Champions League WON 1–2
Wed, Aug 26 · 21:00 · Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Lyon Home
VS
Fenerbahçe Away
Lyon vs Fenerbahçe — UEFA Champions League
Tipster's pick Lyon or Fenerbahçe
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.25 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate74%
This price needs80%
Expert analysis

Lyon and Fenerbahçe Poised for Open Champions League Duel

Lyon’s home scoring rate stands out sharply against Fenerbahçe’s modest away output, pointing toward an attacking home side that can break down a compact visitor. Fenerbahçe’s recent sequence includes multiple wins and only occasional draws, showing they can push for results on the road rather than settle. The two sides have never produced a high-scoring head-to-head encounter, yet both maintain perfect records for finding the net in their current campaigns. Lyon’s form line mixes a loss with a win and draw, hinting they will press forward to avoid another stalemate in front of their fans. Fenerbahçe’s low goals-against average on travels suggests they will stay organised, but their clean-sheet frequency has not prevented them from chasing victories. These patterns together reduce the chance of a repeat draw from past meetings.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73% win rate
Result
1–2 WON

Our pick “Lyon or Fenerbahçe” at odds 1.25 won — final score 1–2.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. V. Muriqi 24'
  3. A. Brown assist M. Greenwood 28'
  4. M. Skriniar 32'
  5. Second half
  6. L. Openda 51'
  7. M. Fofana assist A. Maitland-Niles 61'
  8. Z. Athekame ↓ A. Maitland-Niles 62'
  9. K. Boudache ↓ E. Nuamah 62'
  10. I. Yuksek ↓ Talisca 67'
  11. P. Sulc ↓ T. Tessmann 76'
  12. D. Nene ↓ O. Aydin 76'
  13. I. Kahveci ↓ M. Greenwood 80'
  14. R. Lukaku ↓ V. Muriqi 80'
  15. M. Bidstrup ↓ T. Morton 86'
  16. N. Tagliafico ↓ Abner Vinicius 86'
  17. M. Guendouzi 90+4'
  18. D. Nene 90+5'
This season
Lyon Fenerbahçe
Over 2.5 goals 33% 0%
Clean sheet 33% 60%
Failed to score 0% 0%
Scored per game 1.7 1.2
Conceded per game 1.0 0.4
Scored home / away 3.0 / 1.0 1.3 / 1.0

Across 3 and 5 matches played this season.

Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Lyon LLWDW
L @ Real Betis 0–4 Jul 29
L @ Sparta Praha 1–2 Aug 4
W vs Sparta Praha 3–0 Aug 11
D @ Fenerbahçe 1–1 Aug 18
W @ Toulouse 2–0 Aug 22
Fenerbahçe WWLDW
W vs Sturm Graz 2–0 Aug 5
W @ Sturm Graz 1–0 Aug 11
L @ Gençlerbirliği S.K. 1–2 Aug 15
D vs Lyon 1–1 Aug 18
W vs Konyaspor 4–2 Aug 22
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Lyon
Scored 1.4 avg
0 1 3 1 2
Conceded 1.4 avg
4 2 0 1 0
Fenerbahçe
Scored 1.8 avg
2 1 1 1 4
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 0 2 1 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
0 Lyon
2 Draws
0 Fenerbahçe
Aug 2026 Fenerbahçe 1–1 Lyon Draw
Jan 2025 Fenerbahçe 0–0 Lyon Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 0 of the last 2 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Lyon 4-3-3
  • 1 Dominik Greif G
  • 98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles D
  • 21 Ruben Kluivert D
  • 19 Moussa Niakhaté D
  • 16 Abner Vinícius D
  • 6 Tanner Tessmann M
  • 23 Tyler Morton M
  • 8 Corentin Tolisso M
  • 7 Ernest Nuamah F
  • 17 Loïs Openda F
  • 11 Malick Fofana F
Bench Rémy Descamps, Nicolás Tagliafico, Zachary Athekame, Felix Bacher, Clinton Mata, Mads Bidstrup, Mathys de Carvalho, Mohamed Ouédraogo, Noah Nartey, Pavel Šulc, Kaïl Boudache, Rémi Himbert

Paulo Fonseca

Fenerbahçe 4-2-3-1
  • 31 Ederson G
  • 27 Nélson Semedo D
  • 37 Milan Škriniar D
  • 15 Nathan Aké D
  • 3 Archie Brown D
  • 91 N'Golo Kanté M
  • 6 Mattéo Guendouzi M
  • 11 Mason Greenwood M
  • 94 Talisca M
  • 70 Oğuz Aydın M
  • 19 Vedat Muriqi F
Bench Tarık Çetin, Kuzey Sapaz, Yiğit Efe Demir, Mert Müldür, Levent Mercan, İsmail Yüksek, İrfan Can Kahveci, Bartuğ Elmaz, Romelu Lukaku, Dorgeles Nene

Ismail Kartal

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Lyon
  • OUT J. Duranville Inactive
  • OUT K. Merah Ankle Injury
  • OUT J. Duranville Inactive
  • OUT K. Merah Ankle Injury
Fenerbahçe
  • OUT K. Akturkoglu Concussion
  • OUT M. Asensio Muscle Injury
  • OUT Diego Carlos Inactive
  • OUT M. Gunok Muscle Injury
  • OUT D. Livakovic Transfer negotiations
  • OUT O. Mimovic Inactive
  • OUT J. Oosterwolde Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT Rodrigo Becao Inactive
  • OUT C. Under Inactive
  • OUT M. Yandas Inactive
  • OUT A. Yesilyurt Inactive
  • DOUBT C. Soyuncu Injury
  • OUT K. Akturkoglu Concussion
  • OUT M. Asensio Muscle Injury
  • OUT Diego Carlos Inactive
  • OUT M. Gunok Muscle Injury
  • OUT D. Livakovic Transfer negotiations
  • OUT O. Mimovic Inactive
  • OUT J. Oosterwolde Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT Rodrigo Becao Inactive
  • OUT C. Under Inactive
  • OUT M. Yandas Inactive
  • OUT A. Yesilyurt Inactive
  • DOUBT C. Soyuncu Injury