Ligue 1 · Matchday 1

Lens
FULL TIME5 – 2
Auxerre
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:15:00 UTCStade Bollaert-DelelisMatchday 1

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Lens 39%Draw 34%Auxerre 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

LensAuxerre
53Possession47
4.45Expected goals (xG)1.79
12Shots10
9Shots on target4
2Shots off target3
1Blocked shots3
10Shots inside box5
2Shots outside box5
4Corners7
1Offsides3
6Fouls21
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
2Saves4
470Passes415
415Accurate passes338
88Pass accuracy81

Match events

  • 12'Florian Thauvin · penalty
  • 35'Christ Makosso
  • 49'Franjo Ivanović (assist Abdallah Sima)
  • 54'Saud Abdulhamid (assist Florian Thauvin)
  • 61'Danny Namaso · penalty
  • 62'Saud Abdulhamid Michał Skóraś
  • 62'Franjo Ivanović Thorgan Hazard
  • 66'Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou (assist Michał Skóraś)
  • 67'Romain Faivre
  • 67'Aristide Zossou
  • 69'Lamine Sy
  • 71'Abdallah Sima Odsonne Édouard
  • 71'Mickaël Cuisance Amadou Haidara
  • 77'Naouirou Ahamada
  • 77'Danny Namaso Lasso Coulibaly
  • 79'Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou Andrija Bulatović
  • 84'Maik Nawrocki
  • 87'Arthur Piedfort Josué Casimir
  • 88'Florian Thauvin · penalty

Lens · Auxerre

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Lens5-2-3
109.7Thauvin
276.871'Cuisance
197.571'Sima
36.5Nawrocki
237.862'Abdulhamid
86.8Titraoui
297.862'Ivanović
406.5Risser
146.8Udol
257.879'Ganiou
316.8Sagnan
Auxerre5-4-1
206.3Diomandé
216.367'Faivre
86.377'Ahamada
107.377'Namaso
466.387'Piedfort
154.7Makosso
277.3Sy
926.3Akpa
56.3Danois
235.5Diop
776.367'Zossou

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Lens

  • 10Florian Thauvin9.7
  • 27Mickaël Cuisance6.8
  • 19Abdallah Sima7.5
  • 3Maik Nawrocki6.5
  • 23Saud Abdulhamid7.8
  • 8Yacine Titraoui6.8
  • 29Franjo Ivanović7.8
  • 40Robin Risser6.5
  • 14Matthieu Udol6.8
  • 25Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou7.8
  • 31Souleymane Sagnan6.8

Auxerre

  • 20Sinaly Diomandé6.3
  • 21Romain Faivre6.3
  • 8Naouirou Ahamada6.3
  • 10Danny Namaso7.3
  • 46Arthur Piedfort6.3
  • 15Christ Makosso4.7
  • 27Lamine Sy7.3
  • 92Clément Akpa6.3
  • 5Kévin Danois6.3
  • 23Mamadou Diop5.5
  • 77Aristide Zossou6.3
LensTale of the tapeAuxerre
5-2-3Formation5-4-1
3 ptsTable0 pts
+1Goal difference-7
3Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Lens 3W0D0W Auxerre

Goals 83

  • 2026-08-22Lens52Auxerre
  • 2026-01-17Lens10Auxerre
  • 2025-10-04Auxerre12Lens

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Lens3102+13
Auxerre3003-70
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