Lyon vs Lorient
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5 sections20:55Lyon and Lorient meet in the Ligue 1 matchday 16 on Saturday 16 January 2027 at 16:00 UTC.
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Match context
The venue is Groupama Stadium, Saint-Denis, capacity 80,698.
Form
Lyon have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 (WLWWL), scoring 10 and conceding 8 — 2.0 / 1.6 per match. They took 9 points from 3 home matches in that run. They kept 1 clean sheet.
Lorient have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 (DLWWD), scoring 5 and conceding 4 — 1.0 / 0.8 per match. They took 1 point from 2 away matches in that run. They kept 3 clean sheets.
Head to head
In the last 5 meetings Lyon won 2, Lorient won 1 and 2 ended level. Goals: Lyon 7, Lorient 4.
The most recent meeting, on 12 April 2026, finished Lyon 2-0 Lorient.
Key players and absentees
Recent form singles out C. Tolisso (2 goals in 5 matches, 1 assist, 3 shots on target, average rating 7.5) and E. Nuamah (3 goals in 4 matches, 5 shots on target, average rating 7.5) for Lyon.
Recent form singles out P. Katseris (0 goals in 2 matches, 2 assists, average rating 7.0) and K. Kouassi (0 goals in 5 matches, 1 assist, 1 shot on target, average rating 7.1) for Lorient.
Model estimate
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Match summary
Lyon and Lorient meet in the Ligue 1 matchday 16 on Saturday 16 January 2027 at 16:00 UTC. Venue: Groupama Stadium, Saint-Denis.
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