Saint Etienne v Lyon result

Full-time · Saint Etienne 2–1 Lyon

Ligue 1 · Sun, 20 Apr 2025 19:45 BST · Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Saint Etienne · Lyon · Head-to-head

Saint Etienne 2–1 Lyon — Saint Etienne won this Ligue 1 match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Saint Etienne beat Lyon 2–1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Ligue 1 on Sunday 20 April. Lyon have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Saint Etienne led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Saint Etienne: Lucas Stassin (10’, assisted by Léo Pétrot; 67’); Lyon: T. Tessmann (76’, assisted by Georges Mikautadze).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Saint Etienne 1.60, Lyon 0.76, from 18 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Letexier showed seven yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Saint Etienne: Lucas Stassin (24’), Léo Pétrot (78’) and D. Appiah (79’); Lyon: A. Lacazette (27’), P. Akouokou (32’), Georges Mikautadze (52’) and Clinton Mata (90+2’).

What it changes

Saint Etienne have scored 39 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 19 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Saint Etienne have conceded 77 goals, the second-most of the 19 clubs.

Lyon have scored 65 goals, the fifth-most of the 19 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Lyon have conceded 46 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 19 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lucas Stassin (Saint Etienne) 10.3, T. Tessmann (Lyon) 7.0 and P. Ekwah (Saint Etienne) 5.7 led the match.

Head-to-head

Lyon are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Saint Etienne, every meeting checked.

Next up

Saint Etienne next host Laval on 7 November 2026.

Lyon next travel to Stade Brestois 29 on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Saint Etienne: Saint Etienne v Laval, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Lyon: Stade Brestois 29 v Lyon, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Saint Etienne 2–1 Lyon · Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard · Saint-Ètienne
Referee: F. Letexier
Head-to-head (last 6): Saint Etienne 0 · draws 1 · Lyon 5 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Saint Etienne 1W 2D 2L · Lyon 2W 1D 2L

Saint Etienne 2–1 Lyon (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 2.63

Goals

against 2.75 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 3.57

Corners

against 6.38 / 4.57 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.88 / 6.43

Shots on target

against 7.25 / 4.29 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.38 / 1.57

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.14 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.1 yellows

Referee · F. Letexier

23.2 fouls a game

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over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 17 April 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Saint Etienne for / against	Line	Lyon for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.57 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.13 for · 17.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.86 for · 13.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 7.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.43 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.25 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.57 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.57 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: F. Letexier — 4.1 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 23.2 fouls over 10 matches.

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Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne Goalkeeper

Saint Etienne — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Larsonneur	29	892580 min	1194.2 /90	672.3 /90	20.1 /90
B. Maubleu	1	9090 min	44 /90	44 /90	00 /90

Saint Etienne — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	4.6 7/6

Saint Etienne Defensive

Saint Etienne — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Pétrot	25	862151 min	552.3 /90	351.5 /90	210.9 /90	1124.7 /90	180.8 /90	30.1 /90
D. Batubinsika	24	862054 min	261.1 /90	391.7 /90	150.7 /90	873.8 /90	251.1 /90	30.1 /90
D. Appiah	22	801751 min	572.9 /90	201 /90	70.4 /90	1035.3 /90	271.4 /90	10.1 /90
M. Nadé	21	871825 min	442.2 /90	291.4 /90	140.7 /90	974.8 /90	130.6 /90	10 /90
Y. Abdelhamid	14	771081 min	181.5 /90	151.2 /90	181.5 /90	463.8 /90	181.5 /90	30.2 /90
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Saint Etienne — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0.7 3/2	—
Z. Davitashvili n 8	74.5	0.6 4/0	1.4 5/3	—
P. Ekwah n 8	86.3	2.2 6/4	1.3 5/4	—
L. Pétrot n 8	85.9	0.7 3/1	0.4 3/0	—
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	1.1 5/3	0.5 4/0	—
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Saint Etienne — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Z. Davitashvili n 8	74.5	1.1 5/2
P. Ekwah n 8	86.3	2.5 7/5
L. Pétrot n 8	85.9	1.4 5/3
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	1.2 6/2
B. Bouchouari n 8	77	1.2 5/1
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Saint Etienne Attacking

Saint Etienne — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Z. Davitashvili	29	812360 min	70.3 /90	70.3 /90	361.4 /90	210.8 /90	401.5 /90	441.7 /90
L. Stassin	23	731668 min	100.5 /90	30.2 /90	241.3 /90	181 /90	130.7 /90	201.1 /90
A. Boakye	15	48723 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	151.9 /90	91.1 /90	111.4 /90	131.6 /90
I. Sissoko	13	61789 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	151.7 /90	50.6 /90	70.8 /90	40.5 /90
I. Cardona	10	68675 min	40.5 /90	20.3 /90	121.6 /90	91.2 /90	131.7 /90	50.7 /90
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Saint Etienne — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Davitashvili n 8	74.5	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
P. Ekwah n 8	86.3	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
L. Pétrot n 8	85.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Saint Etienne — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Davitashvili n 8	74.5	0 0/0	0.8 4/1
P. Ekwah n 8	86.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Pétrot n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Lyon

Lyon Goalkeeper

Lyon — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Lucas Perri	39	903510 min	1373.5 /90	481.2 /90	00 /90

Lyon — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lucas Perri n 8	90	2.6 7/6

Lyon Defensive

Lyon — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Niakhaté	34	862907 min	481.5 /90	270.8 /90	170.5 /90	1183.7 /90	300.9 /90	20.1 /90
Clinton Mata	32	882829 min	411.3 /90	531.7 /90	230.7 /90	1264 /90	290.9 /90	50.2 /90
A. Maitland-Niles	31	772373 min	843.2 /90	281.1 /90	40.2 /90	1425.4 /90	170.6 /90	30.1 /90
N. Tagliafico	25	862159 min	692.9 /90	401.7 /90	70.3 /90	1425.9 /90	381.6 /90	100.4 /90
D. Ćaleta-Car	23	841937 min	321.5 /90	200.9 /90	311.4 /90	934.3 /90	281.3 /90	80.4 /90
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Lyon — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Lucas Perri n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
C. Tolisso n 8	85.4	1.6 5/4	3 7/5	—
M. Niakhaté n 8	84.4	0.8 5/1	0.4 3/0	—
A. Lacazette n 8	61.5	2.7 7/2	1.6 5/3	—
R. Cherki n 8	83.8	1.2 5/3	0.9 6/1	—
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Lyon — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Tolisso n 8	85.4	2 7/5
M. Niakhaté n 8	84.4	1.2 6/3
A. Lacazette n 8	61.5	0.7 4/0
R. Cherki n 8	83.8	0.9 5/2
Clinton Mata n 8	90	0.8 4/2
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Lyon Attacking

Lyon — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Lacazette	34	652201 min	150.6 /90	20.1 /90	582.4 /90	421.7 /90	301.2 /90	150.6 /90
M. Fofana	31	531649 min	100.5 /90	50.3 /90	281.5 /90	221.2 /90	221.2 /90	271.5 /90
G. Mikautadze	27	631688 min	120.6 /90	50.3 /90	442.3 /90	261.4 /90	221.2 /90	221.2 /90
Ernest Nuamah	26	591535 min	60.4 /90	20.1 /90	412.4 /90	231.3 /90	261.5 /90	352.1 /90
S. Benrahma	18	561013 min	20.2 /90	40.4 /90	282.5 /90	80.7 /90	242.1 /90	131.2 /90
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Lyon — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Lucas Perri n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Tolisso n 8	85.4	1.1 6/1	0.5 3/1
M. Niakhaté n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Lacazette n 8	61.5	2.6 5/5	1.6 4/4
R. Cherki n 8	83.8	1.2 5/4	0.8 4/2
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Lyon — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 17 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lucas Perri n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Tolisso n 8	85.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Niakhaté n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Lacazette n 8	61.5	0.9 4/1	0 0/0
R. Cherki n 8	83.8	0.4 3/0	0.8 3/3
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Saint Etienne		Lyon
41%	Possession	59%
1.60	Expected goals (xG)	0.76
18	Shots	14
6	Shots on target	2
8	Shots off target	4
4	Blocked shots	8
7	Shots inside the box	8
8	Corners	6
2	Offsides	3
12	Fouls	13
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
371	Passes	544
84%	Pass accuracy	90%

Saint Etienne Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Larsonneur	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Appiah	90	0	0	1	0	1	5	Y	6.9
M. Bernauer	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
M. Nadé	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. Pétrot	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	Y	7.2
P. Ekwah	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.9
F. Tardieu	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
L. Stassin	89	2	0	4	4	4	1	Y	9.2
Z. Davitashvili	89	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	6.9
A. Moueffek	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
I. Cardona	74	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
B. Old sub	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
L. Mouton sub	16	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
I. Sissoko sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Y. Abdelhamid sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Lyon Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Descamps	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Ćaleta-Car	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
M. Niakhaté	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Abner	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
T. Tessmann	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.7
A. Lacazette	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.9
G. Mikautadze	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	Y	7
R. Cherki	89	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.2
S. Kumbedi	63	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
J. Veretout	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
C. Tolisso	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Maitland-Niles sub	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.5
Thiago Almada sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.5
M. Fofana sub	27	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7
P. Akouokou sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
Clinton Mata sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Saint Etienne v Lyon — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Saint EtienneDWLLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

LyonLWDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.6 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Saint Etienne 0 · 1 draw · Lyon 5 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-11-10 Lyon 1–0 Saint Etienne
2022-01-21 Lyon 1–0 Saint Etienne
2021-10-03 Saint Etienne 1–1 Lyon
2021-01-24 Saint Etienne 0–5 Lyon
2020-11-08 Lyon 2–1 Saint Etienne
2020-03-01 Lyon 2–0 Saint Etienne

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Saint Etienne#17 pos30 pts34 pl-38 GD

Lyon#6 pos57 pts34 pl+19 GD

Goals per game

Saint Etienne scored1.15

Lyon scored1.91

Saint Etienne conceded2.26

Lyon conceded1.35

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What is the head-to-head record between Saint Etienne and Lyon?: In their last 6 meetings, Saint Etienne won 0, Lyon won 5 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Saint Etienne and Lyon?: Recent form — Saint Etienne 1W 2D 2L; Lyon 2W 1D 2L.

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