Match report
Lyon vs Auxerre — the facts
Lyon beat Auxerre 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
Lyon met Auxerre in the Ligue 1 (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Friday, 4 September 2026, 17:00 UTC at Groupama Stadium. Referee: Ruddy Buquet.
Key moments
- 28' Goal: Felix Bacher (assist: Ernest Nuamah) — 1–0 · Watch Felix Bacher's goal video (28')
- 31' Goal: Zachary Athekame (assist: Ikoma-Loïs Openda) — 2–0 · Watch Zachary Athekame's goal video (31')
- 42' Goal: Cameron Archer (assist: Daniel Namaso) — 2–1 · Watch Cameron Archer's goal video (42')
- 53' Goal: Ernest Nuamah (assist: Pavel Šulc) — 3–1 · Watch Ernest Nuamah's goal video (53')
Starting line-ups
Lyon (4-3-2-1)
Auxerre (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Lyon 57%, the draw 24%, Auxerre 19%. It finished Lyon 3–1 Auxerre.
Lyon's rating edge carries it — Lyon are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Lyon's 57%. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Lyon at 57%?
Lyon sit 186 points higher on our strength rating — 1860 to 1674. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,770 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 63–21–16.
Why only 57%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Lyon's column. Across 10,893 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,064. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Lyon average 8 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 186 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Auxerre scored +0.60 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,823 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Lyon vs Auxerre final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 1 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Felix Bacher's goal against Auxerre (28').
- Watch Zachary Athekame's goal against Auxerre (31').
- Watch Cameron Archer's goal against Lyon (42').
- Watch Ernest Nuamah's goal against Auxerre (53').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Lyon 3–1 Auxerre. Explore more on the Lyon and Auxerre team pages or the Ligue 1 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Lyon vs Auxerre?
Lyon beat Auxerre 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
›Who scored in Lyon vs Auxerre?
Felix Bacher (28') for Lyon; Zachary Athekame (31') for Lyon; Cameron Archer (42') for Auxerre; Ernest Nuamah (53') for Lyon.
›Where can I watch Lyon vs Auxerre highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Lyon 3–1 Auxerre are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Lyon and Auxerre?
Lyon and Auxerre have met 10 times — 5 wins for Lyon, 2 wins for Auxerre and 3 draws.