Olympique Lyonnais vs AJ Auxerre

Lyon host Auxerre at the Groupama Stadium in an early-season clash for both sides. Lyon return to the Champions League this year after finishing 4th last season under new coach Paulo Fonseca, while Auxerre hope to settle after a rough start to the campaign. Lyon opened with a 2-0 win at Toulouse, Noah Nartey and Malick Fofana scoring despite a heavily rotated lineup managed around Champions League qualifying duties. Auxerre's start was tougher, a 5-2 defeat at Lens that included a red card for Christ Makosso. The visitors also lost top scorer Lassine Sinayoko to Paris over the summer, leaning now on new arrivals like Sékou Mara and Romain Faivre. Historically the fixture favors the hosts, who won 3-2 away back in April and have beaten Auxerre far more often than not across more than three decades of league meetings. Our prediction: 2-0