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Lyon

How Lyon play under each referee

Every Lyon game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample Lyon are 73-46 (61.3%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Jul 30, 2026, 3:13 a.m.·2021-2026 (2021-08-07 – 2026-04-19)

Lyon record: 73-46 (61.3%)

Top verified whistle edge

The strongest verified ref pattern for Lyon in the current sample.

Ligue 108/16

Ref×team split · N=8

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#RefWin ratevs baselineClose gamesOpponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more), a favorable minors/flags edge.

Bastien Dechepy
+1.2 pts vs team+4.1
Eric Wattellier
-11.3 pts vs team-0.3
Francois Letexier
-11.3 pts vs team+0.9
Benoit Bastien
-14.6 pts vs team-0.2
Thomas Leonard
-15.8 pts vs team+1.7
Jerome Brisard
-22.8 pts vs team-2.1
Jeremy Stinat
-31.3 pts vs team-2.7
Clément Turpin
-36.3 pts vs team+0.8
Ruddy Buquet
-36.3 pts vs team-0.4

Close-match proxy

How Lyon compares in one-goal matches vs the full sample. Based on verified match results.

Close games (≤1 goal margin)

96 of 145 games match this window

Avg combined goals
Close-match avg
2.6
Season avg
3
Pressure impact
-0.4
Avg cards
Close-match avg
24.7
Season avg
24.3
Pressure impact
+0.4
Over rate
Close-match avg
53.1%
Season avg
61.4%
Pressure impact
-8.3 pp

Over benchmark: 2.7 combined goals · Seasons: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 145 total games in sample

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Lyon games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: Lyon went 73-46 (61.3%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than Lyon.

Scores, fouls, cards, and referee assignments from ESPN (1363 games, 132 with sportsbook totals). Referee coverage only where ESPN lists gameInfo.officials (2021-22 onward); games without referee names are excluded entirely. football-data.co.uk I1 CSVs lack a Referee column and are not used. Matrix: 372/518 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 315 games skipped (no official listed).