Lyon — Rennes 4:0

Lyon

4:0

Rennes

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Lyon was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Lyon	4	3.60	+0.4	2.55
Rennes	0	1.16	−1.2	0.34

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
6'	Ernest Nuamah	Lyon	0.40	Corentin Tolisso
29'	Ernest Nuamah	Lyon	0.53	Pavel Sulc
47'	Zachary Athekame	Lyon	0.96
75'	Corentin Tolisso	Lyon	0.10	Zachary Athekame

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
47'	Zachary Athekame	Lyon	0.96	goal
29'	Ernest Nuamah	Lyon	0.53	goal
19'	Ernest Nuamah	Lyon	0.45	saved

Shots: Lyon 15, Rennes 13; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 5 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Lyon 2.19, Rennes 0.37: a big edge for Lyon. In the second half xG was Lyon 1.40, Rennes 0.89: a small edge for Lyon. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Rennes scored 0 from 1.16 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Lyon: +0.8 for the season (5 in the table). Rennes: −0.3 (8). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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