Fenerbahçe vs Lyon Prediction

Fenerbahçe
1-1
Finished
HT 0-1
Lyon
Chobani Stadium, Istanbul·Sven Jablonski, Germany 18/08/2026
FenerbahçeFenerbahçe
1-1
Finished
LyonLyon

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
7.1 / 10
AI Best Pick
67%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.60
SignalSOLIDModel43%SurpriseMediumGap+4.9%
Value Analysis
67%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.60
SignalGOODModel42%SurpriseMediumGap+9.7%
Fenerbahçe Rest
3 days
Lyon Rest
7 days

Fenerbahçe vs Lyon: result, form and history

Fenerbahçe and Lyon drew 1-1 in the UEFA Champions League on 18 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
40%2.02
X
25%3.58
2
35%3.45
Double Chance
1X
65%1.29
X2
60%1.80
Both Teams to Score
Yes
67%1.60
No
33%2.20
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.81 + 1.45 = 3.26
Over 1.5
77%1.22
Over 2.5
55%1.71
Over 3.5
41%2.77
Under 1.5
23%4.16
Under 2.5
45%2.12
Under 3.5
59%1.42
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.9 + 3.7 = 8.6
Over 8.5
33%1.41
Over 9.5
25%1.70
Over 10.5
20%2.14
Under 8.5
67%2.62
Under 9.5
75%2.03
Under 10.5
80%1.66
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 2.3 = 4
Over 3.5
23%1.67
Over 4.5
14%2.20
Under 3.5
77%2.10
Under 4.5
86%1.54

Match Events

37'Abner ViniciusRoughing
40'L. OpendaAssist: C. Tolisso
47'M. GreenwoodAssist: K. Akturkoglu
73'K. Akturkoglu IND. Nene out
73'Talisca INM. Asensio out
75'R. Kluivert INC. Mata out
75'E. Nuamah INK. Boudache out
81'N. KanteHolding
82'V. Muriqi INR. Lukaku out
84'M. SkriniarRoughing
86'T. Morton INM. Bidstrup out
90+1'M. Fofana INM. Ouedraogo out

Lineups

Fenerbahçe
4-2-3-1Coach: Ismail Kartal
Lyon
4-2-3-1Coach: Paulo Fonseca
Avg rating6.74
Avg rating6.78
Ederson6.731Ederson
Nélson Semedo6.727N. Semedo
Milan ŠkriniarC7.537M. Škriniar
Nathan Aké7.215N. Aké
Archie Brown6.33A. Brown
N'Golo Kanté6.991N. Kanté
Mattéo Guendouzi6.96M. Guendouzi
Mason Greenwood7.511M. Greenwood
Talisca6.594Talisca
Kerem Aktürkoğlu6.77K. Aktürkoğlu
Vedat Muriqi6.219V. Muriqi
Dominik Greif6.31D. Greif
Ainsley Maitland-Niles6.798A. Maitland-Niles
Ruben Kluivert6.921R. Kluivert
Moussa Niakhaté6.919M. Niakhaté
Abner Vinícius6.316A. Vinícius
Tanner Tessmann6.96T. Tessmann
Tyler Morton7.323T. Morton
Ernest Nuamah6.57E. Nuamah
Corentin TolissoC7.28C. Tolisso
Malick Fofana6.911M. Fofana
Loïs Openda6.917L. Openda

Fenerbahçe Substitutes

13Tarık Çetin
75Kuzey Sapaz
14Yiğit Efe Demir
18Mert Müldür
22Levent Mercan
5İsmail Yüksek
10Marco Asensio73'for Talisca6.7
17İrfan Can Kahveci
28Bartuğ Elmaz
70Oğuz Aydın
9Romelu Lukaku82'for V. Muriqi6.3
45Dorgeles Nene73'for K. Akturkoglu6.3

Lyon Substitutes

25Justin Bengui
40Rémy Descamps
13Zachary Athekame
20Felix Bacher
22Clinton Mata75'for R. Kluivert6.7
2Mads Bidstrup86'for T. Morton
39Mathys de Carvalho
76Mohamed Ouédraogo90+1'for M. Fofana
99Noah Nartey
24Julien Duranville
26Kaïl Boudache75'for E. Nuamah6.6
45Rémi Himbert

Match Stats

FenerbahçeLyon
52%Ball Possession48%
3Corner Kicks0
2Yellow Cards1
12Total Shots12
5Shots on Goal5
5Shots off Goal2
7Shots Inside Box5
5Shots Outside Box7
2Blocked Shots5
13Fouls13
3Offsides1
4Goalkeeper Saves4
454Total Passes432
389Passes Accurate373
86%Pass Accuracy86%

Team Comparison

FenerbahçeFenerbahçe
LyonLyon
1833Elo Rating 1824
1.73Attack 1.03
1.01Defense 0.97
34%Hit Rate 36%
13.5Shots per Game 9.2
4.5Shots on Target 4.0
4.4Corners per Game 4.7
3.0Cards per Game 1.0

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy3.26 goals
💎Value Analysis Identified

Game State Tendencies

FenerbahçeFenerbahçe
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
LyonLyon
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.7 vs 0.3 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

FenerbahçeFenerbahçe0Wins · 0%
Draws1100%
LyonLyon0Wins · 0%
0.0Avg Goals
0%Both teams scored0 of 1
0%3+ goals0 of 1

Previous meetings

UEFA Europa League23/01/2025
FenerbahçeLyon
00

Recent Form

FenerbahçeFenerbahçe
7W2D1L
15/08/2026
Gençlerbirliği S.K.Fenerbahçe
21
L
11/08/2026
Sturm GrazFenerbahçe
01
W
05/08/2026
FenerbahçeSturm Graz
20
W
29/07/2026
Gornik ZabrzeFenerbahçe
11
D
21/07/2026
FenerbahçeGornik Zabrze
10
W
14/07/2026
Lask LinzFenerbahçe
12
W
11/07/2026
FenerbahçePogon Szczecin
40
W
08/07/2026
Admira WackerFenerbahçe
05
W
17/05/2026
FenerbahçeEyüpspor
33
D
09/05/2026
KonyasporFenerbahçe
03
W
LyonLyon
5W0D5L
11/08/2026
LyonSparta Praha
30
W
04/08/2026
Sparta PrahaLyon
21
L
29/07/2026
Real BetisLyon
40
L
24/07/2026
VfL WolfsburgLyon
02
W
18/07/2026
Slavia PrahaLyon
20
L
15/07/2026
LyonServette FC
21
W
11/07/2026
LyonFC ST. Gallen
63
W
08/07/2026
LyonMâcon
52
W
17/05/2026
LyonLens
04
L
10/05/2026
ToulouseLyon
21
L

Referee Profile

Sven Jablonski189 matches

3.80Cards per match
3.69Yellow cards per match
0.11Red cards per match
21.3Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Sven Jablonski3.80
Other referees4.25

3.80 cards a match, 0.45 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.25).

Cards come from 183 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Slovan Bratislava
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
Fenerbahçe
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Dinamo Zagreb
Seeded
Sturm Graz
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Celje
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded

League Table

UEFA Champions League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain330014:5+99WWW
2Aston VillaAston Villa330012:3+99WWW
3LiverpoolLiverpool330012:7+59WWW
4Real MadridReal Madrid330010:5+59WWW
5Sporting CPSporting CP43018:4+49WLWW
6Real BetisReal Betis33007:4+39WWW
7ArsenalArsenal32106:2+47DWW
8VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart42117:4+37LDWW
9BarcelonaBarcelona320111:6+56LWW
10ComoComo320110:5+56WLW
11Manchester CityManchester City32019:5+46WLW
12Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV32019:6+36WWL
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund32015:4+16WLW
14GalatasarayGalatasaray42028:9-16WWLL
15Bayern MünchenBayern München312010:5+55DDW
16AS RomaAS Roma31118:5+34WLD
17Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid31114:3+14DWL
18Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk41124:404LLWD
19PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven31112:204WLD
20VillarrealVillarreal31028:803LWL
21InterInter31025:6-13WLL
22Manchester UnitedManchester United31025:6-13LLW
23NapoliNapoli31025:7-23WLL
24Lask LinzLask Linz31026:9-33WLL
25Sabah FASabah FA31023:6-33LWL
26FeyenoordFeyenoord31024:8-43LWL
27LensLens31023:7-43LLW
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt31024:9-53LWL
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC31023:8-53LLW
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig31023:8-53LWL
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe30213:9-62DLD
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha30124:7-31DLL
33VikingViking30125:9-41LDL
34FC PortoFC Porto30032:6-40LLL
35LilleLille30034:10-60LLL
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava30031:13-120LLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain314:59
2Aston VillaAston Villa312:39
3LiverpoolLiverpool312:79
4Real MadridReal Madrid310:59
5Sporting CPSporting CP48:49
6Real BetisReal Betis37:49
7ArsenalArsenal36:27
8VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart47:47
9BarcelonaBarcelona311:66
10ComoComo310:56
11Manchester CityManchester City39:56
12Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV39:66
13Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund35:46
14GalatasarayGalatasaray48:96
15Bayern MünchenBayern München310:55
16AS RomaAS Roma38:54
17Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid34:34
18Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk44:44
19PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven32:24
20VillarrealVillarreal38:83
21InterInter35:63
22Manchester UnitedManchester United35:63
23NapoliNapoli35:73
24Lask LinzLask Linz36:93
25Sabah FASabah FA33:63
26FeyenoordFeyenoord34:83
27LensLens33:73
28Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt34:93
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC33:83
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig33:83
31FenerbahçeFenerbahçe33:92
32Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha34:71
33VikingViking35:91
34FC PortoFC Porto32:60
35LilleLille34:100
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava31:130

About the Fenerbahçe vs Lyon forecast

As a knockout tie in the UEFA Champions League, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About UEFA Champions League

More UEFA Champions League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Champions League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

This is a high-importance fixture for both sides, rated 7.1 out of 10 by our context model. Fenerbahçe have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Fenerbahçe and Lyon have met only 1 time recently, with 0.0 goals in that meeting. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.