Ligue 1

Season 2025/2026

Ligue 1

Lens vs Auxerre – Lineups & Match Details

Lens beat Auxerre 1-0. Goals: W. Saïd (65'). Lens had 48% possession against Auxerre's 52%. Shots on target: 7-0.

Ligue 1 · Regular Season - 18

Saturday, 17 January 2026

LensLens

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

AuxerreAuxerre

Referee: Bastien Dechepy, France

Lineups

LensLens3-4-2-1
R. Risser40R. RisserG
I. Ganiou25I. GaniouD
S. Baidoo6S. BaidooD
M. Sarr20M. SarrD
S. Abdulhamid23S. AbdulhamidM
A. Thomasson28A. ThomassonM
A. Bulatovic5A. BulatovicM
M. Udol14M. UdolM
F. Thauvin10F. ThauvinF
W. Said22W. SaidF
R. Fofana38R. FofanaF

Substitutes

60I. JourdrenG
2R. AguilarD
32K. AntonioD
8M. SangareM
18F. SyllaM
34E. GarnierF
7F. SotocaF
19A. SimaF
29M. GuilavoguiF
AuxerreAuxerre5-3-2
D. Leon16D. LeonG
L. Sy27L. SyD
M. Senaya29M. SenayaD
S. Diomande20S. DiomandeD
C. Akpa92C. AkpaD
F. Oppegard22F. OppegardD
N. Ahamada8N. AhamadaM
O. El Azzouzi17O. El AzzouziM
K. Danois5K. DanoisM
L. Sinayoko10L. SinayokoF
D. Namaso19D. NamasoF

Substitutes

40T. De PercinG
38A. Petit DolD
21L. CoulibalyM
9S. MaraF
34R. MatondoM
7J. CasimirF
28R. FaivreM
18A. DiousseM
13T. SiweD

Match Events

14'Y

A. Thomasson

24'Y

S. Diomandé

27'Y

K. Danois

51'Y

C. Akpa

56'S

A. Thomasson

Substitution 1

56'S

R. Fofana

Substitution 2

60'Y

M. Senaya

65'S

Saud Abdulhamid

Substitution 3

65'S

W. Saïd

Substitution 4

65'G

W. Saïd

Assist: M. Sarr

76'S

K. Danois

Substitution 1

76'S

M. Senaya

Substitution 2

76'S

N. Ahamada

Substitution 3

80'Y

M. Guilavogui

86'S

F. Thauvin

Substitution 5

87'S

D. Namaso

Substitution 4

87'S

O. El Azzouzi

Substitution 5

90'+5Y

A. Dioussé

Statistics

Lens
48%52%
Auxerre
2.66Expected Goals (xG)0.55
19Total Shots5
7Shots on Target0
1Corners5
19Fouls20
2Offsides0
81Pass Accuracy (%)77
2Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Lens host Auxerre on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The kick-off time is 16:00 local. The fixture is part of the Ligue 1 schedule. Lens go into the match 2nd in the table; Auxerre sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Lens have taken 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 wins in a row. Auxerre have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Oct 2025: Lens 2-1 Auxerre; 27 Apr 2025: Lens 0-4 Auxerre; 14 Dec 2024: Lens 2-2 Auxerre. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Lens beat Auxerre 1-0. Lens scored through W. Saïd 65'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 65 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Lens held 48% of the ball against 52% for Auxerre. Shots on target finished 7-0. Expected goals read 2.66 for Lens, 0.55 for Auxerre.

Verdict

The win nudges Lens forward and leaves Auxerre with work to do. Lens sat 2nd and Auxerre 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.