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Squad season
top-XI average · this season
59.8
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 33/33 rated

Club profile

LeagueLigue 1
League position4th of 18
Squad size33
Average age23.9
CountryFrance

Team scout report

European push4th of 18 · Ligue 1

Lyon sit 4th of 18 in the Ligue 1, in the European places. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 47 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 59.8 across the wider group. Recent form reads LLWWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 52.4% on last season (Season 30.5 → 46.5), while squad talent has eased 2.6% (Rating 59.7 → 58.2). Of the 18 players with a season to compare, 11 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

M. Niakhaté is the form pick (Season 65), while Afonso Moreira carries the highest ceiling (Rating 83). In the market, T. Morton is the most valuable asset at 47.4.

47
52.4%
Squad season
59.8
2.6%
Squad rating
4thof 18
League finish
LLWWW
Last 5
Top performer
M. Niakhaté
Season 65
Highest potential
Afonso Moreira
Rating 83
Top asset
T. Morton
Value 47.4

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
1457
Defence
3151
Midfield
1865
Attack
761

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Niakhaté
6550
Mata
6535
Greif
6456
Tolisso
5340
Abner
4673
Šulc
4678
Maitland-Niles
4563
Morton
4281
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1C. Tolisso11goals
  2. 2P. Šulc11goals
  3. 3Afonso Moreira4goals
  4. 4Abner3goals
  5. 5M. Fofana2goals

Top assists

  1. 1Afonso Moreira7assists
  2. 2C. Tolisso4assists
  3. 3A. Maitland-Niles4assists
  4. 4N. Tagliafico3assists
  5. 5P. Šulc3assists

Squad · 33

Nat.
1D. GreifGoalkeeperSlovakia2929.835—64273.5%5619.3%
30Y. KonanGoalkeeperCôte d'Ivoire1930.6——066
35M. Da SilvaGoalkeeperFrance1829——066
40R. DescampsGoalkeeperFrance309.713—93320.3%
50L. DiarraGoalkeeperMali2336——062
3N. TagliaficoFull-backArgentina338.330—3120.4%2537.2%
16AbnerFull-back
played DEF · MID · FWD
Brazil2645.136346144.2%735.2%
19M. NiakhatéFull-backSenegal3024.443—6551.7%5017.7%
21R. KluivertFull-backNetherlands2541.52412032.7%7125.6%
22Clinton MataCentre-backAngola3311.844—6544.5%3519.5%
33H. HateboerCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Loanfrom Rennes
Netherlands327.419—1911.1%2536.5%
38Steeve KangoFull-back—1930.96—166
85N. KamaraCentre-back
Loanfrom Paris Saint Germain
France1930.73—0100%663.5%
5O. MangalaCentral midfielderBelgium2815.714—475.8%4531.3%
6T. TessmannCentral midfielder
played MID · DEF
USA2444.24112319.4%764.6%
8C. TolissoAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
France3215.639115326.8%4028.8%
10P. ŠulcAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
parent club Plzen · 179 min, 0g
Czechia2545.442114678
11M. FofanaAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Belgium2140.21621262%777.5%
23T. MortonCentral midfielderEngland2347.4432422.7%818.5%
34F. FallCentral midfielder—1930.6——066
39M. de CarvalhoDefensive midfielderFrance2135.620—468
44K. MerahCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
France1935.132—1575
46T. GoncalvesCentral midfielder—1829.33—067
98A. Maitland-NilesCentral midfielder
played DEF · MID
England2826.2421453.9%6311%
—P. AkouokouDefensive midfielderCôte d'Ivoire2815.111—2400%4317.7%
—Tiago GonçalvesCentral midfielderPortugal1930.6——066
99N. NarteyAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
earlier at Brondby · 1158 min, 4g
Denmark2036.1382963.5%7351.7%
17Afonso MoreiraWinger
played FWD · MID
Portugal2143.7374368353.7%
18R. GhezzalCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Algeria34212—0100%1240.8%
29E. MolébéWinger
played FWD · MID
France182915—066
37E. NuamahWingerGhana2235.13—0100%6316.3%
38A. HamdaniWinger—1625.27—067
45R. HimbertWingerFrance1831.9111473

Season form

Record (W-D-L)18-6-10 in 34
Goals (for / against)53 / 40
Clean sheets15
Last 5LLWWW

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