Lyon
Ligue 1 · Fixtures, results, squad and news
Lyon play in Ligue 1 and their home ground is Groupama Stadium. The head coach is Paulo Fonseca, 53. Next up: Hoffenheim v Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday 22 October 2026. 4 players are currently unavailable through injury or suspension. Prediction markets give them a 2% chance of winning the league and 24% of a Champions League place.
Upcoming fixtures
22 Oct
19:00 UTC
19:00 UTC
Europa League
25 Oct
19:45 UTC
19:45 UTC
Ligue 1
31 Oct
19:45 UTC
19:45 UTC
Ligue 1
5 Nov
17:45 UTC
17:45 UTC
Europa League
8 Nov
16:15 UTC
16:15 UTC
Ligue 1
21 Nov
19:45 UTC
19:45 UTC
Ligue 1
26 Nov
20:00 UTC
20:00 UTC
Europa League
29 Nov
19:45 UTC
19:45 UTC
Ligue 1
Recent results (8)
FT
18 Oct
18 Oct
Ligue 1
Score
2 - 1FT
15 Oct
15 Oct
Europa League
Score
3 - 2FT
9 Oct
9 Oct
Ligue 1
Score
2 - 1FT
19 Sep
19 Sep
Ligue 1
Score
4 - 0FT
16 Sep
16 Sep
Europa League
Score
1 - 2FT
12 Sep
12 Sep
Ligue 1
Score
0 - 0FT
4 Sep
4 Sep
Ligue 1
Score
3 - 1FT
29 Aug
29 Aug
Ligue 1
Score
1 - 1League position (may reveal recent results)
Lyon are 1st in Ligue 1 with 14 points from 7 matches: 4 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost, goal difference +8. Full Ligue 1 table.
Injuries and suspensions
- Pavel Šulc injury, expected back About a week
- Nicolás Tagliafico injury, expected back A few weeks
- Mohamed Ouédraogo injury, expected back Late June 2027
- Loïs Openda injury, expected back Mid November 2026
Season outlook
Over 7 league matches they have created 12.7 expected goals and allowed 8.5. That is worth about 12.0 expected points .Show actual points
against 14 actually earned
- Win the league: 2%
- Champions League place: 24%
Season markets from Polymarket. About win chances.
Lyon squad
Goalkeepers
- 1Dominik Greif29 · Slovakia
- 25Justin Bengui21 · France
- 40Rémy Descamps30 · France
- 50Lassine Diarra23 · Mali
Defenders
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico34 · Argentina
- 13Zachary Athekame21 · Switzerland
- 16Abner26 · Brazil
- 19Moussa Niakhaté30 · Senegal
- 20Felix Bacher25 · Austria
- 21Ruben Kluivert25 · Netherlands
- 22Clinton Mata33 · Angola
- 37Steeve Kango19 · France
- 85Noham Kamara19 · France
Midfielders
- Paul Akouokou28 · Ivory Coast
- 2Mads Bidstrup25 · Denmark
- 6Tanner Tessmann25 · USA
- 8Corentin Tolisso32 · France
- 18Khalis Merah19 · France
- 23Tyler Morton23 · England
- 76Mohamed Ouédraogo23 · Burkina Faso
- 99Noah Nartey21 · Denmark
Forwards
- Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez18 · England
- 7Ernest Nuamah22 · Ghana
- 10Pavel Šulc25 · Czechia
- 11Keito Nakamura26 · Japan
- 17Loïs Openda26 · Belgium
- 24Julien Duranville20 · Belgium
- 26Kaïl Boudache20 · Algeria
- 45Rémi Himbert18 · France
Team stats
| FotMob rating | 7.04 | 4th in league |
| Goals per match | 1.9 | 5th in league |
| Goals conceded per match | 0.7 | 1st in league |
| Average possession | 51.7 | 6th in league |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 3rd in league |
| Attendance | 40668 | 4th in league |
| Expected goals | 11.5 | 9th in league |
| xG difference | 2.8 | 5th in league |
Lyon news
European football: 10-man Lyon hold off Nice to move top of Ligue 1
The Guardian
Lyon 3-2 Crystal Palace: Visitors fall short in thriller against Sage's former club - as it happened
ESPN
Europa League: Lyon take down Crystal Palace as Benfica overwhelm Celtic
The Guardian
Crystal Palace boss Sage beaten on return to Lyon
ESPN