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Lens
Ligue 1
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5 - 2
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Auxerre
Lens vs Auxerre: match report
Lens hosted AJ Auxerre at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday 22 August 2026, in the Ligue 1 (round 1). Lens are without 1 player (Kyllian Antonio); Auxerre are missing 1 (Thelonius Bair). Mathieu Vernice is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Lens 5-2 Auxerre. Goals: Florian Thauvin 12' (pen) for Lens; Franjo Ivanovic 49' for Lens; Saud Abdulhamid 54' for Lens; Danny Namaso 61' (pen) for Auxerre; Pierre Ganiou 66' for Lens; Lamine Sy 69' for Auxerre; Florian Thauvin 88' (pen) for Lens.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 12' Penalty: Florian Thauvin (Lens) 1-0
- 35' Red card: Christ Makosso (Auxerre)
- 49' Goal: Franjo Ivanovic (Lens) 2-0
- 54' Goal: Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) 3-0
- 61' Penalty: Danny Namaso (Auxerre) 3-1
- 66' Goal: Pierre Ganiou (Lens) 4-1
- 69' Goal: Lamine Sy (Auxerre) 4-2
- 84' Yellow card: Maik Nawrocki (Lens)
- 86' Yellow card: Lamfia Dioubaté (Auxerre)
- 88' Penalty: Florian Thauvin (Lens) 5-2
Match stats (contains the result)
| 52.9% | Possession | 47.1% |
| 12 | Shots | 10 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 4 | Corners | 7 |
| 6 | Fouls | 21 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Line-ups
Lens 3-4-2-1
Coach: Dino Toppmöller
- 40 Robin Risser GK
- 3 Maik Nawrocki DEF
- 25 Ismaëlo Ganiou DEF
- 31 Souleymane Sagnan DEF
- 23 Saud Abdulhamid MID
- 27 Michaël Cuisance MID
- 8 Yacine Titraoui MID
- 14 Matthieu Udol MID
- 10 Florian Thauvin MID
- 29 Franjo Ivanovic FWD
- 19 Abdallah Sima MID
Bench
- 22 Michal Skóras MID
- 9 Thorgan Hazard MID
- 21 Amadou Haidara MID
- 11 Odsonne Édouard FWD
- 5 Andrija Bulatovic MID
- 16 Mathieu Gorgelin GK
- 7 Florian Sotoca MID
- 38 Mezian Soares MID
- 18 Rayan Fofana FWD
Auxerre 4-3-3
Coach: Will Still
- 23 Mamadou Diop GK
- 27 Lamine Sy DEF
- 20 Sinaly Diomandé DEF
- 15 Christ Makosso DEF
- 92 Clément Akpa DEF
- 8 Naouirou Ahamada MID
- 46 Arthur Piedfort MID
- 5 Kévin Danois MID
- 21 Romain Faivre FWD
- 10 Danny Namaso FWD
- 77 Aristide Zossou FWD
Bench
- 34 Lamfia Dioubate MID
- 32 Rayan Mandengue FWD
- 35 Elikya Legros DEF
- 18 Lasso Coulibaly MID
- 7 Josué Casimir MID
- 1 Paul Nardi GK
- 22 Fredrik Oppegård DEF
- 45 Salimou Danfakha DEF
- 36 Tidiane Devernois MID
Injuries and suspensions
Lens
- Kyllian Antonio suspension, back Late August 2026
Auxerre
- Thelonius Bair suspension, back Late August 2026
Previous meetings
- Saturday 17 January 2026: Lens 1-0 AJ Auxerre
- Saturday 4 October 2025: AJ Auxerre 1-2 Lens
- Sunday 27 April 2025: Lens 0-4 AJ Auxerre
- Saturday 14 December 2024: AJ Auxerre 2-2 Lens
- Saturday 3 June 2023: AJ Auxerre 1-3 Lens