Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lyon vs Lorient – Lineups & Match Details

Lyon beat Lorient 2-0. Goals: R. Yaremchuk (49'), C. Tolisso (56'). Lyon had 52% possession against Lorient's 48%. Shots on target: 5-6.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 29

Sunday, 12 April 2026

LyonLyon

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

LorientLorient

Referee: Benoît Bastien, France

Lineups

LyonLyon4-1-4-1
Dominik Greif1Dominik GreifG
Steeve Kango34Steeve KangoD
Clinton Mata22Clinton MataD
Moussa Niakhaté19Moussa NiakhatéD
Abner Vinícius16Abner ViníciusD
Tyler Morton23Tyler MortonM
Rachid Ghezzal18Rachid GhezzalM
Ainsley Maitland-Niles98Ainsley Maitland-NilesM
Noah Nartey99Noah NarteyM
Afonso Moreira17Afonso MoreiraM
Roman Yaremchuk77Roman YaremchukF

Substitutes

9EndrickF
5Orel MangalaM
8Corentin TolissoM
6Tanner TessmannM
21Ruben KluivertD
40Rémy DescampsG
44Khalis MerahM
33Hans HateboerD
7Adam KarabecM
LorientLorient3-4-2-1
Yvon Mvogo38Yvon MvogoG
Bamo Meïté5Bamo MeïtéD
Nathaniel Adjei32Nathaniel AdjeiD
Abdoulaye Faye25Abdoulaye FayeD
Théo Le Bris11Théo Le BrisM
Arthur Avom Ebong62Arthur Avom EbongM
Noah Cadiou8Noah CadiouM
Arsène Kouassi43Arsène KouassiM
Jean-Victor Makengo17Jean-Victor MakengoF
Pablo Pagis10Pablo PagisF
Ahmadou Bamba Dieng12Ahmadou Bamba DiengF

Substitutes

77Panos KatserisD
44Darlin YongwaD
15Aiyegun TosinF
28Sambou SoumanoF
2Igor SilvaD
34Martin BleyM
7Bandiougou FadigaM
21Bingourou KamaraG
35Daniel SemedoM

Match Events

23'S

T. Le Bris

Substitution 1

45'+1Y

A. Maitland-Niles

46'S

R. Ghezzal

Substitution 1

46'S

N. Nartey

Substitution 2

46'S

Steeve Kango

Substitution 3

49'G

R. Yaremchuk

Assist: Endrick

56'G

C. Tolisso

73'S

K. Kouassi

Substitution 2

73'S

J. Makengo

Substitution 3

80'S

B. Dieng

Substitution 4

81'Y

Endrick

81'Y

T. Morton

82'S

T. Morton

Substitution 4

86'S

R. Yaremchuk

Substitution 5

88'Y

B. Meité

90'+1Y

Afonso Moreira

Statistics

Lyon
52%48%
Lorient
1.14Expected Goals (xG)1.93
11Total Shots12
5Shots on Target6
4Corners6
17Fouls14
0Offsides2
86Pass Accuracy (%)87
4Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lyon host Lorient on Sunday, 12 April 2026. The kick-off time is 18:45 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lyon go into the match 4th in the table; Lorient sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lyon have taken 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. Lorient have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 7 Dec 2025: Lyon 0-1 Lorient; 9 Mar 2024: Lyon 2-0 Lorient; 8 Oct 2023: Lyon 3-3 Lorient. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lyon beat Lorient 2-0. Lyon scored through R. Yaremchuk 49', C. Tolisso 56'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 56 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lyon held 52% of the ball against 48% for Lorient. Shots on target finished 5-6. Expected goals read 1.14 for Lyon, 1.93 for Lorient.

Verdict

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