Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 AJ Auxerre · Ligue 1
Olympique Lyonnais beat AJ Auxerre 3-1 in Ligue 1. Goals: F. Bacher 28', Z. Athekame 31', C. Archer 42', E. Nuamah 53'. Expected goals (xG): Olympique Lyonnais 2.7, AJ Auxerre 0.6. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Olympique Lyonnais and AJ Auxerre met in Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium in Lyon on Friday, 4 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Olympique Lyonnais: F. Bacher 28'; Z. Athekame 31'; E. Nuamah 53'. AJ Auxerre: C. Archer 42'.
How the match went
Olympique Lyonnais saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Olympique Lyonnais had 21 shots with 7 on target, AJ Auxerre 8 with 3 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 9 to Olympique Lyonnais and 5 to AJ Auxerre. Olympique Lyonnais conceded 11 fouls, AJ Auxerre 8. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Olympique Lyonnais, 2 for AJ Auxerre).
Line-ups
Olympique Lyonnais started in a 4-3-2-1: Dominik Greif, Zachary Athekame, Felix Bacher, Moussa Niakhaté, Abner Vinícius, Mads Bidstrup, Tyler Morton, Corentin Tolisso, Ernest Nuamah, Pavel Šulc, Loïs Openda.
AJ Auxerre started in a 4-2-3-1: Mamadou Diop, Lamine Sy, Christ Makosso, Elikya Legros, Clement Akpa, Kévin Danois, Arthur Piedfort, Danny Namaso, Naouirou Ahamada, Remy Labeau Lascary, Cameron Archer.
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Minute by minute
- 18'VAR check complete: the goal for Olympique Lyonnais stands.
- 22'VAR check complete: the goal for AJ Auxerre stands.
- 28'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 AJ Auxerre. F. Bacher (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by E. Nuamah.
- 31'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 AJ Auxerre. Z. Athekame (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by L. Openda.
- 42'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 AJ Auxerre. C. Archer (AJ Auxerre) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 AJ Auxerre.
- 53'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 AJ Auxerre. E. Nuamah (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by P. Šulc.
- 90'Full-time. Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 AJ Auxerre.
Full commentary (74 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Olympique Lyonnais vs AJ Auxerre.
- 2'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 2'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 3'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 3'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 3'Attempt missed. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), header. xG 0.22.
- 5'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 5'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 7'Attempt missed. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), header. xG 0.07.
- 7'Attempt blocked. E. Nuamah (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 11'Attempt blocked. R. Lascary (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 16'Attempt missed. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.65.
- 18'VAR check complete: the goal for Olympique Lyonnais stands.
- 20'Offside, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 22'VAR check complete: the goal for AJ Auxerre stands.
- 26'Yellow card for A. Piedfort (AJ Auxerre) for foul.
- 27'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 27'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 27'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 27'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 28'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 AJ Auxerre. F. Bacher (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by E. Nuamah.
- 31'Attempt missed. E. Nuamah (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 31'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 AJ Auxerre. Z. Athekame (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by L. Openda.
- 35'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 35'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 35'Attempt blocked. E. Nuamah (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 37'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 37'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 37'Attempt saved. C. Tolisso (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 40'Attempt missed. M. Bidstrup (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 42'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 AJ Auxerre. C. Archer (AJ Auxerre) scores.
- 45'6 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt saved. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45+3'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 45+4'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 45'Half-time. Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 AJ Auxerre.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Offside, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 49'Attempt saved. C. Akpa (AJ Auxerre), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 49'Attempt missed. R. Lascary (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 53'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 53'Goal! Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 AJ Auxerre. E. Nuamah (Olympique Lyonnais) scores, assisted by P. Šulc.
- 56'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 56'Attempt saved. D. Namaso (AJ Auxerre), header. xG 0.03.
- 56'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 62'Yellow card for F. Bacher (Olympique Lyonnais) for foul.
- 66'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: A. Zossou comes on for R. Lascary.
- 66'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: P. Ekwah comes on for N. Ahamada.
- 66'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: R. Mandengue comes on for E. Legros.
- 66'Attempt missed. M. Bidstrup (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 67'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: K. Merah comes on for P. Šulc.
- 67'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: K. Boudache comes on for E. Nuamah.
- 68'Yellow card for R. Mandengue (AJ Auxerre) for foul.
- 69'Attempt saved. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 71'Attempt missed. T. Morton (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 72'Attempt missed. C. Archer (AJ Auxerre), header. xG 0.43.
- 76'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: T. Tessmann comes on for M. Bidstrup.
- 77'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: R. Faivre comes on for C. Archer.
- 77'Yellow card for T. Morton (Olympique Lyonnais) for foul.
- 80'Attempt missed. R. Mandengue (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 82'Attempt blocked. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 82'Corner, Olympique Lyonnais.
- 84'Attempt blocked. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 86'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: R. Kluivert comes on for F. Bacher.
- 86'Substitution, Olympique Lyonnais: N. Nartey comes on for T. Morton.
- 86'Attempt missed. D. Namaso (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 89'Attempt saved. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.22.
- 89'Off the woodwork! K. Boudache (Olympique Lyonnais), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.94.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: L. Dioubaté comes on for L. Sy.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. T. Tessmann (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. L. Openda (Olympique Lyonnais), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+5'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
- 90'Full-time. Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 AJ Auxerre.