Lyon vs Auxerre

Lyon

3 - 1

Auxerre

🕒 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Groupama Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ruddy Buquet 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Lyon 1 · Auxerre 12

Referee Stats

Ruddy Buquet

4 matches · 3.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.25
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.75
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Lyon outshot their opponent (21-8).
Lyon controlled possession (63%).
Lyon had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lyon (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-0

Goals For / Against

10 / 3

Avg: 2.50 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Auxerre (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-3

Goals For / Against

7 / 13

Avg: 1.75 / 3.25

Points

Avg: 0.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.50

PPG

0.75

2.50

1.75

0.75

3.25

75%

O2.5

100%

75%

BTTS

100%

75%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Lyon rank1st

Auxerre rank12th

Lyon points14

Auxerre points9

Lyon: #1 · 14 pts · GD +8

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Auxerre: #12 · 9 pts · GD -6

5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lyon last 5 home

W W W D

Points10/12

Weighted index93

Goals10-3

Record3-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Auxerre last 5 away

W L L L

Points3/12

Weighted index40

Goals7-13

Record1-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Lyon trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Auxerre trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Lyon score at home100%

Lyon clean sheet at home25%

Auxerre score away100%

Auxerre clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Lyon score first75%

Lyon win after scoring first67%

Auxerre score first25%

Auxerre win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lyon 100% · Auxerre 0%

Avg first goal minute: Lyon 30.7' · Auxerre 40.0'

Vs league average

Lyon score at home2.50 vs 1.63

Lyon concede at home0.75 vs 1.41

Auxerre score away1.75 vs 1.41

Auxerre concede away3.25 vs 1.63

Lyon score 53% above league average, while Auxerre score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Lyon are 47% below league average at home, and Auxerre are 99% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Lyon goal timing (home)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Auxerre goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

522

291

Passes Accurate

447

229

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ VAR

L. Openda

Goal cancelled

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ VAR

C. Archer

Goal cancelled

26'

26' A. Piedfort

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

F. Bacher

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Nuamah

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Z. Athekame

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Openda

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

C. Archer

Normal Goal

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

E. Nuamah

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Šulc

62'

62' F. Bacher

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ R. Labeau Lascary

1st substitution · For: Aristide Zossou

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ N. Ahamada

2nd substitution · For: P. Ekwah

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ E. Legros

3rd substitution · For: R. Mandengue

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ E. Nuamah

1st substitution · For: K. Boudache

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ P. Šulc

2nd substitution · For: K. Merah

68'

68' R. Mandengue

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Bidstrup

3rd substitution · For: T. Tessmann

77'

77' T. Morton

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Archer

4th substitution · For: R. Faivre

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. Morton

4th substitution · For: N. Nartey

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ F. Bacher

5th substitution · For: R. Kluivert

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ L. Sy

5th substitution · For: Lamfia Dioubaté

Lyon vs Auxerre 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lyon beat Auxerre 3-1 on Friday, 04 September 2026 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Ruddy Buquet. It was played at Groupama Stadium.

First half: VAR intervened at 18' for Lyon (Goal cancelled). VAR intervened at 22' for Auxerre (Goal cancelled). A. Piedfort received a yellow card for Auxerre at 26'. Lyon took the lead at 28' when F. Bacher scored, with the assist credited to E. Nuamah, making the score 2-1. Lyon extended the lead at 31' when Z. Athekame scored, with the assist credited to L. Openda, making the score 3-1. Auxerre reduced the deficit at 42' when C. Archer scored, making the score 3-2.

Second half: Lyon extended the lead at 53' when E. Nuamah scored, with the assist credited to P. Šulc, making the score 4-2. F. Bacher received a yellow card for Lyon at 62'. Auxerre made their 1st substitution at 66', with R. Labeau Lascary replacing Aristide Zossou. Auxerre made their 2nd substitution at 66', with N. Ahamada replacing P. Ekwah. Auxerre made their 3rd substitution at 66', with E. Legros replacing R. Mandengue. Lyon made their 1st substitution at 67', with E. Nuamah replacing K. Boudache. Lyon made their 2nd substitution at 67', with P. Šulc replacing K. Merah. R. Mandengue received a yellow card for Auxerre at 68'. Lyon made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Bidstrup replacing T. Tessmann. T. Morton received a yellow card for Lyon at 77'. Auxerre made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Archer replacing R. Faivre. Lyon made their 4th substitution at 86', with T. Morton replacing N. Nartey. Lyon made their 5th substitution at 86', with F. Bacher replacing R. Kluivert. Auxerre made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with L. Sy replacing Lamfia Dioubaté.

Lyon used 5 substitutions while Auxerre used 5 substitutions. Lyon got 2 yellow cards, while Auxerre got 2 yellow cards.