Lyon vs AuxerrePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Lyon are second in the table with 4 points from 2 games (1 win, 1 draw, 3 goals scored and 1 conceded) and won their most recent league game after an opening draw. Auxerre are eighteenth on zero points, with two defeats in two games (3 goals scored, 8 conceded). At home Lyon drew their only match (1-1), while away they won their only fixture (2-0); Auxerre lost their only away game (2 goals scored, 5 conceded), before also losing at home in their most recent game. Looking at recent form more broadly, Lyon drew 1-1 with Le Havre, lost 1-2 to Fenerbahçe, won 2-0 away at Toulouse, drew 1-1 away at Fenerbahçe and won 3-0 against Sparta Prague; Auxerre lost 1-3 to Angers, lost 2-5 away at Lens, won 1-0 away at Werder Bremen and drew 1-1 with Estac Troyes. In head-to-head meetings Lyon won the most recent one 3-2 (April 2026), before a 0-0 draw, another 3-1 win for the French side, a 2-2 draw and a 2-1 win for Auxerre in February 2023. Ligue 1 is averaging 2.93 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.