Lyon vs Rennes match stats & report

4–0 Full time

Ligue 1 · France · Regular Season - 5 · Groupama Stadium, Lyon · Ref Mathieu Vernice, France

Lyon stats & fixtures · Rennes stats & fixtures

Lyon beat Rennes 4–0 in Ligue 1 on 19 September 2026. Expected goals finished 3.13–1.37. Rennes had 55% of the ball.

Lyon vs Rennes match statistics

LyonRennes

45% Ball possession 55%
3.13 Expected goals (xG) 1.37
15 Total shots 13
9 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 8
1 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 9
3 Corners 8
13 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 2
410 Passes 487
84% Pass accuracy 84%
4 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

2' Yellow card M. Niakhate Lyon
7' Goal E. Nuamah (assist C. Tolisso) Lyon
16' Yellow card Q. Merlin Rennes
30' Goal E. Nuamah (assist P. Sulc) Lyon
48' Goal Z. Athekame Lyon
60' Yellow card P. Sulc Lyon
76' Goal C. Tolisso (assist Z. Athekame) Lyon
81' Yellow card V. Rongier Rennes
86' Yellow card Z. Athekame Lyon
90+2' Yellow card N. Nartey Lyon

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Lyon

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Paulo Fonseca

1 D. Greif

16 Abner Vinicius 19 M. Niakhate 20 F. Bacher 13 Z. Athekame

23 T. Morton 2 M. Bidstrup

8 C. Tolisso 10 P. Sulc 7 E. Nuamah

17 L. Openda

Bench R. Descamps , Clinton Mata , R. Kluivert , T. Tessmann , K. Merah , N. Nartey , M. Ouedraogo , K. Nakamura , K. Boudache

Rennes

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Franck Haise

30 B. Samba

26 Q. Merlin 48 A. Ait Boudlal 4 C. Cresswell 95 P. Frankowski

21 V. Rongier

12 Eliezer Mayenda 45 M. Camara 28 A. Thomasson 70 A. Nordin

22 B. Dia

Bench N. Lemaître , B. Reynolds , A. Rouault , M. Nagida , S. Szymański , L. Blas , E. Lepaul , Mousa Tamari , H. Do Marcolino

Out and doubtful

N. Tagliafico Lyon Out — Muscle Injury
R. Himbert Lyon Out — Inactive
J. Duranville Lyon Out — Muscle Injury
N. Kamara Lyon Out — Inactive

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Lyon at home

7–1–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Rennes away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

6% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Lyon vs Rennes head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
3 May 26	Lyon v Rennes	4–2
14 Sep 25	Rennes v Lyon	3–1
26 Apr 25	Lyon v Rennes	4–1
18 Aug 24	Rennes v Lyon	3–0
26 Jan 24	Lyon v Rennes	2–3
12 Nov 23	Rennes v Lyon	0–1

The full Lyon vs Rennes head-to-head record