The key numbers: Paris v. Lyon

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Check out the key numbers ahead of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais, which kicks off at 20:45 CEST tonight (Matchday 30 of Ligue 1) at the Parc des Princes.

The two teams have twice played out a 4–4 draw in Lyon, with eight goals scored on each occasion: on 13th September 1974 and 25th February 2012. A very rare scoreline for the Parisians in the top flight since 1970, occuring just three times (including against Amiens on 15th February 2020) in 1,964 matches played.

Paris Saint-Germain could secure a seventh consecutive win against Lyon in competitive matches (4–1 away at Lyon on 3rd September 2023, 4–1 on 21st April 2024 and 3–0 on 15th December 2024 at the Parc des Princes, 3-2 on 23rd February 2025 and 3-2 on 9th November last year in the league at Lyon, and the 2-1 victory in the Coupe de France final at Villeneuve-d’Ascq on 25th May 2024). Six wins against Lyon is already a record-breaking run in the club’s history.

Kylian Mbappé is Paris’s top scorer against Lyon, with 12 goals to his name. He is ahead of Edinson Cavani (9 goals), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (7 goals) and Mustapha Dahleb (6 goals).

28 players have represented both clubs: Bradley Barcola, Hatem Ben Arfa, Milan Bisevac, Mathieu Bodmer, Luc Borrelli, Daniel Bravo, François Brisson, Jérémy Clément, Grégory Coupet, James Debbah, Vikash Dhorasoo, Jean Djorkaeff, Raymond Domenech, Fabrice Fiorèse, Pierre-Alain Frau, Laurent Fournier, Franck Gava, Ludovic Giuly, Pascal Havet, David Hellebuyck, Christophe Jallet, Noham Kamara, Gérard Lanthier, Patrice Loko, Peguy Luyindula, Florian Maurice, Bruno Ngotty, Jean-Luc Sassus and Daniel Xuereb. Lyon player Rémy Descamps, who came through the ranks in Paris, has never played for the Rouge et Bleu’s first team.

A match between the two sides has not finished 0–0 in Ligue 1 since 24th April 2009, making it an ongoing run of 33 consecutive matches without a goalless draw.

After Paris Saint-Germain, the longest-serving club in Ligue 1 since 1974, Lyon is the club with the longest continuous presence in the top flight: since 1989, a run of 36 seasons at the highest level.

It's the 38th competitive match between Paris and Lyon since 2011 – a record since the new owners took over in the capital – with a head-to-head record of 25 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

Lyon are set to play their 50th competitive match against Paris at the Parc des Princes; only five clubs have played more against the Rouge et Bleu in their history: Bordeaux, Marseille, and Monaco (55 matches), Nantes (54 matches) and Lille (51 matches).

113

This is the 113th match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon; only one club has played more against PSG: Monaco, with 121 matches. The head-to-head record favours Paris, with 50 wins, 29 draws and 32 defeats.

181

Paris have scored 181 goals against Lyon. This is a record for the Parisians, Lyon sit ahead of Saint-Étienne, against whom PSG have scored 175 goals.

Jay Jay Okocha v Lyon (2-2), 14/10/2001

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The key numbers: Paris v. Lyon

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