Ligue 1 · Matchweek 5
Lyon
OL
4–0Full time
Rennes
REN
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
48%Possession49%
40%Territory36%
24%From set plays12%
0.13Chance quality0.18
2.8%Directness4.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Lyon, 3 for Rennes. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 20 of 81 matches, not the full season.