Match Report
Valenciennes had not won in 8 games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Olympique Lyonnais 5, draws 3, Valenciennes 2, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 70% of the meetings.
The venue was Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Decines-Charpieu, with room for 40,494 spectators. The referee was S. Frappart, with 100 matches in our database and 2.1 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.