Lyon vs Auxerre match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Ligue 1 · France · Regular Season - 3 · Groupama Stadium, Lyon · Ref Ruddy Buquet, France

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Lyon beat Auxerre 3–1 in Ligue 1 on 4 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.85–0.71. Lyon had 64% of the ball.

Lyon vs Auxerre match statistics

LyonAuxerre

64% Ball possession 36%
2.85 Expected goals (xG) 0.71
21 Total shots 8
7 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 4
9 Corners 5
11 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 2
522 Passes 291
86% Pass accuracy 79%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

26' Yellow card A. Piedfort Auxerre
28' Goal F. Bacher (assist E. Nuamah) Lyon
31' Goal Z. Athekame (assist L. Openda) Lyon
42' Goal C. Archer Auxerre
53' Goal E. Nuamah (assist P. Sulc) Lyon
62' Yellow card F. Bacher Lyon
68' Yellow card R. Mandengue Auxerre
77' Yellow card T. Morton Lyon

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Lyon

Confirmed 4-3-2-1 Paulo Fonseca

1 D. Greif

16 Abner Vinicius 19 M. Niakhate 20 F. Bacher 13 Z. Athekame

8 C. Tolisso 23 T. Morton 2 M. Bidstrup

10 P. Sulc 7 E. Nuamah

17 L. Openda

Bench R. Descamps , Clinton Mata , N. Tagliafico , R. Kluivert , T. Tessmann , K. Merah , N. Nartey , K. Boudache , R. Himbert

Auxerre

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Christophe Pelissier

23 M. Diop

92 C. Akpa 35 E. Legros 15 C. Makosso 27 L. Sy

46 A. Piedfort 5 K. Danois

3 R. Labeau Lascary 8 N. Ahamada 10 D. Namaso

9 C. Archer

Bench P. Nardi , S. Diomandé , R. Faivre , P. Ekwah , T. Devernois , L. Dioubate , J. Casimir , R. Mandengue , Aristide Zossou

Out and doubtful

A. Diousse Auxerre Out — Knee Injury
B. Okoh Auxerre Out — Knee Injury
F. Sierralta Auxerre Out — Injury
M. Senaya Auxerre Out — Injury
M. de Carvalho Lyon Out — Inactive
M. Ouedraogo Lyon Out — Inactive
A. Tuanzebe Auxerre Out — Lacking Match Fitness
F. Oppegard Auxerre Out — Illness
S. Fofana Auxerre Out — Groin Injury
A. Gomes Rodriguez Lyon Out — Inactive
A. Hamdani Lyon Out — Inactive
J. Duranville Lyon Out — Muscle Injury
K. Nakamura Lyon Out — Coach's decision
N. Kamara Lyon Out — Inactive
S. Kango Lyon Out — Inactive

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Lyon at home

7–1–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Auxerre away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Lyon vs Auxerre head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Apr 26	Lyon v Auxerre	3–2
23 Nov 25	Auxerre v Lyon	0–0
13 Apr 25	Auxerre v Lyon	1–3
27 Oct 24	Lyon v Auxerre	2–2
17 Feb 23	Auxerre v Lyon	2–1
31 Aug 22	Lyon v Auxerre	2–1

The full Lyon vs Auxerre head-to-head record