Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lorient vs Lyon – Lineups & Match Details

Lorient beat Lyon 1-0. Goals: P. Pagis (39'). Lorient had 40% possession against Lyon's 60%. Shots on target: 6-4.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 15

Sunday, 7 December 2025

LorientLorient

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

LyonLyon

Referee: Mathieu Vernice, France

Lineups

LorientLorient3-4-2-1
Y. Mvogo38Y. MvogoG
B. Meite5B. MeiteD
M. Talbi3M. TalbiD
D. Yongwa44D. YongwaD
T. Le Bris11T. Le BrisM
A. Avom62A. AvomM
L. Abergel6L. AbergelM
A. Kouassi43A. KouassiM
J. Makengo17J. MakengoF
P. Pagis10P. PagisF
S. Soumano28S. SoumanoF

Substitutes

93J. Mvuka MugishaM
15A. TosinF
32N. AdjeiD
9M. BambaF
29D. KarimM
21B. KamaraG
12B. DiengF
8N. CadiouM
2Igor SilvaD
LyonLyon3-4-2-1
D. Greif1D. GreifG
C. Mata22C. MataD
M. Niakhate19M. NiakhateD
N. Tagliafico3N. TagliaficoD
A. Maitland-Niles98A. Maitland-NilesM
T. Morton23T. MortonM
M. de Carvalho39M. de CarvalhoM
Abner Vinicius16Abner ViniciusM
P. Sulc10P. SulcF
C. Tolisso8C. TolissoF
M. Satriano20M. SatrianoF

Substitutes

33H. HateboerD
32A. GomesF
17A. MoreiraF
7A. KarabecM
18R. GhezzalF
40R. DescampsG
41T. BarisicD
44K. MerahM

Match Events

37'Y

A. Maitland-Niles

39'G

P. Pagis

40'Y

N. Tagliafico

42'Y

A. Maitland-Niles

42'R

A. Maitland-Niles

43'Y

C. Tolisso

46'S

M. de Carvalho

Substitution 1

57'Y

S. Soumano

66'Y

L. Abergel

70'S

N. Tagliafico

Substitution 2

71'S

P. Pagis

Substitution 1

71'S

S. Soumano

Substitution 2

78'S

J. Makengo

Substitution 3

90'+1S

T. Le Bris

Substitution 4

90'+1S

L. Abergel

Substitution 5

Statistics

Lorient
40%60%
Lyon
2.57Expected Goals (xG)0.43
14Total Shots7
6Shots on Target4
1Corners7
12Fouls21
2Offsides0
79Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Lorient host Lyon on Sunday, 7 December 2025. The kick-off time is 19:45 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lorient go into the match 9th in the table; Lyon sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lorient have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Lyon have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 9 Mar 2024: Lorient 0-2 Lyon; 8 Oct 2023: Lorient 3-3 Lyon; 5 Mar 2023: Lorient 0-0 Lyon. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lorient beat Lyon 1-0. Lorient scored through P. Pagis 39'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 39 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lorient held 40% of the ball against 60% for Lyon. Shots on target finished 6-4. Expected goals read 2.57 for Lorient, 0.43 for Lyon.

Verdict

The win nudges Lorient forward and leaves Lyon with work to do. Lorient sat 9th and Lyon 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.