Anderlecht 1-2 Lyon: result and AI prediction

Anderlecht – Lyon, Europa League, Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 08:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Lotto Park

Anderlecht is #1 in the table (0 pts) and Lyon #21 (0 pts). 20 places separate the two teams in the table. Anderlecht is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Anderlecht averages 2.3 goals per match this season. Their last meeting, on July 16, 2022, ended Anderlecht 2-3 Lyon. Absent for Anderlecht: I. Camara, L. Hey, I. Koutsoupias +2.

Anderlecht

Final score1 - 2

Lyon

AI predicted: 1-2 · Final score: 1-2✓ Exact score

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Anderlecht bring strong early-season domestic form and a demanding European home environment into their opening league-phase match. Lyon possess the clearer concentration of technical quality in the central attacking lanes, but arrive after a difficult continental qualifying exit and without Duranville. The home side's defensive injuries are the major concern, particularly if Lyon can move Sikan away from the penalty area and sustain attacks around the Anderlecht box. Expect a competitive match in which Anderlecht's early intensity meets Lyon's patient positional play.

Injuries and absences

Anderlecht's missing defensive personnel remove depth at full-back and centre-back, making their protection of the channels a central issue. Lyon are without Duranville, but his absence is less structurally damaging than Anderlecht's defensive shortage; any confirmed Biancone absence would amplify that imbalance.

Form (last 5)

AnderlechtLeague position #1 · 0 ptsW W W

LyonLeague position #21 · 0 pts

Anderlecht vs Lyon stats

	Anderlecht	Lyon
Played	6	0
Goals scored	14	0
Goals conceded	4	0
Clean sheets	3	0

Last meetings

2022-07-16Anderlecht 2-3 Lyon
2022-07-16Anderlecht --- Lyon

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