Matchday

Ligue 1 25/26 · 3 Jan 2026

AS Monaco 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 24% · Standout: Adam Karabec scored 90.1

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.1 – 1.3
Actual xG
0.7 – 1.4
Goals
1 – 3

Footybot made AS Monaco favourites at 54%.

Olympique Lyonnais won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pavel Šulc, 68.3 in 81′.

Well above their usual level: Ainsley Maitland-Niles +19.0, Kassoum Ouattara +18.1, Pavel Šulc +14.9.

Well below it: Folarin Balogun −12.7, Maghnes Akliouche −12.6, Caio Henrique −11.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AS Monaco

14 Dec 2025L 0–1at Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1
9 Dec 2025W 1–0v Galatasaray Champions League
5 Dec 2025L 0–1at Stade Brestois Ligue 1
29 Nov 2025W 1–0v Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1
26 Nov 2025D 2–2at Pafos FC Champions League

Olympique Lyonnais

14 Dec 2025W 1–0v Le Havre Ligue 1
11 Dec 2025W 2–1v Go Ahead Eagles Europa League
7 Dec 2025L 0–1at Lorient Ligue 1
30 Nov 2025W 3–0v Nantes Ligue 1
27 Nov 2025W 6–0at Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

AS Monaco

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kassoum Ouattara Defender5400–57.9+18.1
Christian Mawissa Defender3600–48.3–
Philipp Köhn Goalkeeper7800–48.3+1.1
Stanis Idumbo Muzambo Midfielder1300–47.4–
Thilo Kehrer Defender9000–46.3−1.1
Mohammed Salisu Defender9000–45.0−10.1
Aleksandr Golovin Midfielder77000.0243.9−1.2
Folarin Balogun Forward90010.1641.7−12.7
Mamadou Coulibaly Midfielder70100.2941.6−8.6
Jordan Teze Midfielder9000–40.5−10.3
Maghnes Akliouche Midfielder90000.0740.1−12.6
Mika Biereth Forward7700–36.4−4.6
George Ilenikhena Forward1300–36.3–
Caio Henrique Defender90000.1333.1−11.8
Lukáš Hrádecký Goalkeeper1200–0.0–

Olympique Lyonnais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Adam Karabec Midfielder9000.0590.1–
Pavel Šulc Forward81200.8268.3+14.9
Corentin Tolisso Midfielder89000.0862.9+11.7
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Defender90010.0262.0+19.0
Orel Mangala Midfielder900–60.6–
Tyler Morton Midfielder90000.0657.7+12.4
Nicolás Tagliafico Defender90020.1355.3+7.8
Abner Vinícius Defender81100.1353.1+10.4
Martín Satriano Forward100–52.3–
Ruben Kluivert Defender9000–52.0−6.9
Khalis Merah Midfielder6600–50.6+7.4
Dominik Greif Goalkeeper9000–48.4−3.9
Afonso Moreira Forward90000.1447.6−7.1
Tanner Tessmann Midfielder2400–44.6–
Clinton Mata Defender9000–43.4−7.3