Auxerre v Lyon prediction

Ligue 1 · Sat, 01 May 2027 16:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Auxerre v Lyon, Ligue 1 on Sat, 01 May 2027 16:00 BST posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Auxerre host Lyon in Ligue 1 on Saturday 1 May (kick-off 16:00 UK).

The key numbers

Auxerre have conceded 24 goals, the most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game). Both teams scored in 12 of Auxerre’s last 15 results in all competitions (80%).

Lyon are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Auxerre.

Form and the table

11 of Auxerre’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). At home, Auxerre have four wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.86 points per game, scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.14. Auxerre have scored 13 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game).

Eight of Lyon’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of Lyon’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Lyon have two wins, three draws and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.13 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.25. Lyon have scored 15 goals, the eighth-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games, ranked per game). Lyon have conceded seven goals, the second-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Auxerre are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Auxerre (14th) and Lyon (fourth) are seven points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Lyon the stronger side, 286 rating points above Auxerre (Lyon 1766, Auxerre 1480, after at least 118 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 4 September 2026, finished Lyon 3–1 Auxerre.

Team news

Predicted Auxerre XI (3-4-3): P. Nardi, A. Tuanzebe, C. Akpa, C. Makosso, F. Oppegård, N. Ahamada, K. Danois, L. Sy, C. Archer, D. Namaso, R. Faivre — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, D. Namaso (4.7 per match over 10 appearances, three goals and two assists) and Cameron Archer (4.7 per match over eight appearances, six goals) have been Auxerre’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Auxerre (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), D. Namaso averages 1.9 shots per 90 over 796 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances. Cameron Archer averages 2.2 shots per 90 over 733 minutes, with a shot in nine of the last nine appearances.

Predicted Lyon XI (4-3-3): D. Greif, Z. Athekame, Abner, F. Bacher, M. Niakhaté, C. Tolisso, T. Tessmann, M. Bidstrup, K. Nakamura, K. Boudache, E. Nuamah — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Corentin Tolisso (4.7 per match over 17 appearances, four goals and five assists) and Zachary Athekame (4.5 per match over 12 appearances, two goals and three assists) have been Lyon’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Lyon (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Corentin Tolisso averages 1.9 key passes per 90 over 1247 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances. Zachary Athekame averages 2.5 tackles per 90 over 1305 minutes, with a tackle in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 01 May 2027 16:00 BST · Ligue 1
Head-to-head (last 6): Auxerre 1 · draws 2 · Lyon 3 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Auxerre 1W 1D 3L · Lyon 2W 1D 2L

Auxerre v Lyon (Ligue 1): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 2 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 4.5

Corners

against 6.25 / 6.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 4.75

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Auxerre for / against	Line	Lyon for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.13 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.13 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.13 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.75 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.75 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Auxerre

Auxerre Goalkeeper

Auxerre — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Diop	6	90540 min	233.8 /90	61 /90	00 /90
P. Nardi	4	90360 min	102.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Auxerre — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Auxerre before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Diop n 6	90	3.8 5/5
P. Nardi n 4	90	2.5 2/1

Auxerre Defensive

Auxerre — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Akpa	10	82823 min	131.4 /90	121.3 /90	10.1 /90	454.9 /90	131.4 /90	20.2 /90
A. Tuanzebe	7	90630 min	30.4 /90	50.7 /90	10.1 /90	344.9 /90	81.1 /90	00 /90
C. Makosso	7	78548 min	81.3 /90	111.8 /90	30.5 /90	325.3 /90	91.5 /90	20.3 /90
R. Mandengue	4	2391 min	33 /90	22 /90	00 /90	1110.9 /90	76.9 /90	11 /90
S. Diomandé	3	90270 min	31 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90	134.3 /90	51.7 /90	20.7 /90
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Auxerre — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Auxerre before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Akpa n 8	80.4	1.1 6/1	2 6/5	—
D. Namaso n 8	81	2.1 7/4	1.3 5/4	—
K. Danois n 8	76.9	2.3 7/6	2.2 5/5	—
L. Sy n 8	76.1	1.2 5/3	0.7 5/0	—
N. Ahamada n 8	75.6	1 4/2	0.7 3/2	—
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Auxerre — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Auxerre before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Akpa n 8	80.4	1.1 4/4
D. Namaso n 8	81	1.5 6/3
K. Danois n 8	76.9	2.3 5/4
L. Sy n 8	76.1	2.5 6/5
N. Ahamada n 8	75.6	0.9 4/1
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Auxerre Attacking

Auxerre — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Namaso	10	80796 min	30.3 /90	20.2 /90	171.9 /90	80.9 /90	131.5 /90	91 /90
R. Faivre	9	72649 min	10.1 /90	30.4 /90	162.2 /90	91.2 /90	182.5 /90	131.8 /90
Cameron Archer	8	89712 min	60.8 /90	00 /90	172.1 /90	101.3 /90	50.6 /90	91.1 /90
R. Labeau Lascary	5	52259 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	82.8 /90	62.1 /90	10.3 /90	72.4 /90
J. Casimir	1	1919 min	00 /90	00 /90	29.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	14.7 /90
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Auxerre — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Auxerre before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Akpa n 8	80.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
D. Namaso n 8	81	1.9 6/5	0.8 4/2
K. Danois n 8	76.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
L. Sy n 8	76.1	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
N. Ahamada n 8	75.6	1.2 5/2	0.3 2/0
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Auxerre — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Auxerre before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Akpa n 8	80.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Namaso n 8	81	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
K. Danois n 8	76.9	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
L. Sy n 8	76.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Ahamada n 8	75.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Lyon

Lyon Goalkeeper

Lyon — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Greif	14	901264 min	493.5 /90	110.8 /90	00 /90
R. Descamps	3	90270 min	82.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90

Lyon — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Greif n 8	90	4 8/6
R. Descamps n 8	90	2.6 6/4

Lyon Defensive

Lyon — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Abner	13	891152 min	100.8 /90	90.7 /90	20.2 /90	211.6 /90	131 /90	30.2 /90
F. Bacher	13	771001 min	121.1 /90	70.6 /90	30.3 /90	373.3 /90	111 /90	10.1 /90
Zachary Athekame	12	851018 min	322.8 /90	100.9 /90	10.1 /90	554.9 /90	121.1 /90	10.1 /90
M. Niakhaté	12	83994 min	90.8 /90	141.3 /90	60.5 /90	343.1 /90	201.8 /90	30.3 /90
R. Kluivert	9	89799 min	171.9 /90	91 /90	40.5 /90	414.6 /90	151.7 /90	00 /90
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Lyon — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Tolisso n 8	72.8	1.2 5/2	2.8 8/4	—
D. Greif n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 2/1	—
T. Morton n 8	78.8	0.6 3/1	1.3 4/3	—
K. Boudache n 8	51.5	0.7 3/0	2.8 5/4	—
Abner n 8	88.9	1.4 5/4	0.4 2/1	—
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Lyon — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Tolisso n 8	72.8	1.1 5/1
T. Morton n 8	78.8	1.3 5/4
K. Boudache n 8	51.5	0.9 4/0
Abner n 8	88.9	0.6 3/2
F. Bacher n 8	75	1.2 5/2
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Lyon Attacking

Lyon — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
K. Boudache	14	46647 min	00 /90	00 /90	162.2 /90	50.7 /90	91.3 /90	91.3 /90
Ernest Nuamah	13	66856 min	60.6 /90	10.1 /90	222.3 /90	121.3 /90	121.3 /90	202.1 /90
Loïs Openda	10	82823 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	232.5 /90	131.4 /90	101.1 /90	101.1 /90
Keito Nakamura	7	67472 min	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	91.7 /90	40.8 /90	193.6 /90	81.5 /90
M. Fofana	6	56335 min	20.5 /90	00 /90	113 /90	102.7 /90	41.1 /90	51.3 /90
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Lyon — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Tolisso n 8	72.8	1.7 5/3	1.2 4/3
D. Greif n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Morton n 8	78.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
K. Boudache n 8	51.5	2 6/3	0.7 2/1
Abner n 8	88.9	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
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Lyon — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lyon before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Tolisso n 8	72.8	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
D. Greif n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Morton n 8	78.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Boudache n 8	51.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Abner n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Auxerre v Lyon — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AuxerreLWDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

LyonWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Auxerre 1 · 2 draws · Lyon 3 · 3.33 goals/game

2026-09-04 Lyon 3–1 Auxerre
2026-04-25 Lyon 3–2 Auxerre
2025-11-23 Auxerre 0–0 Lyon
2025-04-13 Auxerre 1–3 Lyon
2024-10-27 Lyon 2–2 Auxerre
2023-02-17 Auxerre 2–1 Lyon

League standing · 2026/27

Auxerre#14 pos10 pts10 pl-11 GD

Lyon#4 pos17 pts9 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Auxerre scored1.3

Lyon scored1.67

Auxerre conceded2.4

Lyon conceded0.78

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What is the head-to-head record between Auxerre and Lyon?: In their last 6 meetings, Auxerre won 1, Lyon won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Auxerre and Lyon?: Recent form — Auxerre 1W 1D 3L; Lyon 2W 1D 2L.

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