Ligue 1 · 2025Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps

Auxerre 3–4 Lille · Ligue 1

Auxerre

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3–4Historical match

Lille

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Lille won 3–4.

Shots
188
Shots on target
85
Expected goals
2.970.52
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lille beat Auxerre 4–3. Recorded in this match (Auxerre – Lille): shots 18–8, shots on target 8–5, expected goals 2.97–0.52, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Auxerre's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Auxerre's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.88 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match0.88 goals/match1.34 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Lille have recorded the higher season possession share.

44%PossessionAuxerre · Lille● 56.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAuxerreLilleBaseline
Possession44%56.1%48.4%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots8 shotsAuxerre 18 shots, Lille 8 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots5 shotsAuxerre 8 shots, Lille 5 shots
  • Expected goals2.97 xG0.52 xGAuxerre 2.97 xG, Lille 0.52 xG
  • Possession45%55%Auxerre 45%, Lille 55%
  • Corners10 corners3 cornersAuxerre 10 corners, Lille 3 corners
  • Fouls21 fouls10 foulsAuxerre 21 fouls, Lille 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards5 cards2 cardsAuxerre 5 cards, Lille 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Nabil Bentaleb · Lille · 73′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSinaly Diomandé · Auxerre · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNabil Bentaleb · Lille · 72′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNabil Bentaleb · Lille · 77′ · 0.02 xG · goalDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 59′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAssane Dioussé · Auxerre · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetEthan Mbappé · Lille · 44′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Sy · Auxerre · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJosué Casimir · Auxerre · 47′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin André · Lille · 86′ · 0.05 xG · goalSékou Mara · Auxerre · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 29′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJosué Casimir · Auxerre · 23′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSoriba Diaoune · Lille · 80′ · 0.07 xG · goalLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 37′ · 0.08 xG · on targetLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 57′ · 0.08 xG · goalChancel Mbemba · Auxerre · 66′ · 0.10 xG · goalOsame Sahraoui · Lille · 9′ · 0.12 xG · on targetSékou Mara · Auxerre · 55′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedHakon Arnar Haraldsson · Lille · 9′ · 0.16 xG · goalDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 55′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJosué Casimir · Auxerre · 50′ · 0.35 xG · on targetLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 83′ · 0.82 xG · goalSinaly Diomandé · Auxerre · 55′ · 0.85 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Auxerre: 19 shots, 9 on target, 3.02 xG. Lille: 8 shots, 5 on target, 0.49 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.753.50′HT90′Lassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 57′Chancel Mbemba · Auxerre · 66′Lassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 83′Hakon Arnar Haraldsson · Lille · 9′Nabil Bentaleb · Lille · 77′Soriba Diaoune · Lille · 80′Benjamin André · Lille · 86′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Auxerre 3.02 xG · Lille 0.49 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Auxerre
2Draws
2Lille
Lille — Auxerre · Ligue 13–1
Auxerre — Lille · Ligue 10–0
Auxerre — Lille · Ligue 11–1
Lille — Auxerre · Ligue 14–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Auxerre favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Lille in 9 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Auxerre16 matchesLille16 matches
0.88 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲ 2.06 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲ 1.25 goals/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals16/16▲ 1.85 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots16/16▲ 14.6 shots/match
3.94 shots/matchShots on target16/16▲ 5 shots/match
44%Possession16/16● 56.1%
5.06 corners/matchCorners16/16● 6.19 corners/match
2.69 cards/matchCards16/162.5 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls16/1612.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 14 Dec 2025, 20:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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