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Match reportLigue 1 2026-09-19

Lyon v Rennes

LyonHome
4–0
RennesAway
2.311.13expected goals
2.590.91xG on target (xGOT)

Lyon won by more than the chances suggest (2.31 – 1.13 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Lyon
Rennes
Possession (share of passes)
45.5%54.5%
Duels
4743
Duels won
38.3%60.5%
Aerial duels
1919
Aerial duels won
811
Successful dribbles
69
Passes
449537
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot mapGoal sequences

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Lyon above the line, Rennes below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places.

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0.991.982.98Przemyslaw Frankowski — miss, 0.03 xGErnest Nuamah — goal, 0.15 xGQuentin Merlin — miss, 0.02 xGFelix Bacher — miss, 0.11 xGArnaud Nordin — save, 0.05 xGEliezer Mayenda — save, 0.07 xGCharlie Cresswell — miss, 0.05 xGErnest Nuamah — save, 0.02 xGErnest Nuamah — save, 0.18 xGLoïs Openda — save, 0.04 xGErnest Nuamah — goal, 0.17 xGValentin Rongier — miss, 0.11 xGErnest Nuamah — miss, 0.09 xGLoïs Openda — miss, 0.11 xGArnaud Nordin — miss, 0.06 xGPavel Sulc — save, 0.12 xGCharlie Cresswell — miss, 0.03 xGZachary Athekame — goal, 0.88 xGLoïs Openda — miss, 0.04 xGErnest Nuamah — save, 0.21 xGKhalis Merah — miss, 0.03 xGCorentin Tolisso — goal, 0.09 xGEstéban Lepaul — miss, 0.20 xGMahdi Camara — save, 0.31 xGEstéban Lepaul — save, 0.06 xGLudovic Blas — miss, 0.04 xGCorentin Tolisso — save, 0.08 xGEstéban Lepaul — save, 0.11 xG2.311.13Ernest Nuamah — goal, 0.07 xGOTArnaud Nordin — save, 0.14 xGOTEliezer Mayenda — save, 0.20 xGOTErnest Nuamah — save, 0.02 xGOTErnest Nuamah — save, 0.13 xGOTLoïs Openda — save, 0.06 xGOTErnest Nuamah — goal, 0.34 xGOTPavel Sulc — save, 0.15 xGOTZachary Athekame — goal, 0.87 xGOTErnest Nuamah — save, 0.47 xGOTCorentin Tolisso — goal, 0.22 xGOTMahdi Camara — save, 0.39 xGOTEstéban Lepaul — save, 0.03 xGOTCorentin Tolisso — save, 0.25 xGOTEstéban Lepaul — save, 0.15 xGOT2.590.910'15'30'45'60'75'90'
LyonRennessolid = xG28 shots — click any dot

Shot map

Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lyon
Rennes

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Lyon or Rennes got the ball to the finish.

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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 4 of 4 goals traced.
In possession

In possession

How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.

Keeping the ballWhere the time goesPassing NetworkPass ExplorerTouch DensityWhich Zones Do They Attack Through?Final-third entriesBuild-upBuild-Up — the pass mapProgressionHow They ProgressChance creationChance creationCrosses & CutbacksCrosses by TerritoryOn-Ball Value — who moved the gameWhen they lose itBall-Loss Map
Keeping the ball6 sections

Where the time goes — how long each phase lasts

Lyon

The question
When Lyon has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Lyon's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 36.2% of the time on the ball36%Progression: 41.5% of the time on the ball41%Chance creation: 19.3% of the time on the ball19%Attacking transition: 2.9% of the time on the ball41%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up36.2%
Progression41.5%
Chance creation19.3%
Attacking transition2.9%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Lyon spends most of its time on the ball (41% of its time on the ball).

Rennes

The question
When Rennes has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Rennes's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 37.8% of the time on the ball38%Progression: 39.1% of the time on the ball39%Chance creation: 21.1% of the time on the ball21%Attacking transition: 2.1% of the time on the ball39%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up37.8%
Progression39.1%
Chance creation21.1%
Attacking transition2.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Rennes spends most of its time on the ball (39% of its time on the ball).

Passing Network

Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links.

Lyon
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Rennes
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute

Pass Explorer

Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed).

Touch Density

Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.

Lyon — 621 touches
Rennes — 685 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Lyon

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Lyon actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
449
ACTIONS
3%4%12%6%9%10%7%8%10%13%3%1%3%6%7%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
113
ACTIONS
6%5%12%10%6%12%4%9%8%12%2%3%6%6%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left wing of the middle third (12.6% of all actions). 56% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 44% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 35% defensive, 47% middle, 19% attacking.

Rennes

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Rennes actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
537
ACTIONS
7%5%10%8%6%11%6%7%7%9%10%3%1%4%5%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
97
ACTIONS
5%12%3%4%5%16%5%7%8%11%10%5%1%1%4%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the right wing of the middle third (11.8% of all actions). 51% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 49% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 35% defensive, 42% middle, 23% attacking.

Attack sides

Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Lyon leaned on their left (51%); Rennes leaned on their right (48%).

Lyon
51%Left side28%Middle21%Right sideATTACKING →
L
51%28%21%
R
Rennes
36%Left side16%Middle48%Right sideATTACKING →
L
36%16%48%
R

Final-third entries

Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.

Lyon — 40 entries, 40% through the left wing
Left wing: 16 entries (40%)1640%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 10 entries (25%)1025%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 4 entries (10%)410%CENTRERight half-space: 3 entries (8%)38%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 7 entries (18%)718%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Rennes — 38 entries, 45% through the right wing
Left wing: 5 entries (13%)513%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 5 entries (13%)513%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 2 entries (5%)25%CENTRERight half-space: 9 entries (24%)924%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 17 entries (45%)1745%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Lyon

The football question
How does Lyon progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

150build-up passes attempted
82%completed
28%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

49CB · 40%
6Long Wide · 5%
59Wide → FB · 48%
9Central · 7%
CB49 · 40%
left: 33 passes, most from Niakhaté33right: 16 passes, most from Bacher16
Long Wide6 · 5%
left: 4 passes, most from Greif4right: 2 passes, most from Athekame2
Wide → FB59 · 48%
left: 45 passes, most from Greif45right: 14 passes, most from Greif14
Central9 · 7%
left: 5 passes, most from Tolisso5right: 4 passes, most from Greif4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Lyon build predominantly down the left, with Greif as the fulcrum (36 build-up passes). Only 28% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (17×).

Rennes

The football question
How does Rennes progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

194build-up passes attempted
87%completed
29%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

68CB · 40%
11Long Wide · 7%
73Wide → FB · 43%
17Central · 10%
CB68 · 40%
left: 40 passes, most from Boudlal40right: 28 passes, most from Cresswell28
Long Wide11 · 7%
right: 8 passes, most from Samba8left: 3 passes, most from Samba3
Wide → FB73 · 43%
left: 38 passes, most from Samba38right: 35 passes, most from Samba35
Central17 · 10%
left: 10 passes, most from Samba10right: 7 passes, most from Camara7
◆ Vision AI Insight
Rennes build predominantly down the left, with Boudlal as the fulcrum (40 build-up passes). Only 29% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (13×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Lyon

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 40 progressive passes across 1 match (40.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
15%
Right half-space
8%
Central
8%
Left half-space
30%
Left wing
40%
Progression is left-dominant: 22% right side · 8% central · 70% left.

Who generates it

Abner Vinícius
7 · 18%
Corentin Tolisso
6 · 15%
Tyler Morton
6 · 15%
Pavel Sulc
3 · 8%
Keito Nakamura
3 · 8%
Top two — Abner Vinícius & Corentin Tolisso — account for 32% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
40.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
42% reach final third
15% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 58% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 42% of progressive passes reached the final third and 15% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 32% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingsterile
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spaceefficient
Left wingefficient

Rennes

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 58 progressive passes across 1 match (58.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
50%
Right half-space
7%
Central
7%
Left half-space
2%
Left wing
34%
Progression is right-dominant: 57% right side · 7% central · 36% left.

Who generates it

Przemyslaw Frankowski
13 · 22%
Adrien Thomasson
12 · 21%
Quentin Merlin
7 · 12%
Charlie Cresswell
5 · 9%
Aboubakar Nagida
4 · 7%
Top two — Przemyslaw Frankowski & Adrien Thomasson — account for 43% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
58.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
29% reach final third
17% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 71% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 29% of progressive passes reached the final third and 17% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 43% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacesterile
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Lyon

The question
Where do Lyon's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

15shots
2.3xG
0.15xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
4goals
Attacking transition: 7 shots (47%)47%7Settled attack: 6 shots (40%)40%6Set piece: 2 shots (13%)13%215SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 47% of shots720.880.13
Cross100.210.21
Cut-back110.090.09
Pass into the box / short pass410.540.13
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.040.04
Settled attack 40% of shots621.390.23
Cross100.110.11
Pass into the box / short pass410.400.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)110.880.88
Set piece 13% of shots200.050.03
Free kick200.050.03

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Pavel Sulc30.331
Corentin Tolisso20.271
Abner Vinícius10.210
Loïs Openda10.180
Zachary Athekame20.181

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Zachary Athekame10.881
Ernest Nuamah60.822
Loïs Openda30.190
Corentin Tolisso20.171
Pavel Sulc10.120
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Lyon's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.4 of 2.3 xG, 6 of 15 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 7 of the 15 shots (47%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 4 goals from 2.3 xG (+1.7).

Rennes

The question
Where do Rennes's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

13shots
1.1xG
0.09xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Attacking transition: 6 shots (46%)46%6Settled attack: 3 shots (23%)23%3Set piece: 4 shots (31%)31%413SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 46% of shots600.660.11
Pass into the box / short pass400.540.14
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)200.110.06
Settled attack 23% of shots300.340.11
Cross200.310.15
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)100.040.04
Set piece 31% of shots400.130.03
Corner400.130.03

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Adrien Thomasson20.370
Aboubakar Nagida10.200
Ludovic Blas10.110
Przemyslaw Frankowski10.110
Valentin Rongier10.060

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Estéban Lepaul30.370
Mahdi Camara10.310
Valentin Rongier10.110
Arnaud Nordin20.110
Charlie Cresswell20.090
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Rennes's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.7 of 1.1 xG, 6 of 13 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 6 of the 13 shots (46%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 4 of the 13 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.1 xG (-1.1).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Lyon

The question
How does Lyon deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

5 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (60%), 2 led to a shot (40%). 3 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (67%), 1 led to a shot (33%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Rennes

The question
How does Rennes deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

19 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (32%), 2 led to a shot (11%). 2 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Lyon

The question
Which part of the final third does Lyon actually cross from?

5 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 0 crosses (0%)deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 1 crosses (20%)20%1advanced left wing: 1 crosses (20%)20%1byline right wing: 0 crosses (0%)byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 1 crosses (20%)20%1byline left wing: 2 crosses (40%)40%2
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · left wing240%0
advanced · left half-space120%0
advanced · left wing120%1
byline · left half-space120%1

Rennes

The question
Which part of the final third does Rennes actually cross from?

19 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (5%)5%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 4 crosses (21%)21%4advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 1 crosses (5%)5%1advanced left wing: 2 crosses (11%)11%2byline right wing: 6 crosses (32%)32%6byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 5 crosses (26%)26%5
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
byline · right wing632%0
byline · left wing526%1
advanced · right wing421%1
advanced · left wing211%0
deep · right wing15%0
advanced · left half-space15%0

On-Ball Value — who moved the game

Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds.

+3.00Lyon on-ball value
+1.14Rennes on-ball value
+0.0+1.5+3.0HALF TIME+3.00+1.140′15′30′45′60′75′90′
LyonRennesEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Lyon — where the value came from
Passes449 actions+1.42
Carries113 actions-0.32
Dribbles20 actions-0.11
Shots15 actions+1.44
Ball wins65 actions+0.56
Rennes — where the value came from
Passes537 actions+0.91
Carries97 actions-0.11
Dribbles18 actions+0.01
Shots13 actions+0.08
Ball wins63 actions+0.25
Lyon — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Zachary Athekame48+0.772
Loïs Openda50+0.422
Corentin Tolisso76+0.387
Pavel Sulc31+0.344
Keito Nakamura12+0.212
Tanner Tessmann (lowest)19-0.194
Rennes — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Aboubakar Nagida22+0.331
Przemyslaw Frankowski91+0.160
Ludovic Blas24+0.148
Adrien Thomasson83+0.132
Brice Samba45+0.126
Estéban Lepaul (lowest)12-0.149
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Lyon

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 of 16 pass attempts lost here (38%).38%6/16Greif3 of 55 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%3/55Greif4 of 25 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%4/25Niakhaté8 of 41 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%8/41Niakhaté7 of 43 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%7/43Athekame5 of 33 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%5/33Athekame2 of 35 pass attempts lost here (6%).6%2/35Morton7 of 44 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%7/44Openda5 of 58 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%5/58Sulc13 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 of 25 pass attempts lost here (24%).24%6/25Vinícius7 of 30 pass attempts lost here (23%).23%7/30Tolissoattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
22
Failed forward pass
10
Failed take-on
14
Lost in the defensive third
27
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the defensive third: 38% of 16 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 29% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Rennes

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

11 of 35 pass attempts lost here (31%).31%11/35Frankowski3 of 27 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%3/27Cresswell3 of 55 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%3/55Camara2 of 44 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%2/44Thomasson6 of 33 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%6/33Merlin12 of 59 pass attempts lost here (20%).20%12/59Frankowski6 of 34 pass attempts lost here (18%).18%6/34Cresswell6 of 40 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%6/40Thomasson5 of 35 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%5/35Camara8 of 50 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%8/50Merlin11 of 52 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%11/52Thomasson4 of 18 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%4/18Dia7 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.7 of 19 pass attempts lost here (37%).37%7/19Boudlal12 of 29 pass attempts lost here (41%).41%12/29Merlinattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
34
Failed forward pass
21
Failed take-on
9
Lost in the defensive third
25
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 41% of 29 pass attempts there are lost (12 times). Separately, 35% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession

Out of possession

How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.

PressingPressing BehaviourHow long they keep it — passes and sec...Winning the ballDefensive Action MapBall-Win MapDefending the boxVulnerability Map
Pressing2 sections

Pressing Behaviour — where it starts

Lyon

Not just press intensity, but where the 170 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
21%
Middle third
37%
Own third
42%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 21% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 37% in midfield.

Where they win it back

713291112148719159109DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.

Rennes

Not just press intensity, but where the 143 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
13%
Middle third
34%
Own third
53%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 13% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 34% in midfield.

Where they win it back

1415271461714486565DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.

How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won

Lyon

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Lyon win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 33 opposition possessions that Lyon ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
7.9passes
median 5 · before Lyon win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
24sec
median 15s · 33.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
15%
39%
18%
27%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.2
7s
15–30′
7.2
26s
30–45+′
11.2
32s
45–60′
8.7
31s
60–75′
6.8
19s
75–90+′
7.3
20s
average passesaverage seconds

Rennes

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Rennes win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 32 opposition possessions that Rennes ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
4.8passes
median 4 · before Rennes win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
16sec
median 14s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
41%
16%
31%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.2
20s
15–30′
3.4
14s
30–45+′
5.8
19s
45–60′
6.5
25s
60–75′
2.5
6s
75–90+′
5.9
18s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections

Defensive Action Map

Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past.

Lyon — 170 actions, 128 won
Rennes — 143 actions, 112 won

Ball-Win Map

Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.

Lyon — 95 wins · 8% in the final third, 34% midfield, 58% own third
own third, right: 11 of 95 wins (12%)12%11 winsown third, centre: 30 of 95 wins (32%)32%30 winsown third, left: 14 of 95 wins (15%)15%14 winsmidfield, right: 8 of 95 wins (8%)8%8 winsmidfield, centre: 9 of 95 wins (9%)9%9 winsmidfield, left: 15 of 95 wins (16%)16%15 winsfinal third, right: 0 of 95 wins (0%)final third, centre: 4 of 95 wins (4%)4%4 winsfinal third, left: 4 of 95 wins (4%)4%4 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Loïs Opendaball-recovery19′88
Corentin Tolissotackle19′73
Corentin Tolissotackle4′72
Tanner Tessmannball-recovery93′71
Khalis Merahtackle87′71
Rennes — 81 wins · 7% in the final third, 31% midfield, 62% own third
own third, right: 16 of 81 wins (20%)20%16 winsown third, centre: 22 of 81 wins (27%)27%22 winsown third, left: 12 of 81 wins (15%)15%12 winsmidfield, right: 15 of 81 wins (19%)19%15 winsmidfield, centre: 2 of 81 wins (2%)2%2 winsmidfield, left: 8 of 81 wins (10%)10%8 winsfinal third, right: 3 of 81 wins (4%)4%3 winsfinal third, centre: 2 of 81 wins (2%)2%2 winsfinal third, left: 1 of 81 wins (1%)1%1 win
Highest winsTypeMinx
Ludovic Blasball-recovery96′74
Eliezer Mayendaball-recovery12′72
Adrien Thomassonball-recovery87′72
Arnaud Nordinball-recovery14′71
Valentin Rongierball-recovery38′68
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Lyon

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Lyon? 58 opponent progressive passes and 13 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Lyon)

Right wing
54%
Right half-space
10%
Central
8%
Left half-space
2%
Left wing
26%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (54% of the danger conceded).

Rennes

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Rennes? 40 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (2.3 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Rennes)

Right wing
10%
Right half-space
8%
Central
10%
Left half-space
35%
Left wing
37%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (37% of the danger conceded).
Context

Shape and tactics

How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.

Attitude in each thirdAgainst their own normDecision Quality

Attitude in each third

How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next.

Lyon

Build-up (own third)

safer, left-sided, slower

right 19% · centre 42% · left 39%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
194
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
23%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
16%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.2 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
62% of 53
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
45%
Progression (middle third)

safer, touchline to touchline, played in the channels

right 32% · centre 23% · left 45%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
268
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+3.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
19%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
14%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.5 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
49% of 63
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
44%
Final third

safer, shorter passing, kept on the floor

right 19% · centre 22% · left 58%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
120
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.8 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
19%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
3%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
32% of 40
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
40%

Rennes

Build-up (own third)

safer, touchline to touchline, playing short

right 35% · centre 30% · left 35%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
229
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+6.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
13%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
16%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.1 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
69% of 59
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
36%
Progression (middle third)

safer, played in the channels, touchline to touchline

right 41% · centre 22% · left 37%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
271
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+3.5 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
18%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
7%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
44% of 62
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
55%
Final third

safer, touchline to touchline, right-sided

right 55% · centre 10% · left 36%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
152
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+0.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
14%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
12%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.5 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
23% of 43
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
42%

Against their own norm

The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.

Lyon
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions170vs 140
Expected goals2.31vs 1.24
Progressive carries42vs 61
Passes449vs 498
PPDA4.8vs 7.3
Rennes
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions143vs 165
Expected goals1.13vs 1.91
Threat from passing5.23vs 6.42
Progressive carries35vs 46
Progressive passes58vs 50

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Lyon

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
14%
Progressive
0%
Neutral / sideways
46%
Safe / backward
39%
14% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 86% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

Rennes

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
13%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
36%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads

Players

Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.

Who stood out — the most valuable play...Every player — the full numbers

Set pieces

Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Lyon: 3 corners, 0 led to a shot; Rennes: 8 corners, 4 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Lyon

3Corners
0Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.05Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
67%33%1 from the left flag2 from the right flag

Click an arrow to pick out one corner.

Rennes

8Corners
4Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
4Set-piece shots
0.13Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
12%1 corner38%3 corners12%1 corner12%25%5 from the left flag3 from the right flag

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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick

Who stood out — the most valuable players

Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.

Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Lyon
Rennes

Every player — the full numbers

Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.

Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
Vision AI · building report