Match Report
Olympique Lyonnais went into the game 2nd in the table on 8 points; Benfica sat 3rd on 7 — a 1-point gap. Olympique Lyonnais's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Olympique Lyonnais ran at 1.5 scored and 1.33 conceded, Benfica at 1.67 and 1.83.
Benfica arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Olympique Lyonnais had taken 7 of 15 points to Benfica's 15.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Olympique Lyonnais 2, draws 0, Benfica 2, at 4.25 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Groupama Stadium in Decines-Charpieu (capacity 59,186). On the scoreboard, Olympique Lyonnais led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.