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Lyon v Crystal Palace

Lyon
3–2Full time
Crystal Palace

UEFA Europa League · THU 15 OCT · Groupama Stadium

Full timeGraded 15 Oct 20:30
Lyon 3–2 Crystal Palace LYON WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Lyon win39%
The market said40%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.554
The market’s Brier score0.547

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay18 notes · 30 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Lyon win at 39%.
  2. 1′Little has changed for our model: Lyon 39% before kick-off, 40% now. 0–0 · 40–26–34
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Lyon v Crystal Palace
  4. 8′Lyon score on 8′ to make it 1–0. 1–0 · 67–20–13
  5. 8′⚽ GOAL · 8' Lyon 1–0 Crystal Palace
  6. 8′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 8' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 67% now
  7. 9′We said Lyon at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 67%. 1–0 · 67–20–13
  8. 26′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 26' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 69% now
  9. 30′The goal count is tracking the 2.6 we expected. 1–0 · 69–21–10
  10. 33′We said Lyon at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 70%. 1–0 · 70–21–10
  11. 36′🟨 YELLOW · 36' Ismaila Sarr · Crystal Palace
  12. 45′HALF-TIME Lyon 2–0 Crystal Palace
  13. 45′SECOND HALF Lyon 2–0 Crystal Palace
  14. 46′We said Lyon at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 93%. 2–0 · 93–6–1
  15. 46′⚽ GOAL · 46' Lyon 2–0 Crystal Palace
  16. 46′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 46' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 93% now
  17. 47′Lyon ahead on 45′ through Ernest Nuamah. 2–0. 2–0 · 93–6–1
  18. 51′Yeremy Pino scores for Crystal Palace on 50′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 73–20–6
  19. 51′3 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 73–20–6
  20. 51′⚽ GOAL · 50' Lyon 2–1 Crystal Palace · Yeremy Pino
  21. 51′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 51' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 73% now
  22. 55′We said Lyon at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 75%. 2–1 · 75–20–5
  23. 57′🟨 YELLOW · 56' Yeremy Pino · Crystal Palace
  24. 58′🟨 YELLOW · 58' Keito Nakamura · Lyon
  25. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Crystal Palace · On: Eddie Nketiah · Off: Jörgen Strand Larsen
  26. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 63' Crystal Palace · On: Daichi Kamada · Off: Ismaila Sarr
  27. 65′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 65' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 79% now
  28. 67′We said Lyon at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 80%. 2–1 · 80–17–3
  29. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Lyon · On: Kail Boudache · Off: Ernest Nuamah
  30. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Lyon · On: Pavel Šulc · Off: Khalis Merah
  31. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Crystal Palace · On: Dario Osorio · Off: Yeremy Pino
  32. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Crystal Palace · On: Anan Khalaili · Off: Oscar Mingueza
  33. 76′We said Lyon at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 86%. 2–1 · 86–13–1
  34. 76′We said Lyon at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 99%. 3–1 · 99–1–0
  35. 76′⚽ GOAL · 76' Lyon 3–1 Crystal Palace
  36. 76′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 76' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 99% now
  37. 77′76′: Pavel Šulc on the scoresheet for Lyon, making it 3–1. 3–1 · 99–1–0
  38. 77′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.6 across ninety minutes. 3–1 · 99–1–0
  39. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Lyon · On: Tanner Tessmann · Off: Noah Teye Nartey
  40. 82′5 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 3–2 · 91–9–1
  41. 82′Crystal Palace pull one back on 81′ through Daichi Kamada. 3–2. 3–2 · 91–9–1
  42. 82′⚽ GOAL · 82' Lyon 3–2 Crystal Palace
  43. 82′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 82' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 91% now
  44. 83′🟨 YELLOW · 82' Chris Richards · Crystal Palace
  45. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Crystal Palace · On: Dwight McNeil · Off: Quinten Timber
  46. 90′3–2 at the end. Our 39% on Lyon comes in. 3–2 · 100–0–0
  47. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 90+1' Lyon · On: Mads Bidstrup · Off: Corentin Tolisso
  48. 94′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 90+4' Lyon win: 39% at kick-off, 99% now
  49. FTFULL TIME Lyon 3–2 Crystal Palace
  50. FTLyon 3–2 Crystal Palace · Lyon win: right · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Lyon are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Lyon 39%, draw 27%, Crystal Palace 34%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 53%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 9 Oct 07:15 · locked at kick-off

Lyon win39%
Draw27%
Crystal Palace win34%

Kick-offTHU 15 OCT · 17:45

RoundLeague stage · matchday 2

VenueGroupama Stadium

RefereeJoao Pinheiro

Line-ups

Lyon

4-3-1-2

Crystal Palace

3-4-2-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Lyon

Crystal Palace

6Days since last match4

Last match: 9 Oct · the French Ligue 1

Last match: 11 Oct · the English Premier League

1Matches in previous 14 days1

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
2Crystal Palace1+43
11Lyon1+13

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Lyon

4-3-1-2

1 Dominik Greif

13 Zachary Athekame

20 Felix Bacher

21 Ruben Kluivert

16 Abner Vinícius

99 Noah Nartey

23 Tyler Morton

8 Corentin Tolisso

18 Khalis Merah

11 Keito Nakamura

7 Ernest Nuamah

Coach · Paulo Fonseca

Substitutes

26 · Kaïl Boudache

10 · Pavel Šulc

6 · Tanner Tessmann

2 · Mads Bidstrup

25 · Justin Bengui

40 · Rémy Descamps

85 · Noham Kamara

37 · Steeve Kango

19 · Moussa Niakhaté

22 · Clinton Mata

45 · Rémi Himbert

24 · Julien Duranville

Crystal Palace

3-4-2-1

44 Walter Benítez

26 Chris Richards

5 Axel Disasi

6 Jaydee Canvot

30 Óscar Mingueza

20 Adam Wharton

23 Quinten Timber

3 Tyrick Mitchell

7 Ismaïla Sarr

10 Yéremy Pino

22 Jørgen Strand Larsen

Coach · P. Sage

Substitutes

18 · Daichi Kamada

9 · Eddie Nketiah

25 · Anan Khalaili

24 · Darío Osorio

11 · Dwight McNeil

81 · Lucca Benetton

31 · Remi Matthews

54 · Dean Benamar

21 · Honest Ahanor

19 · Will Hughes

Our number · lyon winFirst published 9 Oct 07:15 · updated 15 Oct 00:27 · locked at kick-off
39% The market40%
Us39%
Market40%

We make Lyon a 39% chance to win. The market has them at 40%. We are within 1 point of the market. The model expects 1.4–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Lyon v Crystal Palace1.37 – 1.24
Form · UEFA Europa League this season · since 16 SeptW1 D0 L0 · W1 D0 L0
Table places · points 3 v 311 v 2
The market · Lyon win40% · ours 39%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45% 9 OCT 07:2515 OCT 17:40
Our probability · Lyon win The market, margin stripped

Published at 41%, 39% now. The market has gone from 43% to 40% in the same time.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Lyon win39%40%−1
Draw27%26%+1
Crystal Palace win34%34%0
Over 2.5 goals48%59%−11
Both teams to score53%62%−9
Over 1.5 goals74%81%−7
Over 3.5 goals27%39%−12
Lyon or draw66%66%0
Lyon clean sheet29%––
Crystal Palace clean sheet26%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.9%
0123450 7.8 8.7 5.7 2.4 1 9.7 12.9 7.8 3.2 2 6.9 8.5 5.3 2.2 3 3.1 3.9 2.4 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Lyon down, Crystal Palace across0–5 goals a side shown (99.5% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · UEFA Europa League this season · since 16 Sept

LYON

W2–1

CRYSTAL PALACE

W4–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Juventus1+53
2Crystal Palace1+43
3Sparta Praha1+33
4Beşiktaş1+33
5Union St. Gilloise1+33
6Ferencvarosi TC1+23
7Benfica1+23
8Bayer Leverkusen1+23
9OFI1+23
10Bournemouth1+13
11Lyon1+13
12Torreense1+13
13Olympiakos Piraeus1+13
14Red Bull Salzburg1+13
15Sunderland1+13
16Omonia Nicosia1+13
17Sturm Graz101
18Rennes101
19Dinamo Zagreb101
20Hapoel Beer Sheva101
21Jagiellonia1−10
22Real Sociedad1−10
23Anderlecht1−10
24Lillestrom1−10
25Celta Vigo1−10
26AZ Alkmaar1−10
27Levski Sofia1−10
28Celtic1−20
291899 Hoffenheim1−20
30AC Milan1−20
31Celje1−20
32Marseille1−30
33Ararat-Armenia1−30
34Plzen1−30
35Lech Poznan1−40
36NEC Nijmegen1−50

The competition's standings before kick-off.