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Ligue 1 26/27 · 4 Sep 2026

Olympique Lyonnais 3–1 Auxerre

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 0.8
Actual xG
3.0 – 0.7
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot made Olympique Lyonnais favourites at 63%.

Olympique Lyonnais won and made the better chances: 3.0 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Cameron Archer, 60.2 in 77′.

Well above their usual level: Cameron Archer +21.6, Christ Makosso +15.8, Ernest Nuamah +10.1.

Well below it: Naouirou Ahamada −9.8, Pavel Šulc −9.4, Clement Akpa −9.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Olympique Lyonnais

29 Aug 2026D 1–1v Le Havre Ligue 1
26 Aug 2026L 1–2v Fenerbahçe Champions League
22 Aug 2026W 2–0at Toulouse Ligue 1
18 Aug 2026D 1–1at Fenerbahçe Champions League
11 Aug 2026W 3–0v AC Sparta Praha Champions League

Auxerre

29 Aug 2026L 1–3v Angers Ligue 1
22 Aug 2026L 2–5at RC Lens Ligue 1
17 May 2026W 2–0at Lille Ligue 1
10 May 2026W 2–1v Nice Ligue 1
3 May 2026W 3–1v Angers Ligue 1

Head to head

25 Apr 2026Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Auxerre Ligue 1
23 Nov 2025Auxerre 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1

Olympique Lyonnais

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ruben Kluivert Defender900–74.9–
Tanner Tessmann Midfielder14000.0157.6–
Moussa Niakhaté Defender9000–57.2+4.6
Khalis Merah Midfielder2300–53.4–
Ernest Nuamah Midfielder67110.1953.4+10.1
Corentin Tolisso Midfielder90000.0352.0−0.9
Felix Bacher Defender86100.1451.7+2.5
Zachary Athekame Defender90100.0749.5+5.3
Dominik Greif Goalkeeper9000–45.6−1.2
Kaïl Boudache Forward23000.9444.8–
Loïs Openda Forward90011.4844.4+0.6
Tyler Morton Midfielder86000.0243.0−2.5
Abner Vinícius Defender9000–41.5−5.0
Mads Bidstrup Midfielder76000.0738.0−7.5
Pavel Šulc Forward6701–36.3−9.4
Noah Nartey Midfielder900–29.1–

Auxerre

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Romain Faivre Midfielder1300–84.8–
Cameron Archer Forward77100.5460.2+21.6
Lamfia Dioubaté Midfielder100–59.5–
Rayan Mandengue Midfielder24000.0255.6–
Christ Makosso Defender9000–53.8+15.8
Arthur Piedfort Midfielder9000–51.4+7.4
Kévin Danois Midfielder9000–48.4−0.1
Elikya Legros Defender6600–48.3–
Danny Namaso Forward90000.0547.2+1.0
Remy Labeau Lascary Forward66000.0445.7−2.7
Lamine Sy Defender8900–43.9+0.0
Pierre Ekwah Midfielder2400–38.9–
Clement Akpa Defender90000.0337.1−9.1
Naouirou Ahamada Midfielder6600–34.2−9.8
Aristide Zossou Midfielder2400–34.0–
Mamadou Diop Goalkeeper9000–31.8–