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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Ligue 1

Lorient vs Lyon

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Sunday 17 January at 20:45, Italian time.

Lorient10th in Ligue 1vsLyon3rd in Ligue 1
12Points17
3-3-2Won-drawn-lost5-2-2
1.5Points per match1.9
7Goals for15
6Goals against7
5Clean sheets4
DWWLDFormWLWLW
unbeaten in 3Current run—
2-1-1 · 7 ptsAt home (W-D-L)4-1-0 · 13 pts
1-2-1 · 5 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-1-2 · 4 pts
8.7 in 8Expected goals for (xG)17.9 in 12
8.8Expected goals against (xG)15.1
6.89Average player rating6.80
—Top scorerErnest Nuamah (4)

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Sunday 17 January.
Lyon v Lorient, Sunday 17 January at 20:45The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Lyon v Lorient on Sunday 17 January
Lyon v LorientArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Lyon 50%draw 28%Lorient 22%
Most likely score1-016% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsUnder37% over · 63% under
Both teams to scoreNo41% yes
Goals the model expects1.37 – 0.79Lyon – Lorient

Poisson model on 9 matches for Lyon and 8 for Lorient, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
4Lorient wins
5draws
5Lyon wins

14 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Lorient 17, Lyon 22 · 2.8 per match

  1. 12 Apr 2026Lyon2-0LorientLigue 1
  2. 7 Dec 2025Lorient1-0LyonLigue 1
  3. 9 Mar 2024Lorient0-2LyonLigue 1
  4. 8 Oct 2023Lyon3-3LorientLigue 1
  5. 5 Mar 2023Lyon0-0LorientLigue 1
  6. 7 Sept 2022Lorient3-1LyonLigue 1
  7. 4 Mar 2022Lorient1-4LyonLigue 1
  8. 25 Sept 2021Lyon1-1LorientLigue 1
  9. 8 May 2021Lyon4-1LorientLigue 1
  10. 27 Sept 2020Lorient1-1LyonLigue 1
  11. 8 Apr 2017Lyon1-4LorientLigue 1
  12. 24 Sept 2016Lorient1-0LyonLigue 1

and 2 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.