Ligue 1 · Matchweek 1 · Aug 22

Lens - Auxerre

Lens beat Auxerre 5-2 in Ligue 1 (Matchweek 1). Goals: F. Thauvin (P) 12', 88'; F. Ivanovic 49'; D. Namaso (P) 61'; L. Sy 69'.

🏟 Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens 👤 Referee: Mathieu Vernice, France
Key events
12' ⚽ F. Thauvin (P)(1 - 0) Lens
35' 🟥 C. MakossoRed card Auxerre
49' ⚽ F. Ivanovic(2 - 0) · Assist: A. Sima Lens
54' ⚽ S. Abdulhamid(3 - 0) · Assist: F. Thauvin Lens
61' ⚽ D. Namaso (P)(3 - 1) Auxerre
66' ⚽ I. Ganiou(4 - 1) · Assist: M. Skoras Lens
69' ⚽ L. Sy(4 - 2) · Assist: R. Mandengue Auxerre
84' 🟨 M. NawrockiYellow card Lens
86' 🟨 L. DioubateYellow card Auxerre
88' ⚽ F. Thauvin (P)(5 - 2) Lens
Quick stats
%43 Possession %57
6 Total shots 5
4 Shots on target 1
1 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside box 2
1 Shots outside box 3
1 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
F. Thauvin (P)(1 - 0)⚽
12'
35'
🟥C. MakossoRed card
HT 1 - 0
F. Ivanovic(2 - 0) · Assist: A. Sima⚽
49'
S. Abdulhamid(3 - 0) · Assist: F. Thauvin⚽
54'
61'
⚽D. Namaso (P)(3 - 1)
S. Abdulhamid ↔ M. SkorasSubstitution🔁
62'
F. Ivanovic ↔ T. HazardSubstitution🔁
62'
I. Ganiou(4 - 1) · Assist: M. Skoras⚽
66'
67'
🔁R. Faivre ↔ L. DioubateSubstitution
67'
🔁A. Zossou ↔ R. MandengueSubstitution
69'
⚽L. Sy(4 - 2) · Assist: R. Mandengue
A. Sima ↔ O. EdouardSubstitution🔁
71'
M. Cuisance ↔ A. HaidaraSubstitution🔁
71'
77'
🔁N. Ahamada ↔ E. LegrosSubstitution
77'
🔁D. Namaso ↔ L. CoulibalySubstitution
I. Ganiou ↔ A. BulatovicSubstitution🔁
79'
M. NawrockiYellow card🟨
84'
86'
🟨L. DioubateYellow card
87'
🔁A. Piedfort ↔ J. CasimirSubstitution
F. Thauvin (P)(5 - 2)⚽
88'
FT 5 - 2
Match statsLens · Auxerre
Key stats
%43 Possession %57
Shots
6 Total shots 5
4 Shots on target 1
1 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside box 2
1 Shots outside box 3
1 Saves 2
Attacking
0 Attacks 0
0 Dangerous attacks 0
Passing
219 Total passes 287
186 Accurate passes 237
%85 Pass accuracy %83
Set pieces & discipline
1 Corners 6
0 Offsides 3
3 Fouls 9
Cards
0 Red cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 0
4 2nd-half goals 2
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
Momentum
0'▲ Lens▼ Auxerre90'
Shot map22 shots
Florian Thauvin 5' · xG 0.06 Aristide Zossou 7' · xG 0.04 Florian Thauvin 12' · xG 0.79 Danny Namaso 18' · xG 0.09 Sinaly Diomandé 23' · xG 0.02 Kévin Danois 29' · xG 0.03 Franjo Ivanovic 30' · xG 0.03 Kévin Danois 40' · xG 0.02 Michaël Cuisance 41' · xG 0.58 Franjo Ivanovic 45' · xG 0.03 Franjo Ivanovic 49' · xG 0.30 Saud Abdulhamid 54' · xG 0.79 Naouirou Ahamada 58' · xG 0.02 Danny Namaso 61' · xG 0.79 Maik Nawrocki 63' · xG 0.06 Romain Faivre 65' · xG 0.05 Ismaëlo Ganiou 66' · xG 0.43 Lamine Sy 69' · xG 0.76 Lamfia Dioubate 81' · xG 0.03 Florian Thauvin 88' · xG 0.79 Odsonne Édouard 90' · xG 0.12 Thorgan Hazard 90' · xG 0.43
Lens Auxerre Filled = goal · size = xG
HEAD TO HEAD6 meetings · 2023–2026
Lens 4
Jan 14who was on topJan 17
Auxerre 1
4 Lens 1 draw 1 Auxerre
Lens won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.8goals / match
9–8total goals
2/1clean sheets
3-1Lens best win · Jun 3
4-0Auxerre best win · Apr 27
%67 Over 1.5 4/6
%67 Over 2.5 4/6
%50 Over 3.5 3/6
%50 BTTS 3/6
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Lens at home3 matches
2W 0D 1L 2:4
Auxerre at home3 matches
0W 1D 2L 4:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Lens3W 2D 0L Auxerre1W 3D 1L
2.20 1.20 Points per game
12 8 Goals scored
7 7 Goals conceded
2.46 1.27 xG average
0.89 1.44 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%80 %80 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
8.4 3.6 Corners
2.0 1.8 Cards
Lens5W 3D 2L Auxerre2W 5D 3L
1.80 1.10 Points per game
23 13 Goals scored
15 13 Goals conceded
2.17 1.20 xG average
1.05 1.43 xGA average
%20 %30 Clean sheets
%70 %50 BTTS
%80 %60 Over 2.5
7.5 4.2 Corners
2.0 1.8 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
9Lensin the table7pts
6matches 2-1-3W-D-L 11:10goals +1diff
WLDLL
14Auxerrein the table6pts
5matches 2-0-3W-D-L 7:12goals -5diff
WWLLL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
2.33 0.67 Points per game
1.54 1.21 xG average
1.29 1.38 xGA average
%38 %24 Clean sheets
%48 %33 BTTS
%62 %33 Over 2.5
5.5 5.0 Corners
2.2 2.5 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 17 Lens 1-0 Auxerre Ligue 1
Oct 4 Auxerre 1-2 Lens Ligue 1
Apr 27 Lens 0-4 Auxerre Ligue 1
Dec 14 Auxerre 2-2 Lens Ligue 1
Jun 3 Auxerre 1-3 Lens Ligue 1
Jan 14 Lens 1-0 Auxerre Ligue 1
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Auxerre dominated the ball57% possession
Lens took more shots on target4 - 1
Auxerre committed more fouls9 - 3
THREAT OVER TIMExT
Lens1.28 Auxerre0.98
0'25'45'70'90'
Lenspeak 90-95' Auxerrepeak 55-60'
Expected threat: every pass and carry is valued by how much closer it brings the ball to a goal. Higher area means more danger created in that window.
TACTICAL PROFILEwhoscored + fotmob
Press Verticality Progressive Final third Pass acc. Def. height
Lens Auxerre
Each axis has a fixed range taken from typical top-flight values, so the shape reads as an absolute profile — not just who beat whom.
7.8 PPDA 10.2
671 Touches 596
38.6m Defensive height 40.2m
87 Progressive passes 56
%75.0 Final-third accuracy %74.0
%34.1 Verticality %33.0
%87.0 Pass accuracy %81.0
12 Shots 10
130 Defensive actions 120
29.9m Block depth 26.1m
%39 In opposition half %47
HOW THE GAME FLOWEDfotmob
Lens4.41xG Auxerre1.84xG
12' Florian Thauvin 49' Franjo Ivanovic 54' Saud Abdulhamid 66' Ismaëlo Ganiou 88' Florian Thauvin 61' Danny Namaso 69' Lamine Sy
0'25'45'70'90'
Cumulative expected goals, step by step — each step is a shot and the dots are goals. These totals come from the shot-level model, so they can differ slightly from the xG in the stats tab.
Momentum
Lens Auxerre
Which side was pushing at each moment; above the line is the home team.
ON THE PITCHwhoscored
Lens765 touches
Auxerre710 touches
Where each side spent the match. Both attack left to right.
59% LEN 58% AUX 51% LEN 72% LEN 53% AUX 69% AUX 66% LEN 56% LEN 62% LEN
Lensown half →Auxerre
BY THIRD
Defensive %64 %36
Middle %48 %52
Attacking %46 %54
BY FLANK
Left %50 %50
Centre %50 %50
Right %60 %40
Share of touches in each zone. Home attacks to the right; the bars split the same touches lengthwise and across the pitch.
Lens130 actions
average height 38.6m
Auxerre120 actions
average height 40.2m
Tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks and recoveries. The dashed line is their average height.
Lens506 passes · %87
8 Yacine Titraoui — 63/84 passes · %90 3 Maik Nawrocki — 57/72 passes · %93 31 Souleymane Sagnan — 48/69 passes · %92 40 Robin Risser — 34/43 passes · %92 14 Matthieu Udol — 33/49 passes · %80 27 Michaël Cuisance — 29/47 passes · %88 25 Ismaëlo Ganiou — 28/40 passes · %90 10 Florian Thauvin — 26/52 passes · %68 9 Thorgan Hazard — 20/29 passes · %87 23 Saud Abdulhamid — 19/30 passes · %86 21 Amadou Haidara — 19/19 passes · %100 5 Andrija Bulatovic — 19/26 passes · %90 22 Michal Skóras — 15/29 passes · %88 19 Abdallah Sima — 13/30 passes · %62 29 Franjo Ivanovic — 10/38 passes · %71 11 Odsonne Édouard — 5/12 passes · %83
Auxerre453 passes · %81
5 Kévin Danois — 54/87 passes · %79 92 Clément Akpa — 51/74 passes · %84 46 Arthur Piedfort — 38/48 passes · %88 8 Naouirou Ahamada — 36/53 passes · %86 20 Sinaly Diomandé — 29/44 passes · %85 21 Romain Faivre — 26/43 passes · %74 77 Aristide Zossou — 25/39 passes · %81 27 Lamine Sy — 24/49 passes · %69 15 Christ Makosso — 22/33 passes · %88 10 Danny Namaso — 20/37 passes · %80 23 Mamadou Diop — 19/36 passes · %68 32 Rayan Mandengue — 6/16 passes · %100 18 Lasso Coulibaly — 5/8 passes · %100 35 Elikya Legros — 4/11 passes · %80 7 Josué Casimir — 4/10 passes · %80 34 Lamfia Dioubaté — 3/8 passes · %60
>%85 %70–85 <%70
Average position of each player and their most frequent pass combinations; thicker lines mean more passes, and the ring colour is that player’s pass accuracy.
Lens87 progressive · map shows 42
Left%36Centre%21Right%43
Auxerre56 progressive · map shows 33
Left%18Centre%30Right%52
Successful passes carrying the ball 10m+ forward from the middle third onward.
7.8 PPDA 10.2
%34.1 Verticality %33.0
%75 Final third pass %74
%87 Pass accuracy %81
38.6m Defensive height 40.2m
PPDA: opponent passes allowed per defensive action in their half — lower means heavier pressing.
THE REFEREE24 matches on record
Mathieu Vernice
Strictness57 TEMPO53
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 14.3 -3.3
Fouls 1225.9 -13.9
Goals 72.5 +4.5
Corners 78.8 -1.8
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 5.01.2 +3.8
Shots 6.015.0 -9.0
On target 4.05.6 -1.6
Possession %43%49 -6.4
Corners 1.07.4 -6.4
Cards 0.02.2 -2.2
Conceded 2.01.6 +0.4
this matchseason average · 5 matches
Goals 2.01.2 +0.8
Shots 5.012.0 -7.0
On target 1.05.2 -4.2
Possession %57%46 +11.5
Corners 6.05.5 +0.5
Cards 1.01.3 -0.3
Conceded 5.01.8 +3.2
this matchseason average · 4 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Franjo Ivanović 8.20
Starting XI
29 Franjo Ivanović F · 52' 8.20
Goals1On target2/2Key pass1Dribbles2/4Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won8/13Fouls won2Passes12 · %8
25 Ismaelo Ganiou D · 52' 7.50
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won2/2Fouls won2Passes23 · %20
31 Souleymane Sagnan D · 52' 7.20
Tackles4Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won4/5Passes21 · %20
10 Florian Thauvin F · 52' · K 6.90
Goals1Pen goal1On target2/2Passes14 · %11
19 Abdallah Sima F · 52' 6.90
Assist1Key pass2Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes18 · %10
40 Robin Risser G · 52' 6.90
Saves1Duels won1/2Passes19 · %17
14 Matthieu Udol M · 52' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won5/10Fouls2Passes15 · %14
23 Saud Abdulhamid M · 52' 6.70
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls1Passes16 · %15
8 Yassine Titraoui M · 52' 6.60
Dribbles1/2Interceptions1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Passes34 · %31
27 Michaël Cuisance M · 52' 6.60
Dribbles1/1Tackles4Interceptions1Duels won5/6Passes23 · %20
3 Maik Nawrocki D · 52' 6.30
Interceptions3Blocks1Passes24 · %20
Unused: Mathieu GorgelinMezian MesloubAndrija BulatovićMichał SkóraśAmadou HaidaraThorgan HazardRayan FofanaFlorian SotocaOdsonne Édouard
Starting XI
92 Clement Akpa D · 52' 6.70
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won4/5Passes36 · %31
8 Naouirou Ahamada M · 52' 6.70
Dribbles1/1Duels won1/2Passes33 · %28
5 Kévin Danois M · 52' · K 6.70
On target1/2Dribbles3/4Tackles1Duels won6/8Fouls won1Passes40 · %33
77 Aristide Zossou F · 52' 6.70
Dribbles2/2Duels won2/4Fouls1Passes23 · %19
23 Mamadou Diop G · 52' 6.50
Saves2Interceptions1Passes17 · %10
20 Sinaly Diomandé D · 52' 6.50
Tackles1Interceptions3Blocks1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes22 · %19
46 Arthur Piedfort M · 52' 6.50
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/3Fouls1Passes29 · %27
10 Danny Namaso F · 52' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles2Duels won4/11Fouls2Offside1Passes15 · %13
21 Romain Faivre F · 52' 5.90
Key pass1Dribbles1/4Duels won1/5Fouls1Offside2Passes25 · %19
27 Lamine Sy D · 52' 5.30
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won1/10Fouls2Passes23 · %16
15 Christ Makosso D · 35' 5.20
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls2Passes24 · %22
Unused: Lamfia DioubatéSalimou DanfakhaPaul NardiFredrik OppegårdElikya LegrosLasso CoulibalyJosué CasimirRayan MandengueTidiane Devernois
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%76) ✓
Lens %76 Draw %10 Auxerre %14
2.38Lens xPuan
0.52Auxerre xPuan
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