🇫🇷 Lyon vs Auxerre 🇫🇷 — Prediction
Ligue 1 · Matchday 3 · Fri, 04 Sept 2026, 19:00 CEST · Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu (Lyon)
Why we called it
Lyon sit on 4 points after a win and a flat 1-1 at home to Le Havre, rescued by Openda's 87th-minute equaliser, and this fixture was only fixed for the Friday 19:00 slot because Paulo Fonseca's side reached the Champions League play-offs — so European legs are in their legs. Auxerre are bottom with zero points and minus five goal difference after losing 3-1 at Angers, with a back line missing reliability and Léon and El Azzouzi doubtful, though summer arrival Labeau-Lascary has already scored. Odds make Lyon a clear but not overwhelming favourite (around 61 percent), so the 1X2 stands but the margin is trimmed to one goal. Openda, Tolisso and Afonso Moreira should carry the threat against a leaky defence that still finds a way back into games.