Lyon v Eintracht Frankfurt result

Full-time · Lyon 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt

UEFA Europa League · · Parc Olympique Lyonnais

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Lyon 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt — Lyon won this UEFA Europa League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Lyon beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3–2 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 12 December. Lyon are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions. Eintracht Frankfurt are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Eintracht Frankfurt: Ansgar Knauff (18’, assisted by H. Ekitike) and Omar Marmoush (85’, assisted by Can Uzun); Lyon: R. Cherki (27’, assisted by Corentin Tolisso), Malick Fofana (50’, assisted by R. Cherki) and Ernest Nuamah (54’, assisted by R. Cherki).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Lyon 2.20, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.10, from 19 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Treimanis showed 12 yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Lyon: A. Lacazette (61’), Nicolás Tagliafico (69’), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (90’), Malick Fofana (90+7’) and Moussa Niakhaté (90+7’); Eintracht Frankfurt: Niels Nkounkou (13’), Robin Koch (57’), H. Ekitike (74’), Omar Marmoush (80’), Rasmus Kristensen (90’), N. Collins (90+3’) and Ellyes Skhiri (90+6’).

What it changes

Lyon have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Cherki (Lyon) 11.1, Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) 8.5 and Malick Fofana (Lyon) 7.8 led the match.

Next up

Lyon next travel to 1899 Hoffenheim on 22 October 2026.

Eintracht Frankfurt next travel to Borussia Dortmund on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Lyon: 1899 Hoffenheim v Lyon, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Eintracht Frankfurt: Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: Lyon 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt · UEFA Europa League
  • Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Lyon
  • Referee: A. Treimanis
  • Recent form: Lyon 4W 1D 0L · Eintracht Frankfurt 3W 1D 1L

Lyon 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt (UEFA Europa League): 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

2.25 / 2.5
Goals
against 1 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
5.75 / 4.29
Corners
against 4.75 / 5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 7 matches
7.13 / 6
Shots on target
against 5.63 / 4.43 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 7 matches
1.25 / 1.86
Cards
against 1.88 / 1.43 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameLyon for / againstLineEintracht Frankfurt for / against
Goals scored
2.25 for · 1 against n 8
2.5standard
2.5 for · 1.25 against n 8
Corners won
5.75 for · 4.75 against n 8
9.5standard
4.29 for · 5 against n 7
Shots
14.38 for · 14.75 against n 8
19.5standard
14 for · 12.57 against n 7
Shots on target
7.13 for · 5.63 against n 8
8.5standard
6 for · 4.43 against n 7
Fouls committed
11.5 for · 12 against n 8
21.5standard
11.71 for · 9 against n 7
Cards shown
1.25 for · 1.88 against n 8
3.5standard
1.86 for · 1.43 against n 7
Lyon
Lyon — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
G. Orban n 843.6
2.36/2
0.83/0
—
Ernest Nuamah n 836
2.23/2
0.93/0
—
Wilfried Zaha n 816.3
2.12/1
2.12/1
—
S. Kumbedi n 850.5
24/2
0.94/0
—
C. Tolisso n 873.3
1.87/5
1.45/3
—
Lyon — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
S. Benrahma n 847.4
3.15/3
0.72/1
A. Lacazette n 865.3
2.88/5
2.27/3
R. Cherki n 859.5
2.87/4
1.54/2
Ernest Nuamah n 836
2.86/2
1.64/1
G. Mikautadze n 838
2.45/2
2.45/2
Lyon — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
G. Mikautadze n 838
1.53/2
00/0
A. Lacazette n 865.3
0.93/1
0.21/0
S. Benrahma n 847.4
0.21/0
0.73/0
Wilfried Zaha n 816.3
00/0
0.71/0
R. Cherki n 859.5
0.42/0
0.21/0
Lyon — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
M. Caqueret n 849.1
3.97/5
N. Tagliafico n 889
3.58/7
S. Kumbedi n 850.5
2.74/3
C. Tolisso n 873.3
2.65/5
A. Maitland-Niles n 863.9
2.56/3
Lyon — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Lucas Perri n 890
3.67/6
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
A. Amenda n 824
2.84/2
0.51/0
—
I. Matanović n 822.4
2.55/0
2.55/0
—
J. Dina Ebimbe n 846.5
2.25/3
1.23/2
—
O. Højlund n 810.8
2.12/0
00/0
—
C. Uzun n 827.9
23/2
0.41/0
—
Eintracht Frankfurt — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
Omar Marmoush n 873.6
48/7
2.37/5
T. Chandler n 88.9
3.83/0
1.31/0
C. Uzun n 827.9
2.44/2
0.82/0
O. Højlund n 810.8
2.12/0
11/0
H. Ekitike n 869.3
1.88/3
1.57/2
Eintracht Frankfurt — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
Omar Marmoush n 873.6
1.16/1
0.63/1
T. Chandler n 88.9
00/0
1.31/0
H. Ekitike n 869.3
15/1
0.21/0
N. Brown n 765
0.42/0
0.41/1
C. Uzun n 827.9
0.82/0
00/0
Eintracht Frankfurt — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
O. Højlund n 810.8
7.35/2
H. Larsson n 865.1
3.16/5
N. Brown n 765
37/2
A. Theate n 877.1
2.97/6
A. Knauff n 847
2.96/3
Eintracht Frankfurt — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
K. Trapp n 890
3.25/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
LyonEintracht Frankfurt
43%Possession57%
2.20Expected goals (xG)1.10
19Shots7
6Shots on target5
6Shots off target1
7Blocked shots1
14Shots inside the box6
4Corners0
3Offsides1
18Fouls15
5Yellow cards7
0Red cards0
3Saves3
374Passes515
78%Pass accuracy83%

Lyon player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
Lucas Perri9000000006.9
A. Maitland-Niles90000026Y7.7
D. Ćaleta-Car9000000206.9
M. Niakhaté90000012Y6.6
N. Matić9000000206.9
M. Fofana90101135Y7.3
N. Tagliafico81000004Y6.9
C. Tolisso8101103608.2
A. Lacazette81003204Y6.2
R. Cherki7312225008.7
Ernest Nuamah7210310308
J. Veretout sub1800000006.7
S. Benrahma sub1700101106.9
Abner sub900001206.3
T. Tessmann sub900000006.3
G. Mikautadze sub900100006

Eintracht Frankfurt player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
K. Trapp9000000006.5
N. Collins90000004Y6.5
R. Koch90000002Y7
A. Theate9000000106
M. Dahoud9000001306.6
H. Ekitike90011121Y6.6
A. Knauff8010110206.6
M. Götze6300000206.9
F. Chaïbi6300110106.9
N. Nkounkou45000000Y6.5
Tuta4500001106.3
R. Kristensen sub45000001Y6.2
E. Skhiri sub45000013Y7
C. Uzun sub2701101207.5
Omar Marmoush sub27102200Y7.6
J. Bahoya sub1000000006.3

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 Lyon v Eintracht Frankfurt — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
LyonWDWWW
Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game
Eintracht FrankfurtWWWLD
Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game
League standing · 2024/25
Last recorded position — not updated during the season.
Lyon#6 pos15 pts8 pl+8 GD
Eintracht Frankfurt#5 pos16 pts8 pl+4 GD
Goals per game
Lyon scored2
Eintracht Frankfurt scored1.75
Lyon conceded1
Eintracht Frankfurt conceded1.25

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