Position3of 20
Points71in 38
Won, drawn, lost20-11-7
Goals52for, 29 against
FormLWWWD
Results
2008-09Sat 30 May
FT
Sat 23 May
FT
Sun 17 May
FT
Tue 12 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Fri 24 Apr
FT
Sun 19 Apr
FT
Sun 12 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sun 22 Mar
FT
Sun 15 Mar
FT
Sat 7 Mar
FT
Sun 1 Mar
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Sun 15 Feb
FT
Sun 8 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sun 14 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sat 29 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sun 16 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sun 2 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sun 31 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sun 17 Aug
FT
Sun 10 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 19thof 85 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 4matches unbeaten, running now
- 5wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 4clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 33%of the team's league goals scored by Karim Benzema
- 54%of matches won since 2001-02
- 8–1Biggest win since 2001-02: Lyon 8–1 Le Mans
- 0–5Heaviest defeat: Paris Saint Germain 5–0 Lyon
In Europe
89 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost43-22-24
Goals161– 108
Vesta and Lyon
325 league matches since 2017-18- 53%of Lyon's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 140wins in 257 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 10%won with 10%: Paris Saint Germain 1–2 Lyon
- 16%won with 16%: Lyon 2–1 Paris Saint Germain
- 18%won with 18%: Paris Saint Germain 0–1 Lyon
- 82%lost at 82%: Lyon 1–3 Dijon
- 81%lost at 81%: Lyon 1–2 Lille
- 75%lost at 75%: Lyon 2–3 Nice
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 32 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Against | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 6points won after going behind
- 7points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 32 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,587Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper | 35 | 3,150 | 0 | 0 |
| CrisCentre-back | 34 | 3,060 | 2 | 1 |
| Jérémy ToulalanMidfielder | 33 | 2,876 | 0 | 2 |
| Karim BenzemaForward | 36 | 2,768 | 17 | 2 |
| Jean MakounDefensive midfielder | 35 | 2,711 | 6 | 4 |
| Jean-Alain BoumsongCentre-back | 32 | 2,507 | 1 | 1 |
| Kim KällströmMidfielder | 32 | 2,218 | 2 | 5 |
| Ederson– | 35 | 2,153 | 5 | 5 |
| JuninhoMidfielder | 29 | 2,109 | 7 | 5 |
| Fabio GrossoMidfielder | 22 | 1,848 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony ReveillereCentre-back | 19 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu BodmerCentre-back | 18 | 1,333 | 0 | 0 |
| César DelgadoForward | 19 | 1,151 | 2 | 3 |
| Kader KeitaForward | 22 | 1,103 | 1 | 0 |
| Sidney GovouForward | 15 | 1,004 | 1 | 1 |
| John MensahCentre-back | 12 | 998 | 0 | 0 |
| FredForward | 15 | 931 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthony MounierForward | 18 | 807 | 2 | 2 |
| Francois ClercRight-back | 9 | 760 | 0 | 0 |
| Frédéric PiquionneForward | 19 | 692 | 2 | 0 |
| Miralem PjanicMidfielder | 20 | 691 | 0 | 2 |
| Lamine GassamaRight-back | 7 | 619 | 0 | 0 |
| Rémy VercoutreGoalkeeper | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| Fábio SantosMidfielder | 6 | 248 | 0 | 0 |
| Timothée KolodziejczakCentre-back | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| Yannis TaferForward | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |

