How to counter Akshan
Let us take a look on how to beat Akshan. We will look at champions who are strong against Akshan and who are weak against Akshan. Use win rate, gold difference and creep score difference at minute 10 to find the best 
Mid champion who counters Akshan. You can already win in champion select with the right counters for Akshan. If you want to know how to counter Akshan then you need to take into account the best picks vs Akshan and the worst picks vs Akshan. This Akshan counter data is based on matches played by Pros on patch 14.9 and previous ones. It is important to see whether Pros counter picked Akshan or whether they played as Akshan.
Champions used by Pros to counter pick Akshan
Looking at the matches from Pros (see table Pros counter picked Akshan) we can see that they picked 
Ahri most often to counter pick Akshan. The matchup Ahri vs Akshan occured 18 times. Akshan has 8 wins and 10 losses in this matchup. Learn how to counter pick Ahri to get another perspective on the data.
Lane outcome for Akshan
When looking at Akshan counters you will notice that win rates alone are not conclusional. Therefore we provide an overview (see table Lane Outcome) where you can see the lane outcome of Pros who played Akshan. The lane outcome of Akshan consists of three outcomes: Win, Loss or Draw. Let's take a look of Akshan lane and match outcome for specific matchups. Considering the lane outcome and the match outcome of a specific matchup, might enable you to find the right counter for Akshan.
Conclusion
Analyze the available data and learn how to beat Akshan. To master Akshan take also a look on Akshan builds and runes for Akshan. Good luck, Summoner!