Ligue 1 Gameweek 3 Fri, Sep 4 2026 · 18:00 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
3–1 Full time · HT 2–1
Auxerre
  • F. Bacher 28’
  • Z. Athekame 31’
  • E. Nuamah 53’
  • 42’ C. Archer
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Lyon beat Auxerre

Lyon entered as clear favourites and won 3–1 through goals from Bacher, Athekame and Nuamah. Auxerre replied through a Archer goal.

Lyon ✓67%
Draw18%
Auxerre15%

Model vs reality

Lyon goals
3
Model 2.33
Auxerre goals
1
Model 1.02
Total goals
4
Model 3.35
Score 3–1
8%
Most likely 2–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 65%
Both scored
Yes
Model 58%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. NuamahLyon · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.1
  • RefereeRuddy Buquet
  • Coaches— · W. Still
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 4th · Auxerre 18th
  • Weather at kick-off33°C · Clear · wind 5 km/h Heat stress

Timeline

  1. VAR I. OpendaGoal cancelled
    18’
  2. VAR C. ArcherGoal cancelled
    22’
  3. A. PiedfortYellow card · Foul
    26’
  4. F. Bacher 1–0Assist E. Nuamah
    28’
  5. Z. Athekame 2–0Assist I. Openda
    31’
  6. C. Archer 2–1
    42’
  7. Half time · 2–1
  8. E. Nuamah 3–1Assist P. Šulc
    53’
  9. F. BacherYellow card · Foul
    62’
  10. ⇄ R. MandengueFor Elikya Legros
    66’
  11. ⇄ P. EkwahFor N. Ahamada
    66’
  12. ⇄ A. ZossouFor R. Labeau-Lascary
    66’
  13. ⇄ K. BoudacheFor E. Nuamah
    67’
  14. ⇄ Khalis MerahFor P. Šulc
    67’
  15. R. MandengueYellow card · Foul
    68’
  16. ⇄ F. TessmannFor M. Bidstrup
    76’
  17. T. MortonYellow card · Foul
    77’
  18. ⇄ R. FaivreFor C. Archer
    77’
  19. ⇄ N. NarteyFor T. Morton
    86’
  20. ⇄ R. KluivertFor F. Bacher
    86’
  21. ⇄ Lamfia DioubatéFor L. Sy
    90+3’
  22. Full time · 3–1

Team stats

Lyon21 shots · 14 in box, 7 outside
Auxerre8 shots · 4 in box, 4 outside
LyonAuxerre
64% Possession 36%
21 Shots 8
7 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 4
7 Shots outside the box 4
517 Passes 283
86% Pass accuracy 80%
9 Corners 5
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
11 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.97 Team rating 6.26

Line-ups

Lyon 4-3-3

16.9 D. Greif(G)
166.6 Abner 196.9 M. Niakhaté 207.2 F. Bacher ↓86’ 137.6 Z. Athekame
87.0 C. Tolisso 236.5 T. Morton ↓86’ 26.4 M. Bidstrup ↓76’
177.3 I. Openda A 106.7 P. Šulc A↓67’ 78.1★ E. Nuamah A↓67’
  • 1D. Greif (G)6.9
  • 16Abner6.6
  • 19M. Niakhaté6.9
  • 20F. Bacher↓86’7.2
  • 13Z. Athekame7.6
  • 8C. Tolisso7.0
  • 23T. Morton↓86’6.5
  • 2M. Bidstrup↓76’6.4
  • 17I. OpendaA7.3
  • 10P. ŠulcA↓67’6.7
  • 7E. Nuamah ★A↓67’8.1

Substitutes used

  • 6F. Tessmann↑76’6.5
  • 26K. Boudache↑67’6.4
  • 21R. Kluivert↑86’6.4
  • 18Khalis Merah↑67’6.7
  • 99N. Nartey↑86’6.2

Unused: N. Tagliafico, R. Descamps, Rémi Himbert, Clinton Mata

Auxerre 4-2-3-1

236.7 M. Diop(G)
925.9 C. Akpa 356.0 Elikya Legros ↓66’ 156.4 C. Makosso 276.1 L. Sy ↓90’
466.1 A. Piedfort 56.4 K. Danois
36.2 R. Labeau-Lascary ↓66’ 85.7 N. Ahamada ↓66’ 106.3 D. Namaso
97.4 C. Archer ↓77’
  • 23M. Diop (G)6.7
  • 92C. Akpa5.9
  • 35Elikya Legros↓66’6.0
  • 15C. Makosso6.4
  • 27L. Sy↓90’6.1
  • 46A. Piedfort6.1
  • 5K. Danois6.4
  • 3R. Labeau-Lascary↓66’6.2
  • 8N. Ahamada↓66’5.7
  • 10D. Namaso6.3
  • 9C. Archer↓77’7.4

Substitutes used

  • 34Lamfia Dioubaté↑90’
  • 17P. Ekwah↑66’5.8
  • 21R. Faivre↑77’6.0
  • 32R. Mandengue↑66’5.4
  • 77A. Zossou↑66’5.8

Unused: T. Devernois, S. Diomandé, P. Nardi, J. Casimir

Coach: W. Still

Player stats

Top rated
E. NuamahLyon8.1
2nd
Z. AthekameLyon7.6
3rd
C. ArcherAuxerre7.4

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 94% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Abner D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 94% 32 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 91 0 2 1/1 0/1 6.9
F. Bacher D 86 1 0 1 (1) 0 88% 80 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
Z. Athekame D 90 1 0 1 (1) 3 80% 61 4 1 0/0 0/0 7.6
C. Tolisso M 90 0 0 1 (1) 4 85% 46 1 2 0/0 1/1 7.0
T. Morton M 86 0 0 1 (0) 2 87% 54 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
M. Bidstrup M 76 0 0 2 (0) 0 72% 18 6 1 0/0 0/2 6.4
I. Openda F 90 0 1 9 (3) 1 80% 20 1 0 1/2 1/0 7.3
P. Šulc M 67 0 1 0 (0) 1 60% 15 0 0 1/1 2/0 6.7
E. Nuamah F 67 1 1 4 (1) 1 70% 20 1 0 3/4 3/1 8.1
F. Tessmann M 14 0 0 1 (0) 1 90% 10 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
K. Boudache F 23 0 0 1 (0) 0 33% 6 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.4
R. Kluivert D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
Khalis Merah M 23 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 12 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
N. Nartey M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2

Auxerre

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Diop G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 58% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
C. Akpa D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 74% 34 2 1 0/1 1/3 5.9
Elikya Legros D 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 17 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.0
C. Makosso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 23 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.4
L. Sy D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 32 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.1
A. Piedfort D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 26 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.1
K. Danois M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 40 0 0 0/0 2/3 6.4
R. Labeau-Lascary F 66 0 0 2 (0) 0 77% 13 1 0 2/6 1/1 6.2
N. Ahamada M 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 0 0 0/0 0/1 5.7
D. Namaso F 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 71% 28 1 0 4/4 1/0 6.3
C. Archer F 77 1 0 2 (1) 0 92% 13 0 1 1/2 1/1 7.4
Lamfia Dioubaté 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
P. Ekwah M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8
R. Faivre M 13 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 7 0 0 2/2 0/0 6.0
R. Mandengue F 24 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 1/3 1/1 5.4
A. Zossou M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.8

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.