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Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Auxerre · Ligue 1

3–2Historical match

Auxerre

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

Match at a glance

Olympique Lyonnais won 3–2.

Shots
129
Shots on target
62
Expected goals
2.120.52
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lyon beat Auxerre 3–2. Recorded in this match (Lyon – Auxerre): shots 12–9, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 2.12–0.52, possession 55%–45%. 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.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.87 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 for1.6 goals/match0.87 goals/match1.37 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Lyon have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.5% ●PossessionLyon · Auxerre43.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLyonAuxerreBaseline
Possession54.5%43.8%50%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots9 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 12 shots, Auxerre 9 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots2 shotsOlympique Lyonnais 6 shots, Auxerre 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.12 xG0.52 xGOlympique Lyonnais 2.12 xG, Auxerre 0.52 xG
  • Possession55%45%Olympique Lyonnais 55%, Auxerre 45%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersOlympique Lyonnais 6 corners, Auxerre 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls15 foulsOlympique Lyonnais 11 fouls, Auxerre 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsOlympique Lyonnais 1 card, Auxerre 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.

Tyler Morton · Lyon · 1′ · 0.01 xG · on targetElisha Owusu · Auxerre · 60′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRomain Faivre · Auxerre · 73′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSinaly Diomandé · Auxerre · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 9′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEndrick · Lyon · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRomain Faivre · Auxerre · 74′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRomain Faivre · Auxerre · 74′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKévin Danois · Auxerre · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBryan Okoh · Auxerre · 88′ · 0.05 xG · goalAbner Vinícius · Lyon · 4′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAinsley Maitland-Niles · Lyon · 28′ · 0.06 xG · on targetEndrick · Lyon · 47′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAfonso Moreira · Lyon · 10′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedKhalis Merah · Lyon · 50′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRoman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 14′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedRoman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 71′ · 0.28 xG · goalRoman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 19′ · 0.46 xG · goalSinaly Diomandé · Auxerre · 35′ · 0.63 xG · goalCorentin Tolisso · Lyon · 66′ · 0.84 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lyon: 12 shots, 6 on target, 2.19 xG. Auxerre: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.83 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Roman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 19′Corentin Tolisso · Lyon · 66′Roman Yaremchuk · Lyon · 71′Sinaly Diomandé · Auxerre · 35′Bryan Okoh · Auxerre · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lyon 2.19 xG · Auxerre 0.83 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Olympique Lyonnais
2Draws
1Auxerre
Auxerre — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 10–0
Auxerre — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 11–3
Olympique Lyonnais — Auxerre · Ligue 12–2
Auxerre — Olympique Lyonnais · Ligue 12–1
Olympique Lyonnais — Auxerre · Ligue 12–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

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

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Olympique Lyonnais31 matchesAuxerre31 matches
1.55 goals/match ▲Goals scored31/310.87 goals/match
1.03 goals/match ▲Goals allowed31/311.35 goals/match
1.44 xG/match ▲Expected goals31/311.03 xG/match
11.8 shots/match ▲Shots31/3110.5 shots/match
4.58 shots/match ▲Shots on target31/313.26 shots/match
54.5% ●Possession31/3143.8%
5.32 corners/match ●Corners31/314.71 corners/match
2.19 cards/matchCards27/262.42 cards/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls31/3113.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples31 / 31home / 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: Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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