Lyon 3-1 Auxerre: early goals from two defenders settle it
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Key numbers
- xG 2.85 v 0.71: Lyon created the better chances
- 21 shots, 7 on target for Lyon
- Led for 62 of 90 minutes
Dominant chances carry Lyon to the top
Lyon beat Auxerre 3-1 and climbed from fourth to first in Ligue 1. They had 21 shots and an xG of 2.85, and were in front for 62 of the 90 minutes. Seven points from three put them top, while Auxerre remain 18th without a point.
Two defenders put the match out of reach
Felix Bacher's opener in the 28th minute, set up by Ernest Nuamah, was worth +0.7 FN xPts. Zachary Athekame made it 2-0 in the 31st minute from a Loïs Openda assist. Cameron Archer pulled one back before the break, but Nuamah restored the two-goal cushion in the 53rd minute.
Player of the match
Zachary Athekame 8.6Dominant
He led the FN Score with a goal, three key passes and four tackles.
Most of Athekame's value came going forward, with a goal and three key passes from full-back. His strike in the 31st minute arrived just three minutes after Bacher's opener and gave Lyon a 2-0 lead.
Game state
1-02-02-13-1
Lyon ahead 62 min · level 28 min · Auxerre ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
28'
Felix Bacher
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Ernest Nuamah +0.2
+0.7
31'
Zachary Athekame
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Loïs Openda +0.1
+0.3
42'
Cameron Archer
Goal
+0.2
53'
Ernest Nuamah
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Pavel Šulc +0.1
+0.3
Lyon
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.3Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Auxerre
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
LyonAuxerre
2.85Expected goals (xG)0.71
Timeline
- 18'
VAR
Loïs Openda
- 22'
VAR
Cameron Archer
- 26'
Yellow
Arthur Piedfort
- 28'
Goal
Felix Bacher league goal #1 assist Ernest Nuamah
- 31'
Goal
Zachary Athekame league goal #1 assist Loïs Openda
- 42'
Goal
Cameron Archer league goal #1
- 53'
Goal
Ernest Nuamah league goal #1 assist Pavel Šulc
- 62'
Yellow
Felix Bacher
- 66'
Sub
Naouirou Ahamada → Pierre Ekwah
- 66'
Sub
Elikya Legros → Rayan Mandengue
- 66'
Sub
Remy Labeau Lascary → Aristide Zossou
- 67'
Sub
Pavel Šulc → Khalis Merah
- 67'
Sub
Ernest Nuamah → Kaïl Boudache
- 68'
Yellow
Rayan Mandengue
- 76'
Sub
Mads Bidstrup → Tanner Tessmann
- 77'
Yellow
Tyler Morton
- 77'
Sub
Cameron Archer → Romain Faivre
- 86'
Sub
Felix Bacher → Ruben Kluivert
- 86'
Sub
Tyler Morton → Noah Nartey
- 90+3'
Sub
Lamine Sy → Lamfia Dioubaté
Category leaders
- Key passesCorentin Tolisso4
- Duels wonMads Bidstrup8/11
- DribblesDanny Namaso4/4
- Defensive actionsMads Bidstrup7
- ShotsLoïs Openda6 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonClement Akpa3
#Ligue 1#Lyon#Auxerre#Zachary Athekame#Felix Bacher#Ernest Nuamah
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.