Ligue 1 · 2025Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 13:00 UTCFull timeParc Olympique LyonnaisFull-time recap

Lyon

DLDWW

3–2Full-time recap

Auxerre

LWDDD

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Lyon	Auxerre
Shots	12 shots/match▲	9 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	2 shots/match
Expected goals	2.18 xG/match▲	0.81 xG/match
Possession	55%	45%
Corners	6 corners/match	2 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	14 fouls/match
Yellow cards	1 cards/match▲	2 cards/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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.

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

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Auxerre's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Lyon have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

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

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.6 goals/match	0.87 goals/match	1.37 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

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

Metric	Lyon	Auxerre	Baseline
Possession	54.5%	43.8%	50%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Lyon

1Draws

0Auxerre

23 Nov 2025Auxerre — Lyon · Ligue 10–0

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Lyon favored in 9 of 14 directional metrics · Auxerre in 1 · 4 too close

1.55 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 31/310.87 goals/match

1.03 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 31/311.35 goals/match

1.15 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 6/60.86 xG/match

1.48 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/6▲1.38 xG/match

11.8 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 31/3110.5 shots/match

11.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 31/3112.1 shots/match

4.61 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 31/313.26 shots/match

3.77 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 31/314.71 shots/match

54.5%Possessionseason · 31/3143.8%

5.32 corners/matchCornersseason · 31/314.68 corners/match

4.74 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 31/314.81 corners/match

2.19 cards/match▲Cardsseason · 27/262.42 cards/match

13.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 31/3113.6 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

48%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 31/3126%

84%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 31/3148%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Lyon80.6

Auxerre25

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Lyon62

Auxerre15.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Lyon80.6

Auxerre45.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Lyon13.9

Auxerre47.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Lyon69.4

Auxerre88.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 92%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Lyon75

Auxerre52.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Lyon70.8

Auxerre43.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.2 goals/match

1.16 xG/match▲Expected goals5/50.96 xG/match

10.8 shots/match▲Shots5/59.8 shots/match

4.4 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.6 shots/match

51%Possession5/544.2%

4.8 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match

—Cards1/1—

12 fouls/matchFouls5/514.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.4 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.3 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.3 goals/match

1.15 xG/match▲Expected goals6/60.86 xG/match

10.6 shots/matchShots10/1010.2 shots/match

4 shots/match▲Shots on target10/103.3 shots/match

53.7%Possession10/1042.1%

4.5 corners/matchCorners10/104 corners/match

2.17 cards/matchCards6/52 cards/match

11.9 fouls/matchFouls10/1013.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

31 / 31 matches

1.55 goals/match▲Goals scored31/310.87 goals/match

1.03 goals/match▲Goals allowed31/311.35 goals/match

1.15 xG/match▲Expected goals6/60.86 xG/match

11.8 shots/match▲Shots31/3110.5 shots/match

4.61 shots/match▲Shots on target31/313.26 shots/match

54.5%Possession31/3143.8%

5.32 corners/matchCorners31/314.68 corners/match

2.19 cards/matchCards27/262.42 cards/match

13.3 fouls/matchFouls31/3113.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

15 / 16 matches

1.73 goals/match▲Goals scored15/160.88 goals/match

0.8 goals/match▲Goals allowed15/161.69 goals/match

1.47 xG/match▲Expected goals3/40.89 xG/match

13.2 shots/match▲Shots15/1610.1 shots/match

4.53 shots/match▲Shots on target15/163.19 shots/match

56.5%Possession15/1645.1%

5.6 corners/matchCorners15/164.13 corners/match

1.85 cards/matchCards13/122.5 cards/match

13.7 fouls/matchFouls15/1613.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.76 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples31 / 31home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

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.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

Shot map

Expected-goals timeline

What the record shows

Auxerre's recent record differs from the season

The teams have contrasting possession records

Head-to-head

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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