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Manchester City vs Lyon: result 1-3 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finalsKick-off on August 15, 2020 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa

Manchester City
1-3
Lyon

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What was the result of Manchester City vs Lyon?

Lyon won 1-3 on August 15, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 24′M. CornetLyon
  • 69′K. De BruyneManchester City
  • 79′M. DembéléLyon
  • 87′M. DembéléLyon

Official lineup for Manchester City vs Lyon

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester City

3-1-4-2
  1. 7R. Sterling
  2. 9Gabriel Jesus
  1. 27João Cancelo
  2. 8İ. Gündoğan
  3. 17K. De Bruyne
  4. 2K. Walker
  1. 16Rodri
  1. 14Aymeric Laporte
  2. 50Eric García
  3. 25Fernandinho
  1. 31Ederson

Lyon

3-5-2
  1. 21K. Toko Ekambi
  2. 11M. Depay
  1. 27M. Cornet
  2. 8H. Aouar
  3. 39Bruno Guimarães
  4. 25M. Caqueret
  5. 14L. Dubois
  1. 20Marçal
  2. 6Marcelo
  3. 5J. Denayer
  1. 1Anthony Lopes
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 11 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats; Lyon have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2020Real Madrid(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Jul 26, 2020Norwich(home)5-0Premier League
Jul 21, 2020Watford(away)4-0Premier League
Jul 18, 2020Arsenal(away)0-2FA Cup
Jul 15, 2020Bournemouth(home)2-1Premier League
Lyon
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2020Juventus(away)1-2UEFA Champions League
Jul 31, 2020Paris Saint Germain(away)0-0Coupe de la Ligue
Jul 22, 2020Gent(away)3-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 18, 2020Celtic(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 16, 2020Rangers(home)0-2Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Manchester City wins, 1 draw, 1 Lyon win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 27, 2018Lyon 2-2 Manchester CityUEFA Champions League
Sep 19, 2018Manchester City 1-2 LyonUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Lyon vs Manchester City on Nov 27, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester City score 2.6 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Lyon score 1.1 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester City2.60.693/1510/15
Lyon1.11.276/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Manchester City43011279

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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