Lyon beat Auxerre 3-1 in the French Ligue 1.
F. Bacher opened the scoring on 28 minutes, after E. Nuamah supplied the pass. Z. Athekame doubled the lead on 31 minutes, with L. Openda providing the assist. C. Archer reduced the arrears for Auxerre on 42 minutes. Nuamah doubled the lead on 53 minutes, set up by P. Sulc.
Lyon had 21 shots to the visitors' 8, 72% of the 29 attempts in the match. Lyon had 9 off target and 5 blocked, the visitors 4 off target and 1 blocked. The home side had 14 attempts from inside the box, to Auxerre's 4. That left 7 from outside the area for Lyon, and 4 for Auxerre.
The home side put 7 on target to Auxerre's 3, an on-target rate of 33% against 38%. Lyon scored with three of their seven on target. Auxerre scored with one of their three on target.
A. Piedfort was booked for Auxerre on 26 minutes. Bacher was booked for Lyon on 62 minutes. R. Mandengue was booked for Auxerre on 68 minutes. T. Morton was booked for Lyon on 77 minutes.
Lyon led 2-1 at half time. The second half produced one goal.
Lyon are first on seven points from three matches. Their record reads 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, with a goal difference of +4. Auxerre are eighteenth, still without a point from three matches. Their record reads 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats, with a goal difference of -7.
The match was played on matchday 3. Ruddy Buquet, France refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Lyon 3-1 Auxerre
- Competition: French Ligue 1
- Date: 4 September 2026
- Referee: Ruddy Buquet, France
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Lyon | Auxerre |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 21 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 9 | 4 |
| Shots blocked | 5 | 1 |
| Shots inside the box | 14 | 4 |
| Shots outside the box | 7 | 4 |
| Corner Kicks | 9 | 5 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 5 |
| Attacks | 98 | 73 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 42 | 55 |
| On Target | 7 | 3 |
| Off Target | 14 | 5 |
| Fouls | 11 | 8 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 2 | 5 |
| Passes Total | 517 | 290 |
| Passes Accurate | 445 | 230 |