Lens v Auxerre result

Full-time · Lens 5–2 Auxerre

Ligue 1 · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:15 BST · Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Updated 5 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Lens · Auxerre · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Lens 5–2 Auxerre — Lens won this Ligue 1 match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Draw.

Free pick

Home or Draw

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Draw in the last 90 days, 76.4% of 1739 landed (95% range 74.3–78.3%); it had given them 75.1% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated home or draw (double chance) between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 1,041 of 1,389 times (74.9%), against an average rating of 70.3%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Lens: 5.12 to 1.71 in expected goals, 1.52 of it from penalties and 0.76 of Auxerre’s from a penalty, from 12 shots to 10, ahead on xG from the fourth minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Lens beat Auxerre 5–2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Ligue 1 on Saturday 22 August. Auxerre have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Lens led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Lens: Florian Thauvin (12’ pen, 88’ pen), Franjo Ivanović (49’, assisted by Abdallah Sima), Saud Abdulhamid (54’, assisted by Florian Thauvin) and I. Ganiou (66’, assisted by Michał Skóraś); Auxerre: D. Namaso (61’ pen) and Lamine Sy (69’, assisted by Rayan Mandengue). Christ Makosso (35’) was sent off.

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s eight key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Florian Thauvin’s goal on 12 minutes.

Discipline

M. Vernice showed two yellow cards and one red — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Lens are second after this result (one league match played). Lens have scored 16 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games). Lens have conceded 13 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Auxerre are 17th after this result (one league match played). Auxerre have scored 13 goals, the ninth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games). Auxerre have conceded 23 goals, the most of the 18 clubs.

With seven goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 1, across nine matches. Lens have won their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Florian Thauvin (Lens) 13.7, Franjo Ivanović (Lens) 8.9 and D. Namaso (Auxerre) 7.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Lens or the draw, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 76.4% of the time in the last 90 days (1328 of 1739).

Next up

Lens next host Marseille on 8 November 2026.

Auxerre next host Paris FC on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Lens: Lens v Marseille, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Auxerre: Auxerre v Paris FC, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Lens 5–2 Auxerre · Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Lens
Referee: M. Vernice
Model coverage: 19 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Lens 4 · draws 1 · Auxerre 1 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Lens 4W 0D 1L · Auxerre 3W 1D 1L

Lens 5–2 Auxerre (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 19 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 5 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 1.88

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

6.63 / 4.5

Corners

against 5.75 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 4.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 1.63

Cards

against 2 / 2.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.08 yellows

Referee · M. Vernice

26.5 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 12 matches

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 16 August 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Lens for / against	Line	Auxerre for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.75 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.88 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.38 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.63 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Vernice — 4.08 yellow cards a game, 0.33 red cards, 26.5 fouls over 12 matches.

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Lens

Lens Goalkeeper

Lens — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
R. Risser	1	9090 min	66 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Lens — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Risser n 8	90	2 3/3

Lens Defensive

Lens — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
I. Ganiou	1	9090 min	11 /90	11 /90	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90	00 /90
M. Nawrocki	1	9090 min	11 /90	00 /90	22 /90	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Aguilar	1	4545 min	48 /90	00 /90	00 /90	48 /90	00 /90	00 /90
K. Antonio	1	3939 min	00 /90	12.3 /90	12.3 /90	00 /90	12.3 /90	00 /90
M. Udol	1	9090 min	33 /90	11 /90	00 /90	44 /90	11 /90	00 /90
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Lens — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Saud Abdulhamid n 8	75.3	1.2 5/3	1.2 5/2	—
I. Ganiou n 8	85.1	0.8 5/1	1.1 5/3	—
M. Udol n 8	84.4	0.7 4/1	0.5 4/0	—
R. Risser n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
A. Sima n 8	49.5	1.8 4/2	1.4 4/1	—
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Lens — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Udol n 8	84.4	2.5 7/6
I. Ganiou n 8	85.1	2.4 8/6
Saud Abdulhamid n 8	75.3	1.6 6/4
F. Thauvin n 8	58	1.4 4/2
A. Sima n 8	49.5	0.5 1/1
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Lens Attacking

Lens — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Sima	1	7575 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	33.6 /90	11.2 /90
F. Thauvin	1	7575 min	11.2 /90	00 /90	22.4 /90	11.2 /90	11.2 /90	44.8 /90
M. Skóraś	1	1515 min	00 /90	00 /90	16 /90	00 /90	00 /90	16 /90
R. Fofana	1	1515 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	212 /90	00 /90
M. Udol	1	9090 min	00 /90	11 /90	22 /90	00 /90	11 /90	00 /90
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Lens — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Udol n 8	84.4	0.9 4/2	0.4 3/0
I. Ganiou n 8	85.1	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
Saud Abdulhamid n 8	75.3	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
R. Risser n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Sima n 8	49.5	3.9 6/2	1.6 4/2
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Lens — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 16 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Saud Abdulhamid n 8	75.3	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
M. Udol n 8	84.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Risser n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Ganiou n 8	85.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Thauvin n 8	58	1 5/0	0.6 3/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Lens		Auxerre
53%	Possession	47%
4.41	Expected goals (xG)	1.84
12	Shots	10
9	Shots on target	4
2	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	3
10	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	7
1	Offsides	3
6	Fouls	21
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	4
470	Passes	416
88%	Pass accuracy	81%

Lens Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
R. Risser	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
M. Nawrocki	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
S. Sagnan	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	7.2
Yassine Titraoui	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Udol	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	6.6
F. Thauvin	90	2	1	3	3	1	0	7.3
I. Ganiou	79	1	0	1	1	1	1	8
M. Cuisance	71	0	0	1	0	0	4	6.2
A. Sima	71	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
Saud Abdulhamid	62	1	0	1	1	0	1	7.4
F. Ivanović	62	1	0	3	2	1	2	7.8
M. Skóraś	28	0	1	0	0	2	2	7.5
T. Hazard	28	0	0	1	0	1	2	6.4
A. Haidara	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
O. Édouard	19	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.4
A. Bulatović	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Auxerre Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Diop	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
L. Sy	90	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	5.7
S. Diomandé	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5.9
C. Akpa	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	5.8
K. Danois	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.5
Arthur Piedfort	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Ahamada	77	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
D. Namaso	77	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	6.9
R. Faivre	67	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
Aristide Zossou	67	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.4
C. Makosso	35	0	0	0	0	0	1	R	4.8
R. Mandengue	23	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5.8
L. Dioubate	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	5.6
E. Legros	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
L. Coulibaly	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6
J. Casimir	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Lens v Auxerre — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LensWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

AuxerreDLWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Lens 4 · 1 draw · Auxerre 1 · 2.83 goals/game

2026-01-17 Lens 1–0 Auxerre
2025-10-04 Auxerre 1–2 Lens
2025-04-27 Lens 0–4 Auxerre
2024-12-14 Auxerre 2–2 Lens
2023-06-03 Auxerre 1–3 Lens
2023-01-14 Lens 1–0 Auxerre

League standing · 2026/27

Lens#9 pos13 pts9 pl+3 GD

Auxerre#14 pos10 pts9 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Lens scored1.78

Auxerre scored1.44

Lens conceded1.44

Auxerre conceded2.56

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Lens 5.12 xG from 12 shots, Auxerre 1.71 from 10. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Lens (attacking right)Auxerre (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Lens	12	5	5.12
Auxerre	10	2	1.71

Shot locations and expected-goals values from per-shot data. Per-shot tables, situation and shot-type breakdowns are part of TACTIX Pro.

Expected Goals Race

At half-time, Lens led on xG, 1.83 to 0.20, 0.76 of it from a penalty. At full time, Lens led on xG, 5.12 to 1.71, 1.52 of it from a penalty and 0.76 of Auxerre’s from a penalty. The widest gap was 3.41 xG to Lens, in the 97th minute.

xG timeline (cumulative)

Lens 5.12 xGAuxerre 1.71 xGdots = goals · 22 shots

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Lens v Auxerre?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Lens v Auxerre was Home or Draw.
What is the head-to-head record between Lens and Auxerre?: In their last 6 meetings, Lens won 4, Auxerre won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Lens and Auxerre?: Recent form — Lens 4W 0D 1L; Auxerre 3W 1D 1L.

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