Ligue 1 · Fri, 4 Sept 2026 ·
Lyon vs Auxerre — 3 - 1
Groupama Stadium · Referee: Ruddy Buquet, France
Match report
Lyon beat Auxerre 3-1
Auxerre were beaten 3-1 by Lyon at Groupama Stadium on Friday, 4 September 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 3. F. Bacher (28'), Z. Athekame (31') and E. Nuamah (53') scored for Lyon, while C. Archer (42') found the net for Auxerre. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Lyon had 64% of the ball and 21 shots (7 on target) against Auxerre’s 8 (3 on target). Zachary Athekame (Lyon) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Lyon 2nd in the Ligue 1 table on 11 points and Auxerre 10th on 6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 18'VAR decisionLoïs OpendaGoal cancelled
- 22'VAR decisionCameron ArcherGoal cancelled
- 26'yellow cardArthur PiedfortYellow Card
- 28'goalF. BacherAssist: E. Nuamah
- 31'goalZ. AthekameAssist: L. Openda
- 42'goalC. ArcherNormal Goal
- 53'goalE. NuamahAssist: P. Sulc
- 62'yellow cardFelix BacherYellow Card
- 66'substitutionN. AhamadaOff: P. Ekwah
- 66'substitutionE. LegrosOff: R. Mandengue
- 66'substitutionR. Labeau LascaryOff: A. Zossou
- 67'substitutionP. SulcOff: K. Merah
- 67'substitutionE. NuamahOff: K. Boudache
- 68'yellow cardRayan MandengueYellow Card
- 76'substitutionM. BidstrupOff: T. Tessmann
- 77'yellow cardTyler MortonYellow Card
- 77'substitutionC. ArcherOff: R. Faivre
- 86'substitutionF. BacherOff: R. Kluivert
- 86'substitutionT. MortonOff: N. Nartey
- 90+3'substitutionL. SyOff: L. Dioubate
Lineups
Lyon
Formation 4-3-2-1 · Coach Paulo Fonseca
Starting XI
- 1D. GreifG
- 13Z. AthekameD
- 20F. BacherD
- 19M. NiakhateD
- 16Abner ViniciusD
- 2M. BidstrupM
- 23T. MortonM
- 8C. TolissoM
- 7E. NuamahM
- 10P. SulcM
- 17L. OpendaF
Substitutes
- 40R. DescampsG
- 22C. MataD
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 21R. KluivertD
- 6T. TessmannM
- 18K. MerahM
- 99N. NarteyM
- 26K. BoudacheF
- 45R. HimbertF
Auxerre
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Christophe Pelissier
Starting XI
- 23M. DiopG
- 27L. SyD
- 15C. MakossoD
- 35E. LegrosD
- 92C. AkpaD
- 5K. DanoisM
- 46A. PiedfortM
- 10D. NamasoM
- 8N. AhamadaM
- 3R. Labeau LascaryM
- 9C. ArcherF
Substitutes
- 1P. NardiG
- 20S. DiomandeD
- 21R. FaivreM
- 17P. EkwahM
- 36T. DevernoisM
- 34L. DioubateM
- 7J. CasimirF
- 32R. MandengueD
- 77A. ZossouM
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- 2.85Expected goals (xG)0.71
- 21Total shots8
- 7Shots on target3
- 9Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots1
- 14Shots inside the box4
- 7Shots outside the box4
- 9Corners5
- 2Offsides0
- 11Fouls8
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 522Passes291
- 447Accurate passes229
- 86%Pass accuracy79%
- -1.25Goals prevented-1.25
Player statistics
Lyon
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominik GreifG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 13Zachary AthekameDTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 16Abner ViníciusD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Moussa NiakhatéD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 20Felix BacherD | 86 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 2Mads BidstrupM | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Ernest NuamahM | 67 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8Corentin TolissoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Pavel ŠulcM | 67 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 23Tyler MortonM | 86 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Loïs OpendaF | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 40Rémy DescampsG | – | – | ||
| 3Nicolás TagliaficoD | – | – | ||
| 21Ruben KluivertD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Clinton MataD | – | – | ||
| 6Tanner TessmannM | 14 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Khalis MerahM | 23 | 7.6 | ||
| 99Noah NarteyM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 26Kaïl BoudacheF | 23 | 6.3 | ||
| 45Rémi HimbertF | – | – |
Auxerre
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Mamadou DiopG | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 15Christ MakossoD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 27Lamine SyD | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 35Elikya LegrosD | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 92Clement AkpaD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Remy Labeau LascaryM | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Kévin DanoisM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Naouirou AhamadaM | 66 | 5.9 | ||
| 10Danny NamasoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 46Arthur PiedfortM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Cameron ArcherF | 77 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 1Paul NardiG | – | – | ||
| 20Sinaly DiomandéD | – | – | ||
| 32Rayan MandengueD | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Pierre EkwahM | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Romain FaivreM | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Lamfia DioubatéM | 1 | – | ||
| 36Tidiane DevernoisM | – | – | ||
| 77Aristide ZossouM | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Josué CasimirF | – | – |
