📏 Form Guide

AJ Auxerre

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AJ Auxerre, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Ligue 1 success over Rennes.

In that match, AJ Auxerre managed 37% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for AJ Auxerre was Jubal (89'). Rennes got 18 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

A common aspect of more recent AJ Auxerre games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.

Taking their prior 6 clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would've lost.

Coming into this meeting, AJ Auxerre haven't been beaten in the league by Lyon in their previous 2 matches.

Lyon

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In the game prior to this, Lyon drew 2-2 in the Europa League match with Manchester United.

In that game, Lyon managed 54% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Lyon, goals were scored by Thiago Almada (25') and Rayan Cherki (95'). For their opponents, Manchester United had 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Leny Yoro (45') and Joshua Zirkzee (88') scored for Manchester United.

Proving their involvement in high-scoring encounters, goals have been celebrated 23 times in the last 6 games in which Lyon have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.83 goals for each clash. Their opponents have managed 8 of those goals. We will see whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 11/05/2011 shows that AJ Auxerre have won 2 of them and Lyon 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

A combined total of 20 goals were produced between them in these games, with 10 of them from AJA and 10 created by Lyon. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.

The previous league encounter featuring the two was Ligue 1 match day 9 on 27/10/2024 which ended up with the score at Lyon 2-2 AJ Auxerre.

That day, Lyon had 63% possession and 12 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Georges Mikautadze (45', 62').

At the other end, AJ Auxerre got 19 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Sinaly Diomandé (47') and Hamed Junior Traorè (72') scored.

The referee was Jérémy Stinat.

ℹ️ Team News: AJ Auxerre

Hamed Junior Traoré (Hamstring injury), Kévin Danois (Hamstring injury), Clément Akpa (Calf injury), Elisha Owusu (Collateral ligament injury), Lasso Coulibaly (Cruciate ligament injury) and Nathan Buayi-Kiala (Cruciate ligament injury) aren’t available for AJ Auxerre manager Christophe Pélissier.

We are thinking that AJA may well employ a 3-2-4-1 system in the match, beginning the first half with Donovan Leon, Sinaly Diomande, Jubal, Clement Akpa, Ki-Jana Hoever, Gideon Mensah, Gaetan Perrin, Rudy Matondo, Assane Diousse, Lassine Sinayoko and Ado Onaiwu.

📰 Team News: Lyon

Lyon manager Jorge Maciel has to currently contend with reduced team options. Malick Fofana (Knee injury) and Ernest Nuamah (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.

It’s our belief that Lyon seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, going with Lucas Perri, A. Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Nicolas Tagliafico, Jordan Veretout, Nemanja Matic, Rayan Cherki, Corentin Tolisso, Thiago Almada and Alexandre Lacazette.

⚡ Prediction

We’re thinking that AJ Auxerre are certainly able to breach the defence of this Lyon outfit, although just one goal may not be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We’ve gone for a 1-2 winning margin for Lyon after 90 minutes. Let’s see what happens here.

Andre Moura, 18:00 13/04/2025