Lyon have recorded 1485 ball recoveries across 37 Ligue 1 games in 2025/2026, averaging 40.1 per match. D. Greif leads the squad with 203 ball recoveries - 7 per game. M. Niakhaté is next with 132.
Over their last 10 games, Lyon are averaging 36.6 ball recoveries per match - D. Greif leads that period with 54. Use the match-by-match table above to compare ball recoveries game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Lyon vs Auxerre on 04.09.2026.
Lyon average 40.1 ball recoveries per Ligue 1 game in 2025/2026, based on 37 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 36.6 per match.
D. Greif leads Lyon for ball recoveries in 2025/2026 with 203 in Ligue 1 - an average of 7 per game. M. Niakhaté is second with 132.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Lyon's ball recoveries totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2025/2026.
| Player | Apps | Ball recoveries | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Greif | 9 | 69 | 7.67 |
| M. Niakhaté | 8 | 40 | 5 |
| C. Tolisso | 10 | 39 | 3.9 |
| T. Morton | 9 | 28 | 3.11 |
| A. Maitland-Niles | 8 | 25 | 3.13 |
| Abner | 9 | 24 | 2.67 |
| R. Kluivert | 7 | 24 | 3.43 |
| C. Mata | 8 | 21 | 2.63 |
| T. Tessmann | 6 | 16 | 2.67 |
| Endrick | 4 | 15 | 3.75 |
| P. Sulc | 7 | 11 | 1.57 |
| K. Boudache | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| K. Merah | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| E. Nuamah | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| M. Ouédraogo | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| N. Nartey | 5 | 8 | 1.6 |
| Z. Athekame | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| R. Descamps | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| R. Yaremchuk | 4 | 6 | 1.5 |
| M. Carvalho | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| L. Openda | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| M. Bidstrup | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| M. Fofana | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| H. Hateboer | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| F. Bacher | 2 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team ball recoveries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.08.2026 | Le Havre | Home | 1-1 | |
| 26.08.2026 | Fenerbahçe | Home | 1-2 | |
| 22.08.2026 | Toulouse | Away | 0-2 | |
| 18.08.2026 | Fenerbahçe | Away | 1-1 | |
| 11.08.2026 | Sparta Praha | Home | 3-0 | |
| 04.08.2026 | Sparta Praha | Away | 2-1 | |
| 17.05.2026 | Lens | Home | 0-4 | |
| 10.05.2026 | Toulouse | Away | 2-1 | |
| 03.05.2026 | Rennes | Home | 4-2 | |
| 25.04.2026 | Auxerre | Home | 3-2 |