Saturday , 17 October 2026

Olympique Lyonnais vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 1 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2026-27
Olympique Lyonnais
3 – 1
Full Time
AJ Auxerre
Fri 4 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Felix Bacher 28' 1–0
Zachary Athekame 31' 2–0
2–1 42' Cameron Archer
Ernest Nuamah 53' 3–1
Y 26' Arthur Piedfort
Felix Bacher 62' Y
Y 68' Rayan Mandengue
Tyler Morton 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs AJ Auxerre — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Assistant 1 Erwan Finjean
  • Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert
4 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 6 14
2 Lille OSC 6 13
3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 6 13
4 Olympique Lyonnais 6 11
5 Paris FC 6 11
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 6 11
7 Toulouse FC 7 9
8 Stade Brestois 29 6 8
9 FC Lorient 6 8
10 OGC Nice 6 8
11 Racing Club de Lens 6 7
12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 6 7
13 Angers SCO 6 7
14 Olympique de Marseille 6 6
15 Le Mans FC 7 6
16 AJ Auxerre 6 6
17 ES Troyes AC 6 4
18 Le Havre AC 6 2

Head-to-Head

4
2
1
Olympique Lyonnais 7 games · Avg 3.3 goals AJ Auxerre
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–1 AJ Auxerre 2026-04-25 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 AJ Auxerre 2025-11-23 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2025-04-13 AJ Auxerre 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-10-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 AJ Auxerre

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep AJ Auxerre H 3–1 W
29 Aug Le Havre AC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Toulouse FC A 2–0 W
11 Aug AC Sparta Praha H 3–0 W
04 Aug AC Sparta Praha A 1–2 L
17 May Racing Club de Lens H 0–4 L
AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Olympique Lyonnais A 1–3 L
29 Aug Angers SCO H 1–3 L
22 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 2–5 L
17 May Lille OSC A 2–0 W
10 May OGC Nice H 2–1 W
03 May Angers SCO H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Olympique Lyonnais AJ Auxerre
#4 Position #16
11 Points 6
6 Played 6
3 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 4
11 Scored 8
4 Conceded 16
+7 GD -8
1.83 PPG 1.00
50% Win % 33%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
86% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
17% Clean Sheets
AJ Auxerre this season

Olympique Lyonnais are 4th (11 pts). AJ Auxerre are 16th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AJ Auxerre
0-15
–/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 3 G 1 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 2 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
Malick Fofana 1 G
AJ Auxerre
Cameron Archer 4 G
Daniel Namaso 1 G 1 A
Lamine Sy 1 G
Remy Labeau Lascary 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Groupama Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Olympique Lyonnais and AJ Auxerre.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AJ Auxerre that had 439 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 15' Olympique Lyonnais currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 18' Against the run of play, Lois Openda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' A goal from the England international Cameron Archer! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-1!
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Arthur Piedfort.
  • 28' Brilliant from the defender! Felix Bacher makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 28.
  • 31' What a strike from Zachary Athekame! The score is 3-1.
  • 36' Clement Akpa, a Ivory Coast defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' Lamine Sy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AJ Auxerre tonight.
  • 42' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cameron Archer makes it 3-2.
  • 47' AJ Auxerre come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' Rayan Mandengue has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 53' GOAL! Ernest Nuamah scores on 53.
  • 58' Olympique Lyonnais have won 584 goals from 432 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' Felix Bacher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 62.
  • 66' Rayan Mandengue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elikya Legros on 66 minute.
  • 67' Ernest Nuamah makes way for Kail Boudache at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 68' Rayan Mandengue is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Tanner Tessmann comes on to replace Mads Bidstrup.
  • 77' Tyler Morton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 77.
  • 77' Time for substitution for AJ Auxerre. Cameron Archer is replaced by Romain Faivre.
  • 78' A change in the AJ Auxerre ranks — Cameron Archer exits the field as Romain Faivre enters on 78.
  • 83' It’s high time William Still made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' Noah Nartey is replacing Tyler Morton for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
  • 90' Another change for AJ Auxerre made on 90 minute. Lamine Sy leaves to be changed by Lamfia Dioubate.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Olympique Lyonnais players.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

AJ Auxerre Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach William Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Georges Mikautadze 3
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Sinaly Diomande 2
Corentin Tolisso 1
Karl Toko Ekambi 1
Bryan Okoh 1
Tete 1
Alexandre Lacazette 1

Head to Head

2026-09-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–1 AJ Auxerre 2026-04-25 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 AJ Auxerre 2025-11-23 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2025-04-13 AJ Auxerre 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-10-27 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 AJ Auxerre

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2026-09-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–1 AJ Auxerre W 2026-08-29 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 Le Havre AC D 2026-08-22 Toulouse FC 0–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2026-08-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 AC Sparta Praha W 2026-08-04 AC Sparta Praha 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2026-05-17 Olympique Lyonnais 0–4 Racing Club de Lens L

AJ Auxerre Form

2026-09-04 Olympique Lyonnais 3–1 AJ Auxerre L 2026-08-29 AJ Auxerre 1–3 Angers SCO L 2026-08-22 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 AJ Auxerre L 2026-05-17 Lille OSC 0–2 AJ Auxerre W 2026-05-10 AJ Auxerre 2–1 OGC Nice W 2026-05-03 AJ Auxerre 3–1 Angers SCO W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.14 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 AJ Auxerre xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Olympique Lyonnais to win 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais72% Draw16% AJ Auxerre12%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 4.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
88%
Draw or AJ Auxerre
28%
Olympique Lyonnais or AJ Auxerre
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais59% Draw31% AJ Auxerre10%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.1%
5 – 0
4%
5 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push AJ Auxerre covers
-2.5 40% — 60%
-2 40% 20% 40%
-1.5 60% — 40%
-1 60% 18% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.