Monaco 1-3 Lyon
Match summary
Lyon beat Monaco 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Sat, 3 Jan 2026.
Goals — Monaco: Coulibaly 45' | Lyon: Šulc 38', 57'; Abner 79'.
Monaco had 44% of the possession and 6 shots (2 on target) against 13 (9) for Lyon; corners 7-2, yellow cards 2-3.
Red cards: Monaco 1, Lyon 0.
In their last 13 meetings Monaco won 6, Lyon won 7 and 0 ended level.
Venue: Stade Louis II. Referee: Jérôme Brisard.
Match timeline
- 7'KehrerYellow card
- 12'⇄In KohnOut HrádeckýSubstitution
- 35'MataYellow card
- 36'⇄In OuattaraOut MawissaSubstitution
- 38'ŠulcAssist: TagliaficoGoal0-1
- 45'CoulibalyAssist: BalogunGoal1-1
- 52'PocognoliYellow card
- 53'•KehrerGoal Disallowed
- 57'ŠulcAssist: Maitland-NilesGoal1-2
- 66'⇄In TessmannOut MerahSubstitution
- 70'R. KluivertYellow card
- 70'TolissoYellow card
- 70'CoulibalyRed card
- 77'⇄In IlenikhenaOut BierethSubstitution
- 77'⇄In IdumboOut GolovinSubstitution
- 79'AbnerAssist: TagliaficoGoal1-3
- 79'BalogunYellow card
- 81'⇄In MangalaOut AbnerSubstitution
- 81'⇄In A. KarabecOut ŠulcSubstitution
- 90'⇄In SatrianoOut TolissoSubstitution
Top performers
BalogunMonaco · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.19
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
ŠulcLyon · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.78
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes80
GolovinMonaco · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.02
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes76
AbnerLyon · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.13
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes80
MawissaMonaco · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes35
TagliaficoLyon · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Lyon 4-3-1-2Monaco 4-3-1-2
Monaco
Coach: Sebastien Pocognoli
Substitutes
- 16Philipp KohnGoalkeeper6.5
- 20Kassoum OuattaraDefender5.9
- 17Stanis IdumboMidfielder6.6
- 19George IlenikhenaAttacker6.4
- 3Eric DierDefender
- 23Aladji BambaMidfielder
- 49Ilane TouréMidfielder
- 21Lucas MichalAttacker
- 29Paris BrunnerAttacker
Unavailable players
- Denis ZakariaYellow Card
- Ansu FatiHamstring Injury
- Takumi MinaminoCruciate ligament injury
- VandersonMuscle injury
- Paul PogbaCalf Injury
Lyon
Coach: Paulo Fonseca
Substitutes
- 5Orel MangalaMidfielder6.6
- 6Tanner TessmannMidfielder6.4
- 7Adam KarabecMidfielder6.8
- 20Martín SatrianoAttacker
- 40Remy DescampsGoalkeeper
- 41Téo BarišićDefender
- 33Hans HateboerDefender
- 39Mathys de CarvalhoMidfielder
- 18Rachid GhezzalAttacker
Unavailable players
- Malick FofanaAnkle injury
- Ernest NuamahCruciate ligament injury
Statistics
MonacoLyon
Key statistics
44%Possession56%
0.69Expected Goals1.4
6Total Shots13
2Shots On Target9
1Big Chances Created2
7Corners2
14Fouls12
2Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
0Offsides0
6Goalkeeper Saves1
303Passes Completed407
All statistics
1Shots Off Target3
3Shots Blocked1
0.88Expected Goals On Target3.07
12Free Kicks13
2Shots Inside The Box7
371Total Passes478
4Shots Outside The Box6
0.45Expected Assists0.91
2/23 (9%)Crosses Completed2/13 (15%)
192Passes Own Half250
202Passes Opposition Half241
25/42 (60%)Long Passes Completed21/39 (54%)
18Throw-Ins24
4Key Passes11
65Passes Into Final Third93
58Backward Passes83
4Goal Kicks3
14Interceptions8
1.4Expected Goals Conceded0.69
8/13 (62%)Tackles Won8/12 (67%)
10Clearances36
0Error Led To Goal1
38Duels Won41
11/20 (55%)Aerial Duels Won9/20 (45%)
27/59 (46%)Ground Duels Won32/59 (54%)
12Was Fouled13
1/5 (20%)Successful Dribbles7/15 (47%)
4Was Dribbled Past8
7Final Third Possession Won3
125Possession Lost118
4Substitutions4
Match information
- Competition
- Ligue 1
- Round
- Round 17
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Stade Louis II
- Capacity
- 18,523
- Attendance
- 11,828
- Referee
- Jérôme Brisard