Lyon 3-1 Auxerre: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Lyon

3 : 1

Auxerre

F. Bacher28'
Z. Athekame31'
E. Nuamah53'

42'C. Archer

Groupama StadiumRuddy BuquetFri, 4 Sept 202619:00

Lyon4-3-2-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Auxerre Auxerre crest

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Assistant

Paulo Ferreira

Substitutions

67'
106.9A
P. Sulc
187.6
K. Merah
67'
78.2A
E. Nuamah
266.3
K. Boudache
76'
26.9
M. Bidstrup
67.0
T. Tessmann
86'
207.9
F. Bacher
216.6
R. Kluivert
86'
237.0
T. Morton
996.7
N. Nartey

Unused

Substitutions

66'
85.9
N. Ahamada
176.7
P. Ekwah
66'
356.2
E. Legros
326.9
R. Mandengue
66'
36.2
R. Labeau Lascary
776.3
A. Zossou
77'
97.7
C. Archer
216.9
R. Faivre
90'
276.3
L. Sy
34
L. Dioubate

Unused

Home

J. Duranville
Muscle Injury
Out
A. Gomes Rodriguez
Inactive
Out
A. Hamdani
Inactive
Out
N. Kamara
Inactive
Out
S. Kango
Inactive
Out
K. Nakamura
Coach's decision
Out
M. Ouedraogo
Inactive
Out
M. de Carvalho
Inactive
Out

Away

A. Diousse
Knee Injury
Out
S. Fofana
Groin Injury
Out
B. Okoh
Knee Injury
Out
F. Oppegard
Illness
Out
M. Senaya
Injury
Out
F. Sierralta
Injury
Out
A. Tuanzebe
Lacking Match Fitness
Out

Player of the match

Zachary Athekame

Defender · Lyon

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes62

Key passes3

Pass accuracy81%

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions1

Duels won4 · 57%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Dominik GreifG	2	1	0,54	-0,46	32/35	9/12
Mamadou DiopG	5	3	1,75	-1,25	14/24	8/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

64%Possession36%

522Total passes291

86%Pass accuracy79%

9Corners5

Attack

21Shots8

7On target3

9Off target4

5Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

14Shots in box4

7Shots out box4

3.0xG0.7

-1.3Goals prevented-1.3

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves5

2Offsides0

11Fouls8

2Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,40xG0,14

11Shots2

4On target1

2Big chances1

19Touches in box5

65%Possession35%

8Corners2

Second half

1,45xG0,57

10Shots6

3On target2

1Big chances1

16Touches in box8

63%Possession37%

1Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Lyon

3.04211264%

91% open play9% set piece

Auxerre

0.718436%

100% open play0% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

29 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Lyon3,04 xG · 3 scored

Auxerre0,71 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Lyon40

Open play 31Set piece 4Foul won 1Rebound 2Defensive 2

Auxerre16

Open play 12Set piece 1Dribble 2Rebound 1

Momentum

18 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Lyon80% pressure

Auxerre20% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-1

100%Draw 0%0%

3.04xG0.71

21Shots8

12On target4

Momentum

90' Off target Tanner Tessmann 0.02 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

21 v 8

Lyon shoot right, Auxerre left. Bigger dot = better chance.

LYOLyonAUXAuxerregoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

LyonAuxerregoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

LyonDefensive line 37%

AuxerreDefensive line 24%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

LyonUntil 67'

Most-connected pair: Niakhaté and Bacher, 39 passes between them.

AuxerreUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Danois and Sy, 10 passes between them.

Tactical battle

65control35

Loïs Openda

14 touches in box

In possession

60,4%Field tilt39,6%

18Passes into box5

44Progressive passes17

11Carries into final third12

16Chances created6

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

6,39Press intensity (PPDA)23,11

9High turnovers2

8Regains within 5s4

18,1sBall recovery time35,1s

12Interceptions15

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

166Carries85

1859mCarry distance982m

17Progressive carries15

1073mProgressive carry distance604m

3Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won12

12Take-ons attempted21

767mProgressive pass distance334m

1Through balls0

9Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,31Expected threat (xT)0,58

2,66Action value (VAEP)0,48

40Shot-creating actions16

5Goal-creating actions2

2,03Expected assisted goals0,55

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,6Passes per attack2,9

17,5sAttack duration11,6s

2,00 m/sAttack directness2,72 m/s

4Build-up attacks3

11Direct attacks12

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

35Touches in box13

63Final third entries40

3Big chances2

1,75xG on target0,54

3Big chances missed1

Passing

7/18 (39%)Crosses3/17 (18%)

34/57 (60%)Long balls21/50 (42%)

16Throw-ins9

8Free kicks11

7Goal kicks11

Duels

52Total48

34/64 (53%)Ground30/64 (47%)

8/17 (47%)Aerial9/17 (53%)

6/9 (67%)Dribbles13/21 (62%)

3Dispossessed12

Defending

51Recoveries47

7Interceptions7

20Tackles6

35%Tackles won50%

17Clearances44

0Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

0Errors led to shot1

8,12Average rating6,63

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

LyonThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 31-45

AuxerreThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

83%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals33%

They concede

50%1+ goal83%

17%2+ goals67%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 1-2 (A)

best 2-1 (H)·worst 2-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

LyonshootallowAuxerre

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box5.8%

61.8%Penalty area61.6%

23.4%Edge of the box23.4%

7.4%Long range9.2%

419 shots taken · 411 faced

AuxerreshootallowLyon

3.3%-1.9Six-yard box6.1%

63.7%+1.7Penalty area60.5%

24.3%Edge of the box25.7%

8.7%Long range7.6%

366 shots taken · 408 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Lyon beat Auxerre 3-1 at Groupama Stadium in Ligue 1. Lyon led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: F. Bacher (28'), Z. Athekame (31'), E. Nuamah (53') for Lyon; C. Archer (42') for Auxerre. In their last 11 meetings, Lyon have won 6, Auxerre 2, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.