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Toulouse — Lyon 0:2

Toulouse
0:2
Lyon
Ligue 1 · 22 Aug 2026 · season 2026/27

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.

Score0:2
Home xG2.16Toulouse
Away xG0.76Lyon
Expected points2.27 : 0.54

Who deserved it

Lyon won against the run of chances: Toulouse created more (2.16 xG against 0.76).

The numbers

TeamGoalsxGGoals − xGExpected points
Toulouse02.16−2.22.27
Lyon20.76+1.20.54

Goals

MinuteGoalTeamShot xGAssist
67'Noah NarteyLyon0.06Pavel Sulc
84'Malick FofanaLyon0.08Corentin Tolisso

Key chances

MinutePlayerTeamxGOutcome
25'Christ TapéToulouse0.65off target, from a corner
59'Thomas JørgensenToulouse0.35off target
9'Yann GbohoToulouse0.26off target

Shots: Toulouse 17, Lyon 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Toulouse 1.62, Lyon 0.03: a big edge for Toulouse. In the second half xG was Toulouse 0.66, Lyon 0.74: about even. Toulouse scored 0 from 2.16 xG: fewer than they created. Lyon scored 2 from 0.76 xG: more than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.

How it fits the season

Toulouse: −5.0 for the season (12 in the table). Lyon: +0.8 (5). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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