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Matchday

UEFA Europa League 25/26 · 29 Jan 2026

Olympique Lyonnais 4–2 PAOK

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.4 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.5 – 0.7
Goals
4 – 2

Footybot made Olympique Lyonnais favourites at 70%.

Olympique Lyonnais won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Soualiho Meïté, 67.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Soualiho Meïté +20.8, Adam Karabec +8.8.

Well below it: Antonis Tsiftsis −19.7, Rémy Descamps −15.5, Ruben Kluivert −11.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Olympique Lyonnais

25 Jan 2026W 5–2at Metz Ligue 1
22 Jan 2026W 1–0at BSC Young Boys Europa League
18 Jan 2026W 2–1v Stade Brestois Ligue 1
3 Jan 2026W 3–1at AS Monaco Ligue 1
14 Dec 2025W 1–0v Le Havre Ligue 1

PAOK

22 Jan 2026W 2–0v Real Betis Europa League
11 Dec 2025D 3–3at Ludogorets Europa League
27 Nov 2025D 1–1v SK Brann Europa League
6 Nov 2025W 4–0v BSC Young Boys Europa League
23 Oct 2025W 4–3at Lille Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Olympique Lyonnais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez Forward10100.15100.0–
Adam Karabec Midfielder90111.1357.6+8.8
Moussa Niakhaté Defender90000.0956.3+5.6
Clinton Mata Defender9000–55.3+4.6
Afonso Moreira Forward87020.2454.6+3.2
Adil Hamdani Forward1001–53.6–
Rémi Himbert Forward90100.4047.2–
Tyler Morton Midfielder45000.0247.0−2.9
Ruben Kluivert Defender69000.1145.7−11.0
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Defender90000.1043.9−3.1
Khalis Merah Midfielder69100.2442.9−2.5
Mathys de Carvalho Midfielder87000.0442.4−8.6
Tiago Goncalves Midfielder2100–39.9–
Tanner Tessmann Midfielder45000.0238.9−8.7
Abner Vinícius Defender2100–38.8–
Rémy Descamps Goalkeeper9000–37.0−15.5

PAOK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mady Camara Midfielder100–100.0–
Soualiho Meïté Midfielder90100.0467.6+20.8
Giorgos Giakoumakis Forward87100.4657.0+3.4
Andrija Živković Midfielder9001–55.4−0.2
Anestis Mythou Forward1000–50.2–
Rahman Baba Defender90000.0946.5+6.8
Taison Midfielder8400–44.0+0.6
Magomed Ozdoev Midfielder8900–43.8+0.2
Giannis Michailidis Defender90000.0643.5−2.2
Jonjoe Kenny Defender9000–42.2−1.1
Tomasz Kędziora Defender9000–40.9−9.7
Kiril Despodov Midfielder1300–37.0–
Antonis Tsiftsis Goalkeeper9000–34.2−19.7
Giannis Konstantelias Midfielder4000–14.0–