Ligue 1 · Matchday 3

Lyon
FULL TIME3 – 1
Auxerre
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:00:00 UTCGroupama StadiumMatchday 3

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Lyon 39%Draw 34%Auxerre 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

LyonAuxerre
63Possession37
21Shots8
7Shots on target3
9Shots off target4
5Blocked shots1
14Shots inside box4
7Shots outside box4
9Corners5
2Offsides0
11Fouls8
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Saves5
517Passes290
445Accurate passes230

Match events

  • 18'Loïs Openda · VAR
  • 22'Cameron Archer · VAR
  • 26'Arthur Piedfort
  • 28'Felix Bacher (assist Ernest Nuamah)
  • 31'Zachary Athekame (assist Loïs Openda)
  • 42'Cameron Archer
  • 53'Ernest Nuamah (assist Pavel Šulc)
  • 62'Felix Bacher
  • 66'Naouirou Ahamada Pierre Ekwah
  • 66'Rémy Labeau Aristide Zossou
  • 67'Ernest Nuamah Kaïl Boudache
  • 67'Pavel Šulc Khalis Merah
  • 76'Mads Bidstrup Tanner Tessmann
  • 77'Tyler Morton
  • 77'Cameron Archer Romain Faivre
  • 86'Tyler Morton Noah Nartey
  • 86'Felix Bacher Ruben Kluivert
  • 90'Lamine Sy

Lyon · Auxerre

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Lyon4-4-2
86.8Tolisso
196.8Niakhaté
177.5Openda
26.876'Bidstrup
16.8Greif
236.586'Morton
78.667'Nuamah
166.8Abner
207.586'Bacher
107.567'Šulc
137.8Athekame
Auxerre5-2-3
86.366'Ahamada
97.377'Archer
106.3Namaso
36.366'Labeau
466.0Piedfort
156.3Makosso
276.390'Sy
926.3Akpa
56.3Danois
235.9Diop
356.3Legros

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Lyon

  • 8Corentin Tolisso6.8
  • 19Moussa Niakhaté6.8
  • 17Loïs Openda7.5
  • 2Mads Bidstrup6.8
  • 1Dominik Greif6.8
  • 23Tyler Morton6.5
  • 7Ernest Nuamah8.6
  • 16Abner6.8
  • 20Felix Bacher7.5
  • 10Pavel Šulc7.5
  • 13Zachary Athekame7.8

Auxerre

  • 8Naouirou Ahamada6.3
  • 9Cameron Archer7.3
  • 10Danny Namaso6.3
  • 3Rémy Labeau6.3
  • 46Arthur Piedfort6.0
  • 15Christ Makosso6.3
  • 27Lamine Sy6.3
  • 92Clément Akpa6.3
  • 5Kévin Danois6.3
  • 23Mamadou Diop5.9
  • 35Elikya Legros6.3
LyonTale of the tapeAuxerre
4-4-2Formation5-2-3
7 ptsTable0 pts
+4Goal difference-7
2Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Lyon 2W1D0W Auxerre

Goals 63

  • 2026-09-04Lyon31Auxerre
  • 2026-04-25Lyon32Auxerre
  • 2025-11-23Auxerre00Lyon

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Lyon3210+47
Auxerre3003-70

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