Lyon
Auxerre
Match summary
Lyon beat Auxerre 3-1. Lyon led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Felix Bacher put Lyon ahead with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Ernest Nuamah, Zachary Athekame made it 2-0 in the 31st minute, set up by Loïs Openda, and Cameron Archer pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Ernest Nuamah made it 3-1 in the 53rd minute, set up by Pavel Sulc.
The chances backed that up: Lyon created 3.00 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Auxerre's 0.91 from 8.
Lyon secured a 3-1 victory over Auxerre in Ligue 1 on matchday 3, dominating the contest across all major statistical metrics. The hosts enjoyed 64 percent possession and registered 21 shots compared to their opponents' 8, with 7 efforts finding the target against 3. Lyon also earned 9 corners to Auxerre's 5, completed 522 passes with an 86 percent accuracy rate, and generated an expected goals total of 3.00. Auxerre recorded 73 attacks and 55 dangerous attacks, but ultimately fell short as the match referee brandished four yellow cards, split evenly with two for each side.
The action began with VAR reviews in the 18th and 22nd minutes before Arthur Piedfort received a yellow card for Auxerre in the 26th minute. Felix Bacher opened the scoring with a header for Lyon in the 28th minute, and Zachary Athekame doubled the lead with a right footed shot in the 31st minute. Cameron Archer pulled a goal back for Auxerre using his left foot in the 42nd minute to leave the score 2-1 at half-time. Ernest Nuamah extended Lyon's lead to 3-1 with a left footed shot in the 53rd minute, followed by bookings for Felix Bacher, Rayan Mandengue, and Tyler Morton.
