Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 Crystal Palace: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Olympique Lyonnais won it

Olympique Lyonnais struck first through Corentin Tolisso in the 8th minute. Ernest Nuamah made it 2-0 to Olympique Lyonnais in the 45th minute (+2), set up by Keito Nakamura. Yéremy Pino made it 2-1 to Crystal Palace in the 50th minute, set up by Adam Wharton. Pavel Sulc made it 3-1 to Olympique Lyonnais in the 76th minute, set up by Keito Nakamura. Daichi Kamada made it 3-2 to Crystal Palace in the 81st minute.

It was 2-0 at half-time.

The referee, J. Silva Pinheiro, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Olympique Lyonnais and 3 to Crystal Palace.

Olympique Lyonnais: P. Rodrigues Fonseca, 4-3-1-2 · Crystal Palace: P. Sage, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction got the result right. Before kick-off Moneyball made an Olympique Lyonnais win the most likely outcome at 76%, and that is what happened, though the most likely score was 2-0 rather than 3-2.

The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 3.5 goals and there were 5.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 67%; with 5 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 52%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had an Olympique Lyonnais win at 40%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

Olympique Lyonnais had 4 shots on target, Crystal Palace 4.

Olympique Lyonnais had 50% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Olympique Lyonnais came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.47 expected goals for and – against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Crystal Palace came into it with 4 Europa League matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.62 expected goals for and – against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Keito Nakamura (Olympique Lyonnais), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 2 assists.

Olympique Lyonnais

• Keito Nakamura 8.3 2 assists
• Corentin Tolisso 7.5 1 goal
• Pavel Sulc 7.2 1 goal
• Tyler Morton 7.1
• Abner 6.9

Crystal Palace

• Adam Wharton 7.7 1 assist
• Yéremy Pino 7.4 1 goal
• Daichi Kamada 7.3 1 goal
• Jaydee Bruce Hamady Canvot 7.0
• Jørgen Strand Larsen 6.9

The lowest-rated starter was Walter Benítez at 6.2. 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
• Crystal Palace: Coventry City vs Crystal Palace Saturday 21 November 2026 · Premier League

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 Crystal Palace

What was the score in Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace?

Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 Crystal Palace (half-time 2-0), Europa League, Thursday 15 October 2026.

Who scored in Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace?

Corentin Tolisso 8', Ernest Nuamah 45+2', Yéremy Pino 50', Pavel Sulc 76', Daichi Kamada 81'.

Did Moneyball predict Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace correctly?

The prediction got the result right. Before kick-off Moneyball made an Olympique Lyonnais win the most likely outcome at 76%, and that is what happened, though the most likely score was 2-0 rather than 3-2.

Who was man of the match in Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace?

Keito Nakamura, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace?

J. Silva Pinheiro.