Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Angers SCO: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 9 · Sunday 1 November 2026 · Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu · referee M. Bollengier · full time
Full time: Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Angers SCO
Olympique Lyonnais beat Angers SCO 2-0 in Ligue 1 Matchday 9 on Sunday 1 November 2026 at Groupama Stadium. The goals: Ernest Nuamah 38', Corentin Tolisso 86'. Moneyball's pre-match estimate had this exact score as the most likely.
How Olympique Lyonnais won it
The opening goal came in the 38th minute: Ernest Nuamah for Olympique Lyonnais, set up by Corentin Tolisso. Corentin Tolisso made it 2-0 to Olympique Lyonnais in the 86th minute, set up by Felix Bacher.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
The referee, M. Bollengier, showed 2 yellow cards: 0 to Olympique Lyonnais and 2 to Angers SCO.
Olympique Lyonnais: P. Rodrigues Fonseca, 4-3-3 · Angers SCO: S. Gilli, 5-4-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 2-0 bears it out.
The estimate's most likely result was an Olympique Lyonnais win at 66%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-0 (11%), exactly the final score.
On goals the estimate was close: about 3.0 expected, 2 scored.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 58%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 52%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
The pre-match consensus had an Olympique Lyonnais win at 67%, the same lean as Moneyball.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-01, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.62 for Olympique Lyonnais and 2.52 for Angers SCO.
Olympique Lyonnais scored about 1.4 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Angers SCO left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Angers SCO created the better chances, 2.52 xG to 0.62, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Olympique Lyonnais to create more, and Angers SCO did.
Olympique Lyonnais had 5 shots on target, Angers SCO 2.
Olympique Lyonnais had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Olympique Lyonnais came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.64 expected goals for and 1.16 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Angers SCO came into it with 10 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.34 expected goals for and 1.89 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO: the match in numbers
| Olympique Lyonnais | Match statistics | Angers SCO |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Ball possession | 36% |
| 0.62 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.52 |
| 22 | Total shots | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 5 | Big chances | 2 |
| 664 | Total passes | 362 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 16 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Corentin Tolisso (Olympique Lyonnais), rated 9.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Olympique Lyonnais
- Corentin Tolisso 9.1 1 goal, 1 assist
- Ernest Nuamah 7.8 1 goal
- Keito Nakamura 7.8
- Zachary Athekame 7.6
- Felix Bacher 7.6 1 assist
Angers SCO
- Haris Belkebla 6.9
- Prosper Peter 6.8
- Anthony Lopes 6.7
- Lilian Raolisoa 6.7
- Harouna Djibirin 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Yassin Belkhdim at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Olympique Lyonnais: LOSC Lille vs Olympique Lyonnais Saturday 21 November 2026 · Ligue 1
- Angers SCO: Paris vs Angers SCO Sunday 22 November 2026 · Ligue 1
Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.
Questions about Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO
What was the score in Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO?
Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Angers SCO (half-time 1-0), Ligue 1, Sunday 1 November 2026.
Who scored in Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO?
Ernest Nuamah 38', Corentin Tolisso 86'.
Did Moneyball predict Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO correctly?
A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 2-0 bears it out.
Who was man of the match in Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO?
Corentin Tolisso, rated 9.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Olympique Lyonnais vs Angers SCO?
M. Bollengier.
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