Lens
9 shots on target
5–2
Full time
Auxerre
4 shots on target
Lens
5–2
Auxerre
Ligue 1 | Saturday, 22 August 2026 | Full time
53%
Possession
47%
12
Shots
10
9
On target
4
4
Corners
7
Ligue 1 · Matchweek 1 · Saturday, 22 August 2026 at 15:15 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Lens v Auxerre: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Lens host Auxerre on Saturday 22 August in the Ligue 1, matchweek 1. Lens have won three of their last seven games. They have scored 12 and conceded 11 in those seven games — 1.7 goals a game, 1.6 against, keeping two clean sheets.
Auxerre have won three in a row. They have scored 12 and conceded 8 in those seven games — 1.7 goals a game, 1.1 against, keeping two clean sheets.
F. Thauvin has been Lens's most productive, with three goals and one assist. R. Labeau Lascary has been Auxerre's most productive, with one goal.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' Offside.
- 1' Offside. Danny Namaso
- 5' Florian Thauvin takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved. Florian Thauvin
- 6' Corner awarded. Franjo Ivanović
- 6' Aristide Zossou takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Christ Makosso
- 7' Offside. Maik Nawrocki
- 7' VAR decision is pending regarding a penalty. Aristide Zossou
- 8' Goal! The score is now 1-0. Romain Faivre
- 10' Goal in the penalty shootout! Florian Thauvin scores, making it 1-0. Ismaëlo Ganiou
- 10' Florian Thauvin takes a left-footed shot and scores. Danny Namaso
- 10' Danny Loader takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked. Arthur Piedfort
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12'
⚽ Goal
Corner awarded. Florian Thauvin - 14' Sinaly Diomande takes a right-footed shot but misses. Saud Abdulhamid
- 14' Corner awarded. Aristide Zossou
- 16' Kevin Danois takes a left-footed shot but misses. Matthieu Udol
- 16' Corner awarded. Christ Makosso
- 16' Red card issued to Christ Makosso.
- 16' Kevin Danois takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved. Danny Namaso
- 18' Mickael Cuisance takes a right-footed shot but misses. Souleymane Sagnan
- 18' Corner awarded. Lamine Sy
- 23' Corner awarded. Sinaly Diomandé
- 26' Mickael Cuisance takes a right-footed shot but misses.
- 26' Corner awarded. Lamine Sy
- 28' Corner awarded. Ismaëlo Ganiou
- 29' Clement Akpa attempts a header but misses the shot. Romain Faivre
- 29' Franjo Ivanovic's right-footed shot is saved. Kévin Danois
- 30' First half ends with a score of 1-0. Sinaly Diomandé
- 30' Goal! The score is now 2-0. Franjo Ivanović
- 32' VAR decision is pending for a goal.
- 35' VAR decision is pending on the goal. Christ Makosso
- 35' Maik Nawrocki takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved. Abdallah Sima
- 35' Romain Faivre takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Christ Makosso
- 37' Goal! Pierre Ganiou scores, making it 4-1. Sinaly Diomandé
- 37' Pierre Ganiou scores with a right-footed shot. Matthieu Udol
- 40' Substitution: Lamfia Dioubate comes on for Romain Faivre. Clément Akpa
- 40' Rayan Mandengue comes on for Aristide Zossou. Romain Faivre
- 40' Pierre Ganiou scores with a right-footed shot. Danny Namaso
- 40' Substitution: Lamfia Dioubate replaces Romain Faivre. Ismaëlo Ganiou
- 41' Rayan Mandengue comes on for Aristide Zossou. Michaël Cuisance
- 43' Romain Faivre takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked. Souleymane Sagnan
- 44' Goal! Pierre Ganiou scores to make it 4-1, assisted by Michal Skoras. Saud Abdulhamid
- 45+1' Goal! Lamine Sy scores to make it 4-2, assisted by Rayan Mandengue. Franjo Ivanović
- 45+1' Lamine Sy scores with a right-footed shot. Kévin Danois
- 45+1' Odsonne Edouard comes on for Abdallah Sima. Saud Abdulhamid
- 45+1' Amadou Haidara comes on for Mickael Cuisance.
- 45+3' Lamine Sy scores with a right-footed shot. Lamine Sy
- 45+3' Odsonne Edouard comes on for Abdallah Sima. Franjo Ivanović
- Amadou Haidara comes on for Mickael Cuisance.
- Half time · Lens 0 Auxerre 0
- 46' Corner awarded.
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49'
⚽ Goal
Lasso Coulibaly comes on for Danny Loader. Franjo Ivanović - 52' Andrija Bulatovic comes on for Pierre Ganiou. Saud Abdulhamid
- 52' Lamfia Dioubate takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target. Naouirou Ahamada
- 52' Maik Nawrocki receives a yellow card. Franjo Ivanović
- 54' VAR decision results in a penalty awarded to Florian Thauvin.
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54'
⚽ Goal
Florian Thauvin scores with a left-footed shot. Florian Thauvin - 58' Goal in the penalty shootout! Florian Thauvin scores, making it 5-2. Robin Risser
- 60' VAR decision reviewed for Florian Thauvin. Danny Namaso
- 60' VAR decision reviewed for Florian Thauvin. Michaël Cuisance
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61'
⚽ Goal
VAR decision reviewed for Florian Thauvin. Danny Namaso - 62' Odsonne Edouard takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved. Thorgan Hazard
- 62' VAR decision reviewed for Florian Thauvin. Michal Skoras
- 62' Josue Casimir comes on for Arthur Piedfort. Clément Akpa
- 62' Odsonne Edouard takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved. Florian Thauvin
- 63' Corner awarded. Thorgan Hazard
- 65' Corner awarded. Romain Faivre
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66'
⚽ Goal
Match ends with a score of 5-2. Michal Skoras - 67' Thorgan Hazard takes a right-footed shot but misses. Aristide Zossou
- 67' Substitution for Auxerre: Lamfia Dioubaté comes on for Romain Faivre. Romain Faivre
- 68' Foul committed by Arthur Piedfort of Auxerre. Arthur Piedfort
- 68' Abdallah Sima from Lens earns a free kick on the left wing. Abdallah Sima
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69'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Auxerre scores to make it 4-2 against Lens. Lamine Sy finds the net with a right-footed shot from very close range, assisted by Rayan Mandengue after a quick counterattack. Lamine Sy - 71' Substitution for Lens: Amadou Haidara comes on for Michaël Cuisance. Amadou Haidara
- 71' Substitution for Lens: Odsonne Édouard comes on for Abdallah Sima. Odsonne Édouard
- 73' Michal Skóras from Lens wins a free kick on the right wing. Michal Skoras
- 73' Foul committed by Rayan Mandengue of Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue
- 74' The match is delayed due to an injury to Ismaëlo Ganiou from Lens. Ismaëlo Ganiou
- 74' Lens win a corner after Rayan Mandengue concedes. Rayan Mandengue
- 74' The match is delayed due to an injury to Rayan Mandengue from Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue
- 76' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 77' Substitution for Auxerre: Elikya Legros comes on for Naouirou Ahamada. Naouirou Ahamada
- 77' Substitution for Auxerre: Lasso Coulibaly comes on for Danny Namaso. Lasso Coulibaly
- 79' Foul committed by Rayan Mandengue of Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue
- 79' Michal Skóras from Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half. Michal Skoras
- 79' Substitution for Lens: Andrija Bulatovic comes on for Ismaëlo Ganiou due to an injury. Andrija Bulatovic
- 81' Foul committed by Michal Skóras of Lens. Michal Skoras
- 81' Attempt missed. Lamfia Dioubaté from Auxerre takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. He was assisted by Lasso Coulibaly. Lasso Coulibaly
- 81' Rayan Mandengue from Auxerre wins a free kick in the defensive half. Rayan Mandengue
- 82' Foul committed by Kévin Danois of Auxerre. Kévin Danois
- 82' Thorgan Hazard from Lens is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Thorgan Hazard
- 84' Maik Nawrocki from Lens receives a yellow card for a foul. Maik Nawrocki
- 84' Florian Thauvin wins a penalty for Lens after being fouled in the penalty area. Florian Thauvin
- 84' VAR decision results in a penalty for Lens.
- 84' Kévin Danois from Auxerre concedes a penalty for a foul in the penalty area. Kévin Danois
- 86' Lamfia Dioubaté from Auxerre receives a yellow card.
- 87' Substitution for Auxerre: Josué Casimir comes on for Arthur Piedfort. Josué Casimir
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88'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Florian Thauvin scores for Lens with a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. The score is now Lens 5, Auxerre 2. Florian Thauvin - 88' VAR decision: the previous decision has been cancelled.
- 89' Michal Skóras from Lens is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Michal Skoras
- 89' Foul committed by Rayan Mandengue of Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated that there will be 9 minutes of added time.
- 90+2' Foul committed by Sinaly Diomandé of Auxerre. Sinaly Diomandé
- 90+2' Odsonne Édouard from Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half. Odsonne Édouard
- 90+4' Yacine Titraoui from Lens is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90+4' Foul committed by Lamfia Dioubaté of Auxerre.
- 90+5' Lens win a corner after Elikya Legros concedes. E. Legros
- 90+5' Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard from Lens has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the bottom right corner by Mamadou Diop of Auxerre. The attempt was assisted by Matthieu Udol. Odsonne Édouard
- 90+5' Corner awarded to Lens after Kévin Danois concedes. Kévin Danois
- 90+6' Florian Thauvin from Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half. Florian Thauvin
- 90+6' Foul committed by Clément Akpa of Auxerre. Clément Akpa
- 90+7' Andrija Bulatovic from Lens wins a free kick on the right wing. Andrija Bulatovic
- 90+7' Foul committed by Rayan Mandengue of Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue
- 90+8' Thorgan Hazard from Lens misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Michal Skóras. Thorgan Hazard
- 90+9' Michal Skóras from Lens is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Michal Skoras
- 90+9' Foul committed by Josué Casimir of Auxerre. Josué Casimir
- The second half ends with Lens winning 5-2 against Auxerre.
- The match ends with Lens winning 5-2 against Auxerre.
Match statistics
Lens on the left, Auxerre on the right.
The game
53%
Ball possession
47%
77
Total attacks
109
41
Dangerous attacks
50
Attack
12
Shots total
10
9
Shots on target
4
2
Shots off target
3
1
Shots blocked
3
10
Shots inside the box
5
2
Shots outside the box
5
10
Big chances created
2
5
Big chances missed
0
4
Corners
7
1
Offsides
3
Build-up
470
Passes
416
415
Accurate passes
338
88%
Pass accuracy
81%
13
Crosses
12
3
Accurate crosses
3
14
Dribble attempts
26
6
Successful dribbles
12
19
Throw-ins
18
3
Goal kicks
5
Defence
2
Saves
4
21
Tackles
13
14
Interceptions
11
55
Duels won
41
6
Fouls
21
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Lens
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odsonne Édouard sub | 19 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | – | 6 | 80 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 50 | 6.43 |
| Amadou Haidara sub | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 95 | 19 | – | – | – | NaN | 6.50 |
| Andrija Bulatovic sub | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 90 | 26 | – | – | 1 | 100 | 6.70 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maik Nawrocki | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 60 | 92 | 6.49 |
| Yassine Titraoui | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 70 | 91 | 6.46 |
| Florian Thauvin | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 32 | 84 | 8.70 |
| Matthieu Udol | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 29 | 90 | 6.82 |
| Souleymane Sagnan | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 52 | 92 | 7.48 |
| Robin Risser | 90 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 33 | 91 | 6.51 |
| Ismaëlo Ganiou | 79 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 30 | 90 | 7.42 |
| Abdallah Sima | 71 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 20 | 60 | 7.06 |
| Michaël Cuisance | 71 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 33 | 88 | 6.43 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 62 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 17 | 89 | 7.29 |
| Franjo Ivanović | 62 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 14 | 71 | 7.74 |
| Thorgan Hazard sub | 28 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 23 | 88 | 6.68 |
| Michal Skoras sub | 28 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 12 | 92 | 7.66 |
Auxerre
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kévin Danois | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 67 | 79 | 6.43 |
| Sinaly Diomandé | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 34 | 85 | 6.10 |
| Mamadou Diop | 90 | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 21 | 57 | 5.89 |
| Lamine Sy | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 29 | 68 | 6.15 |
| Clément Akpa | 90 | – | – | 5 | – | – | 49 | 84 | 6.24 |
| Arthur Piedfort | 87 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 40 | 93 | 6.26 |
| Naouirou Ahamada | 77 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 40 | 85 | 6.42 |
| Danny Namaso | 77 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 23 | 83 | 7.36 |
| Romain Faivre | 67 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 33 | 79 | 6.30 |
| Aristide Zossou | 67 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 30 | 80 | 6.53 |
| Christ Makosso | 35 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 25 | 92 | 5.42 |
| Rayan Mandengue sub | 23 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 100 | 6.86 |
| Lamfia Dioubaté sub | 23 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 60 | 6.39 |
| Lasso Coulibaly sub | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 100 | 6.71 |
| E. Legros sub | 13 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 80 | 6.39 |
| Josué Casimir sub | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | 80 | – |
Player cards
Florian Thauvin had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Florian Thauvin
Passing
Ligue 1 | Lens 5-2 Auxerre | 22 August 2026
27 successful
5 unsuccessful
1
key passes
1
chances created
1
big chances created
4
final third passes
32
passes
84%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Lens
DDWLW
| Played | 7 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 3–2–2 |
| Goals for · against | 12–11 |
Auxerre
DLWWW
| Played | 7 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 3–3–1 |
| Goals for · against | 12–8 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Lens
|
F. Thauvin
3 goals · 1 assist
|
4 |
|
A. Sima
1 assist
|
1 |
|
I. Ganiou
1 goal
|
1 |
Auxerre
|
R. Labeau Lascary
1 goal
|
1 |
|
L. Sy
1 goal
|
1 |
|
D. Namaso
1 goal
|
1 |