 16'
Yellow
Quentin Merlin
- 30'
Goal
Ernest Nuamah league goal #3 assist Pavel Šulc
- 48'
Goal
Zachary Athekame league goal #2
- 60'
Yellow
Pavel Šulc
- 61'
Sub
Boulaye Dia → Esteban Lepaul
- 61'
Sub
Arnaud Nordin → Mousa Tamari
- 62'
Sub
Eliezer Mayenda → Ludovic Blas
- 64'
Sub
Pavel Šulc → Khalis Merah
- 73'
Sub
Ernest Nuamah → Kaïl Boudache
- 73'
Sub
Quentin Merlin → Mahamadou Nagida
- 73'
Sub
Przemysław Frankowski → Bryan Reynolds
- 76'
Goal
Corentin Tolisso league goal #1 assist Zachary Athekame
- 79'
Sub
Mads Bidstrup → Tanner Tessmann
- 79'
Sub
Tyler Morton → Noah Nartey
- 79'
Sub
Loïs Openda → Keito Nakamura
- 81'
Yellow
Valentin Rongier
- 86'
Yellow
Zachary Athekame
- 90+2'
Yellow
Noah Nartey
Category leaders
- Key passesAdrien Thomasson3
- Duels wonCorentin Tolisso9/18
- DribblesMahdi Camara4/4
- Defensive actionsValentin Rongier5
- ShotsErnest Nuamah6 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonCorentin Tolisso4
#Ligue 1#Lyon#Rennes#Corentin Tolisso#Ernest Nuamah#FN Score
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.