Auxerre vs Lyon Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Auxerre have enjoyed a fairly impressive campaign following their promotion to the top-flight last season as they now take on an entertaining Olympique Lyonnais side.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 13th April, 2025: UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 2:45pm / US PT – 11:45am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
Auxerre Preview: Steady Auxerre
Auxerre begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting firmly in the middle-of-the-table with an often surprisingly entertaining style of football that has produced 78 goals in their 28 matches so far this season, scoring 39 and also conceding 39 so far this season.
The home team come into this one on the back of a surprise but impressive, slender 1-0 victory over Stade Rennais at Roazhon Park in their most recent outing last weekend courtesy of a late 89th minute winner scored by Auxerre defender Jubal.
Lyon Preview: Chaotic Lyon
In their 28 2024/25 Ligue 1 matches so far this season, there has been a combined total of 92 goals in Olympique Lyonnais matches with the visitors playing a chaotic and entertaining style of football to match their fairly chaotic and haphazard off-field activities.
Their thrilling style continued in midweek as they shared a 2-2 draw with Manchester United in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final at Parc OL. They went ahead and ended up 2-1 down late on but a second Andre Onana mistake allowed Rayan Cherki to equalise.
Auxerre Team News: Massengo suspended
Former Bristol City and Burnley defensive midfielder Han-Noah Massengo is missing through suspension for this weekend, whilst AFC Bournemouth loanee Hamed Junior Traore remains a key injury doubt for the hosts.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Leon; Diomande, Jubal, Akpa; Hoever, Cisse, Diousse, Mensah; Perrin, Onaiwu; Sinayoko
Unavailable: Pellenard (Injured), Owusu (Injured), Buayi-Kiala (Injured), Massengo (Suspended), Traore (Injured), Zossou (Injured), Coulibaly (Injured)
Questionable: Danois (Injured)
Lyon Team News: Winger injuries
As was perhaps exposed against Manchester United the other day, Lyon are missing key wingers ahead fo this weekend’s visit of Auxerre as both Ernest Nuamah and Malick Fofana deal with knee injuries.
Predicted XI (4-1-2-1-2): Perri; Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Tolisso; Veretout, Akoukou; Almada; Cherki, Mikautadze
Unavailable: Tessmann (Injured), Nuamah (Injured), Fofana (Injured)
Questionable:
Auxerre vs Lyon Prediction
Auxerre defeated Rennes by a goal to nil the other day and that means the home team have now more or less secured mid-table football in Ligue 1 and are all but assured of their spot in next season’s top-flight. They now face a Lyon side that have been entertaining to watch throughout the campaign across all competitions and they have been able to match that with an intensity and aggression that has earned them results against the lesser and middling sides in Ligue 1. With Auxerre confident and Lyon always fun, both teams scoring would appear a good bet for this one.
Auxerre vs Lyon Tip: Both teams to score
