Lyon
Ligue 1Season Statistics
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Team Overview
Lyon enter the current Ligue 1 campaign unbeaten through three matches, a record that reflects the competitive standard the club has long set for itself in French football. Under manager Paulo Fonseca, the team has opened with two wins and a draw, a start that points to both attacking sharpness and defensive discipline. Scoring six goals while conceding only two gives Lyon a goal difference of plus four, and with just one clean sheet so far, the numbers suggest a side that is finding the net freely even when matches remain open at the back.
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The underlying data paints an encouraging early picture. Lyon have won one and drawn one of their two home matches, while their sole away outing produced a victory, indicating early-season consistency regardless of venue. A form line of WDW shows a team capable of responding well after dropping points, never following a setback with a loss. Having scored in all three matches without failing to find the net once, Lyon are showing the kind of attacking reliability that has often been central to their identity in French football.
Taken together, these figures describe a Lyon side off to a strong start in Ligue 1, built on scoring goals in bunches and avoiding defeat in all three outings so far. With a plus-four goal difference and an unbeaten record across both home and away fixtures, the campaign so far reflects a team translating attacking output into results under Fonseca's guidance. The balance between goals scored and a still-developing defensive solidity, evidenced by just one clean sheet in three games, will be worth monitoring as the season progresses, but the early numbers are a clear positive for a club with high standards to maintain in France's top flight.
Squad (31 players)
Goalkeepers (4)
Defenders (9)
Midfielders (12)
Attackers (6)
Player Statistics
2026/27 Season| # | Player | Pos | Rating | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Tackles | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 3 | 107 | |
| 20 | |
DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 3 | 210 | |
| 10 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 32 | |
| 2 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 9 | 52 | |
| 23 | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 4 | 120 | |
| 99 | |
MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 1 | 36 | |
| 13 | |
DF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 270 | 8 | 147 | |
| 26 | |
FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 2 | 49 | |
| 17 | |
FW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 | 1 | 31 | |
| 16 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 45 | |
| 19 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 159 | |
| 1 | |
GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 70 | |
| 6 | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 | |
FW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 1 | 50 | |
| 22 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 87 | |
| 3 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 39 | |
| 40 | |
GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 40 | |
| 21 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 22 | |
| 76 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 67 | |
| 39 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 28 | |
| 45 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 10 | |
| 18 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 13 |
Recent Transfers
2025/26 & 2026/27Arrivals (40)
Departures (48)
Injuries & Availability
Impact Analysis
Lyon head into this period with a lengthy absentee list, with eight players unavailable and none of them merely doubtful, meaning selection is settled by necessity rather than fitness gambles. J. Duranville is sidelined by a muscle injury, while A. Gomes Rodriguez, A. Hamdani, N. Kamara, S. Kango, M. Ouedraogo, and M. de Carvalho are all listed as inactive, with K. Nakamura left out as a coach's decision. The volume of absences, rather than being concentrated in one area, points to a squad stretched thin across multiple positions, which limits tactical flexibility and reduces the options available on the bench for in-game adjustments.
With so many regulars unavailable, squad depth becomes the central storyline. Eight missing players is a significant number for any matchday roster, and the lack of clarity on which specific positions each player occupies makes it difficult to isolate a single area of weakness, but it does suggest that whoever is selected will likely be asked to play multiple roles or adapt to unfamiliar responsibilities. Without clear like-for-like replacements confirmed, the coaching staff will need to lean on the fitness and versatility of the remaining available players. This scale of absence represents a genuine test of Lyon's overall squad depth, and how the available group copes together will be a key factor in the team's performance.
Recent Form
Form Analysis
Lyon's last five matches show a side with encouraging attacking output but periodic defensive lapses. The record of two wins, two draws and one loss produced eight goals scored against five conceded, a return that points to a team capable of hurting opponents but not always shutting them out. The 3-1 win over Auxerre and the 2-0 away victory at Toulouse stand out as the strongest performances, both showing a clinical edge in front of goal, while the 1-1 draws with Le Havre and Fenerbahçe reflect games where chances were shared more evenly. The 1-2 home loss to Fenerbahçe was the outlier, marking their only defeat in this run and the one occasion they failed to find a positive result at home.
Taken together, the pattern suggests inconsistency rather than a clear upward or downward trajectory, with results fluctuating between commanding wins and tighter, more even contests. Fenerbahçe appear twice in this stretch, home and away, and those two meetings produced Lyon's only loss and one of their two draws, hinting at a tougher time against that particular opponent. Home form has been mixed too, with three of the five matches played at home yielding a win, a draw and a loss, while the two away fixtures produced a win and a draw, showing no glaring weakness either on the road or on home turf.
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