In this week 5 match on the 31st of August, Olympique Lyonnais will host Auxerre in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed Olympique Lyonnais is fresh off their 4-1 win against Troyes. Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 3rd minute, but Tardieu got the equalizer for Troyes in the 39th minute. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Auxerre is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Strasbourg. Gaëtan Perrin struck first for Auxerre in the 29th minute on a feed from Sinayoko, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Strasbourg was frustrated by Auxerre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Auxerre ended the match with the shutout victory. Auxerre is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Mathias Autret has been the most prolific scorer on Auxerre in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Mateus Martins has been the most prolific scorer on Olympique Lyonnais in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Olympique Lyonnais will be without Moussa Dembélé and Anthony Lopes, while Auxerre will be without M’Baye Niang, Julian Jeanvier and Brayann Pereira.