AnderlechtAnderlecht vs Lyon — UEFA Europa League
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LyonLotto Park, Brussels
Going into the match, Anderlecht had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Lyon had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.3. Anderlecht are 22nd in the UEFA Europa League on 0 points; Lyon are 11th on 3.
Match report
Home form going in: Anderlecht
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W D W L W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at KV Mechelen · 11 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 vs Genk · 6 Sept 2026
- W 1-0 vs Kortrijk · 3 Sept 2026
- L 3-0 at Union St. Gilloise · 30 Aug 2026
- W 3-0 vs Kairat Almaty · 27 Aug 2026
- W 0-3 at Kairat Almaty · 20 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Lyon
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (D W D L W). 1.3 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Paris FC · 12 Sept 2026
- W 3-1 vs Auxerre · 4 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 vs Le Havre · 29 Aug 2026
- L 1-2 vs Fenerbahçe · 26 Aug 2026
- W 0-2 at Toulouse · 22 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 at Fenerbahçe · 18 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 8' Normal Goal — N. Nartey (Lyon)
- 22' Normal Goal — K. Nakamura (Lyon)
- 61' Normal Goal — M. Cvetkovic (Anderlecht)
Match statistics
| Anderlecht | Metric | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 58 | Ball possession | 42 |
| 1.43 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.27 |
| 14 | Total shots | 13 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 11 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 477 | Total passes | 350 |
| 398 | Accurate passes | 274 |
| 83 | Pass accuracy | 78 |
| 11 | Key passes | 11 |
| 104 | Duels | 101 |
UEFA Europa League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Union St. Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ferencvarosi TC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | OFI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lillestrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 25 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 26 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 27 | Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 28 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 29 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |