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LIGUE 1 Matchweek 5

Lyon vs Rennes

Match data · Groupama Stadium Updated

Lyon host Rennes in Ligue 1 matchweek 5: Sat 19 Sep, 20:45 CEST (20 Sep 03:45 KST) at Groupama Stadium. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 10 league meetings: Lyon 4 wins, 0 draws, Rennes 6 wins; the most recent was Lyon 4–2 Rennes in 2026/05. Last five games in all competitions: Lyon W2 D2 L1, Rennes W3 D2 L0. Rennes have won 60.3% (44W 11D 18L) of 73 games under the condition "Rain or drizzle", above their 45.1% over the same window. Lyon have won 29.4% (10W 12D 12L) of 34 games under the condition "September games", below their 50.9% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings4 · 0 · 6Lyon W · D · Rennes WLast meeting Lyon 4–2 Rennes (2026.05)
H2H 17 games, average3.41 goals3+ goals 64.7% · red cards 2x · league average 2.74 goals
Win rate this season50.0% / 75.0%Lyon / Rennes2W 2D 0L / 3W 1D 0Llast season 52.9% / 50.0%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitLyonRennes
Positionpoints4th · 83rd · 10
W–D–L4 games2–2–03–1–0
Goals for / againstper game1.50 / 0.502.00 / 1.25
xG / xGAper game1.45 / 1.121.85 / 2.06
Possession%54.250
Shots / on targetper game13 / 417 / 5.8
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record52.9% 18–6–1050.0% 17–8–9
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-187–1–99–1–7

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Lyon -0.62, Rennes -0.81 (per game)

  • ManagersPaulo Fonseca — league 43 games · 26W 5D 12L · win rate 60.5% · F. Haise — league 27 games · 15W 5D 7L · win rate 55.6% · manager duel 4W 2D 1L (Lyon perspective)
  • Last matchLyon 3 days ago UEL away Anderlecht 2–1 · Rennes 3 days ago UEL away Sturm Graz 0–0

Last five games

Lyon

2W 2D 1L
Scored 7Conceded 5Clean sheets 1
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
AnderlechtUELaway2–1W1.27
Paris FCaway0–0D0.50
Auxerrehome3–1W2.85
Le Havrehome1–1D1.75
FenerbahçeUCLhome1–2L

Rennes

3W 2D 0L
Scored 8Conceded 5Clean sheets 2
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Sturm GrazUELaway0–0D1.82
Marseillehome1–0W1.88
Angersaway2–1W1.54
Le Manshome3–2W3.12
PSGhome2–2D0.87

Rennes 5 unbeaten · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Lyon4–2Rennes
  2. Rennes3–1Lyon
  3. Lyon4–1Rennes

Groupama Stadium H2H 9 games Lyon 4W 0D 5L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 17-game profile
H2H 17 games (since 2017-18)Value
Goals per game3.41
Games with 3+ goalsshare %64.7
Both teams scoredshare %58.8
Average time of first goalmin35.2
Goalless at half-timeshare %29.4

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

  1. 60.3%Rain or drizzle Rennes win rate73 games · 44W 11D 18L · usual 45.1%
  2. 29.4%September games Lyon win rate34 games · 10W 12D 12L · usual 50.9%
  3. 34.5%Last game before an international break Lyon win rate29 games · 10W 7D 12L · usual 50.9%
  4. 44.8%Humidity 80% or more Lyon win rate134 games · 60W 30D 44L · usual 50.9%
  5. 49.5%C. Tolisso not scoring: Lyon win rate99 games · 49W 22D 28L · scored in 22 games: 50.0% (11W 2D 9L) · since 2022-23

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Lyon 23.3%, Rennes 13.6% · C. Tolisso vs this opponent 8 games 4 goals.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
ConditionLyonRennes
After a match 3 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions -2.1p80 games · 39W 23D 18L · usual 50.9% +2.8p71 games · 34W 14D 23L · usual 45.1%
League game right after a cup or European matchwin rate · within 7 days · this match qualifies -5.4p88 games · 40W 20D 28L · usual 50.9% -3.4p72 games · 30W 15D 27L · usual 45.1%
Last game before an international breakwin rate · this match qualifies -16.4p29 games · 10W 7D 12L · usual 50.9% +1.8p32 games · 15W 7D 10L · usual 45.1%
Saturday 20:45 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 -0.9p34 games · 17W 10D 7L · usual 50.9% +2.0p34 games · 16W 5D 13L · usual 45.1%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Lyon 49.3% (71W 27D 46L) / Rennes 45.8% (66W 26D 52L)

Game management
itemsLyonRennes
After scoring firstWin rate79.2%72 games · 57W 5D 10L73.4%79 games · 58W 12D 9L
After conceding firstWin rate23.3% -26.0p60 games · 14W 10D 36L · usual 49.3%13.6% -32.2p59 games · 8W 8D 43L · usual 45.8%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate91.4%58 games · 53W 3D 2L86.9%61 games · 53W 8D 0L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames16 / 1822 / 8
Goals by substitutes% of team goals16.0 37/23116.7 39/233

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 4 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsLyonRennes
Shots inside / outside the boxper game9 / 412 / 5
Shots blockedper game3.54.8
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game10.8 / 3.2 / 6.815.8 / 4.5 / 9.2
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented2.8 / 0.073.2 / 0.05

Order is always home team (Lyon) then away team (Rennes) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Rennes · when playing

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Lyon · when playing

05How the numbers are compiled

Source
API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample
Ligue 1 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope
Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated
2026.09.18 03:45 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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