Lyon vs Crystal Palace
Lyon
vs
Crystal Palace
Competition: UEFA Europa League. Country: World. Round: League Stage - 2. Kickoff: Oct 15, 2026, 04:45 PM. Venue: Groupama Stadium. Model signals: Winner : Crystal Palace. Odds markets: 10 bookmakers available.
Oct 15, 2026, 04:45 PM
Match Finished
UEFA Europa League
Groupama Stadium
League Stage - 2
Joao Pinheiro
Lyon Coach
Paulo Fonseca
Crystal Palace Coach
R. Hodgson
Venue
Groupama Stadium
Chemin du Montout
Key takeaways
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Status: Match Finished.
Round: League Stage - 2.
Venue: Groupama Stadium.
Referee: Joao Pinheiro.
Model signals: Winner : Crystal Palace.
Lineups: 2 side(s) available.
Model signals
Winner : Crystal Palace
ATT: home: 33% | away: 67%
DEF: home: 0% | away: 100%
H2H: home: 0% | away: 100%
Form: home: 50% | away: 50%
Goals: home: 0% | away: 100%
Lyon vs Crystal Palace prediction, preview and odds
Lyon vs Crystal Palace is a Group-stage Europa League fixture where two sides that started the campaign with wins meet at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon will try to use home advantage to build momentum after an opening victory, while Crystal Palace arrive with a clear attacking statement from their first match and a superior goal differential in the group so far. The fixture sets up as a clash between Lyon’s need to control tempo and Palace’s capacity to punish space in transition.
Open predictionStandings
Lyon
Lineups: 4-1-2-1-2.
Rank 8 | Pts 6 | GD 2
Form: WW
Crystal Palace
Lineups: 3-4-2-1.
Rank 15 | Pts 3 | GD 3
Form: LW
Team statistics
Lyon
Form: WW. Played: 2. Wins: 2. GF avg: 2.5. GA avg: 1.5. Clean sheets: 0. Failed to score: 0.
Crystal Palace
Form: WL. Played: 2. Wins: 1. GF avg: 3.0. GA avg: 1.5. Clean sheets: 1. Failed to score: 0.
Lineups
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Lyon
Paulo Fonseca | 4-1-2-1-2
Starting XI
1. D. Greif (G)
13. Z. Athekame (D)
20. F. Bacher (D)
21. R. Kluivert (D)
16. Abner (D)
23. T. Morton (M)
99. N. Nartey (M)
8. C. Tolisso (M)
18. K. Merah (M)
7. E. Nuamah (F)
11. Keito Nakamura (F)
Bench
M. Bidstrup, K. Boudache, R. Descamps, J. Duranville, R. Himbert, N. Kamara, Steeve Kango, Clinton Mata, M. Niakhaté, P. Šulc, T. Tessmann, J. Bengui João
Crystal Palace
P. Sage | 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
44. W. Benítez (G)
26. C. Richards (D)
5. A. Disasi (D)
6. J. Canvot (D)
30. Óscar Mingueza (M)
20. A. Wharton (M)
23. Q. Timber (M)
3. T. Mitchell (M)
7. I. Sarr (M)
10. Yeremy Pino (M)
22. J. Strand Larsen (F)
Bench
D. Osorio, E. Nketiah, D. McNeil, R. Matthews, A. Khalaili, D. Kamada, W. Hughes, Lucca Benetton, D. Benamar, H. Ahanor
Match statistics
2.12
expected_goals
1.62
425
Passes accurate
416
8
Shots insidebox
10
3
Shots outsidebox
2
5
Blocked Shots
4
7
Free Kicks
4
4
Shots on Goal
4
2
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Shots off Goal
4
491
Total passes
488
11
Total Shots
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
Player statistics
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Lyon
Keito Nakamura | Rating 8.09 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 2
E. Nuamah | Rating 7.58 | Min 70 | G 1 | A 0
C. Tolisso | Rating 7.5 | Min 89 | G 1 | A 0
P. Šulc | Rating 6.96 | Min 20 | G 1 | A 0
T. Morton | Rating 6.75 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
R. Kluivert | Rating 6.67 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
Z. Athekame | Rating 6.51 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
K. Boudache | Rating 6.45 | Min 20 | G 0 | A 0
Crystal Palace
A. Wharton | Rating 7.7 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 1
Yeremy Pino | Rating 7.05 | Min 75 | G 1 | A 0
D. Kamada | Rating 6.75 | Min 28 | G 1 | A 0
J. Canvot | Rating 6.7 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
J. Strand Larsen | Rating 6.52 | Min 62 | G 0 | A 0
A. Disasi | Rating 6.44 | Min 90 | G 0 | A 0
E. Nketiah | Rating 6.39 | Min 28 | G 0 | A 0
Q. Timber | Rating 6.33 | Min 86 | G 0 | A 0
Match events
8' | Lyon | Goal | Normal Goal | Corentin Tolisso
36' | Crystal Palace | Card | Yellow Card | Ismaila Sarr
45+2' | Lyon | Goal | Normal Goal | Ernest Nuamah | Assist: Keito Nakamura
50' | Crystal Palace | Goal | Normal Goal | Yeremy Pino | Assist: Adam Wharton
56' | Crystal Palace | Card | Yellow Card | Yeremy Pino
58' | Lyon | Card | Yellow Card | Keito Nakamura
62' | Crystal Palace | subst | Substitution 1 | Ismaila Sarr | Assist: Daichi Kamada
62' | Crystal Palace | subst | Substitution 2 | Jörgen Strand Larsen | Assist: Eddie Nketiah
70' | Lyon | subst | Substitution 1 | Khalis Merah | Assist: Pavel Šulc
70' | Lyon | subst | Substitution 2 | Ernest Nuamah | Assist: Kail Boudache
75' | Crystal Palace | subst | Substitution 3 | Yeremy Pino | Assist: Dario Osorio
75' | Crystal Palace | subst | Substitution 4 | Oscar Mingueza | Assist: Anan Khalaili
76' | Lyon | Goal | Normal Goal | Pavel Šulc | Assist: Keito Nakamura
78' | Lyon | subst | Substitution 3 | Noah Teye Nartey | Assist: Tanner Tessmann
81' | Crystal Palace | Goal | Normal Goal | Daichi Kamada
82' | Crystal Palace | Card | Yellow Card | Chris Richards
86' | Crystal Palace | subst | Substitution 5 | Quinten Timber | Assist: Dwight McNeil
90' | Lyon | subst | Substitution 4 | Corentin Tolisso | Assist: Mads Bidstrup
Injuries
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L. Openda
Lyon | Missing Fixture | Leg Injury
M. Ouedraogo
Lyon | Missing Fixture | Knee Injury
N. Tagliafico
Lyon | Missing Fixture | Knee Injury
B. Chilwell
Crystal Palace | Missing Fixture | Inactive
C. Doucoure
Crystal Palace | Missing Fixture | Off the roster
Z. Gozo
Crystal Palace | Missing Fixture | Off the roster
E. Guessand
Crystal Palace | Missing Fixture | Off the roster
D. Henderson
Crystal Palace | Missing Fixture | Foot Injury
Odds markets
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William Hill
Match Winner
Home: 2.50 | Draw: 3.40 | Away: 2.45
Home/Away
Home: 1.91 | Away: 1.83
Second Half Winner
Home: 2.80 | Draw: 2.62 | Away: 2.70
Bet365
Match Winner
Home: 2.62 | Draw: 3.50 | Away: 2.55
Home/Away
Home: 1.83 | Away: 1.83
Second Half Winner
Home: 2.62 | Draw: 2.62 | Away: 2.75
Marathonbet
Match Winner
Home: 2.67 | Draw: 3.74 | Away: 2.57
Second Half Winner
Home: 2.80 | Draw: 2.74 | Away: 2.74
Asian Handicap
Home -1.25: 4.45 | Away -1.25: 1.16 | Home -1: 3.98 | Away -1: 1.21
Betfair
Match Winner
Home: 2.63 | Draw: 3.50 | Away: 2.55
Home/Away
Home: 1.85 | Away: 1.85
Asian Handicap
Home -1.5: 5.50 | Away -1.5: 1.13 | Home +1.5: 1.14 | Away +1.5: 5.00
Head-to-head
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Lyon vs Crystal Palace
UEFA Europa League | League Stage - 2 | Oct 15, 2026, 04:45 PM
3 - 2
Crystal Palace vs Lyon
Friendlies Clubs | Club Friendlies 3 | Aug 5, 2023, 04:30 PM
2 - 0
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