Match report

Lyon Holds Off Auxerre in Scoreless Draw (Ligue 1)

Auxerre
Auxerre
0–0
FT
Lyon
Lyon
Nov 23, 2025

Lyon held off a resilient Auxerre side in a hard-fought scoreless draw at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps. Both teams created chances, but neither could find the back of the net, leading to a tightly contested 0-0 result.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Auxerre 0–0 Lyon
  • • Lyon's Khaled Merah and Auxerre's Gideon Mensah both received yellow cards early in the match
  • • Substitutions included Clinton Mata for Lyon and Josué Casimir for Auxerre
  • • Three more players were shown yellow cards, including Lyon's Corentin Tolisso and Armand Maitland-Niles

Lineups

Auxerre

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 16 D. Leon (G)
  • 27 L. Sy (D)
  • 20 S. Diomande (D)
  • 92 C. Akpa (D)
  • 14 G. Mensah (D)
  • 34 R. Matondo (M)
  • 17 O. El Azzouzi (M)
  • 5 K. Danois (M)
  • 10 L. Sinayoko (F)
  • 9 S. Mara (F)
  • 19 D. Namaso (F)

Substitutes

  • 35 E. Legros
  • 37 L. Mezerette
  • 22 F. Oppegard
  • 23 I. Osman
  • 43 E. Diamalunda
  • 40 T. De Percin
  • 7 J. Casimir
  • 36 T. Devernois
  • 18 A. Diousse

Lyon

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 D. Greif (G)
  • 98 A. Maitland-Niles (D)
  • 22 C. Mata (D)
  • 19 M. Niakhate (D)
  • 16 Abner Vinicius (D)
  • 6 T. Tessmann (M)
  • 8 C. Tolisso (M)
  • 7 A. Karabec (M)
  • 44 K. Merah (M)
  • 17 A. Moreira (M)
  • 20 M. Satriano (F)

Substitutes

  • 32 A. Gomes
  • 34 F. Fall
  • 10 P. Sulc
  • 46 T. Goncalves
  • 38 A. Hamdani
  • 40 R. Descamps
  • 41 T. Barisic
  • 39 M. de Carvalho
  • 29 E. Molebe

Timeline

  1. Lyon
    20' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    K. Merah

    Foul

  2. Auxerre
    28' Auxerre Card · Yellow Card
    Gideon Mensah

    Foul

  3. Lyon
    46' Lyon subst · Substitution 1
    Off: K. Merah · On: P. Sulc
  4. Lyon
    63' Lyon subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Clinton Mata · On: M. de Carvalho
  5. Lyon
    67' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    C. Tolisso

    Argument

  6. Auxerre
    72' Auxerre subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Mara · On: Josué Casimir
  7. Auxerre
    84' Auxerre subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Gideon Mensah · On: Fredrik Oppegård
  8. Lyon
    85' Lyon subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Karabec · On: A. Hamdani
  9. Lyon
    87' Lyon Card · Yellow Card
    A. Maitland-Niles

    Foul

  10. Auxerre
    89' Auxerre subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Sinayoko · On: I. Osman
  11. Auxerre
    89' Auxerre subst · Substitution 4
    Off: O. El Azzouzi · On: A. Diousse

Match Stats

Stat Auxerre Lyon
Fouls 10 11
Pass Accuracy 74% 87%
Offsides 2 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 16
Corners 7 11
Total Passes 237 548
Yellow Cards 1 3
Blocked Shots 4 4
Shots on Target 5 7
xG 2.07 1.57
Shots off Target 3 5
Possession 30% 70%
Goals Prevented 1 1
Accurate Passes 175 475
Shots Inside Box 9 9
Saves 7 5
Shots Outside Box 3 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Auxerre had a strong start but failed to capitalize on their early pressure due to solid defensive work from Lyon.
  • ▸ Lyon introduced fresh legs in the second half, including substitutes like Arnaud Hamdani and Fredrik Oppegård, which helped stabilize their defense.