Toulouse 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 1 · Saturday 22 August 2026 · Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse · referee G. Paradis · full time
Full time: Toulouse 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais won 2-0 away at Toulouse in Ligue 1 Matchday 1 on Saturday 22 August 2026. The goals: Noah Nartey 68', Malick Fofana 85'.
How Olympique Lyonnais won it
The opening goal came in the 68th minute: Noah Nartey for Olympique Lyonnais, set up by Pavel Sulc. Malick Fofana made it 0-2 to Olympique Lyonnais in the 85th minute, set up by Corentin Tolisso .
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, G. Paradis, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Toulouse and 2 to Olympique Lyonnais.
Toulouse: J. Askou, 4-2-3-1 · Olympique Lyonnais: P. Rodrigues Fonseca, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.15 for Toulouse and 2.00 for Olympique Lyonnais.
Toulouse scored about 1.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Toulouse had 2 shots on target, Olympique Lyonnais 3.
Olympique Lyonnais had 52% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Toulouse came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.90 expected goals for and 1.86 against, and had won 20% of their matches.
Olympique Lyonnais came into it with 6 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.80 expected goals for and 1.08 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais: the match in numbers
| Toulouse | Match statistics | Olympique Lyonnais |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 1.15 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.00 |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Big chances | 2 |
| 435 | Total passes | 479 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Cristian Cásseres Jr. (Toulouse), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Toulouse
- Cristian Cásseres Jr. 7.7
- Niklas Schmidt 7.2
- Rasmus Nicolaisen 7.0
- Julián Vignolo 6.9
- Mark McKenzie 6.8
Olympique Lyonnais
- Corentin Tolisso 7.5
- Malick Fofana 7.4 1 goal
- Clinton Mata 7.4
- Felix Bacher 7.3
- Noah Nartey 7.2 1 goal
The lowest-rated starter was Christ Tapé at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Toulouse: Monaco vs Toulouse Saturday 10 October 2026 · Ligue 1
- Olympique Lyonnais: Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa League
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Questions about Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais
What was the score in Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais?
Toulouse 0-2 Olympique Lyonnais (half-time 0-0), Ligue 1, Saturday 22 August 2026.
Who scored in Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais?
Noah Nartey 68', Malick Fofana 85'.
Did Moneyball predict Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais?
Cristian Cásseres Jr., rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Toulouse vs Olympique Lyonnais?
G. Paradis.
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