Lens 5-2 Auxerre: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Lens

5 : 2

Auxerre

F. Thauvin12' (pen), 88' (pen)
F. Ivanovic49'
S. Abdulhamid54'
I. Ganiou66'

61' (pen)D. Namaso
69'L. Sy

Stade Bollaert-DelelisMathieu VerniceCapacity 41,233Sat, 22 Aug 202617:15

Lens3-4-2-1

Line ups

4-3-3Auxerre Auxerre crest

Substitutions

62'
298.2
F. Ivanovic
96.3
T. Hazard
62'
237.5
S. Abdulhamid
228.7A
M. Skoras
71'
276.2
M. Cuisance
216.7
A. Haidara
71'
197.0A
A. Sima
116.3
O. Edouard
79'
257.9
I. Ganiou
57.0
A. Bulatovic

Unused

Substitutions

67'
216.0
R. Faivre
346.2
L. Dioubate
67'
776.7
A. Zossou
326.9A
R. Mandengue
77'
86.3
N. Ahamada
356.3
E. Legros
77'
107.3
D. Namaso
186.6
L. Coulibaly
87'
466.5
A. Piedfort
76.7
J. Casimir

Unused

Home

K. Antonio
Red Card
Out
S. Baidoo
Knee Injury
Out
N. Celik
Injury
Out
J. Chavez
Thigh Injury
Out
J. Gradit
Thigh Injury
Out

Away

T. Bair
Suspended
Out
A. Diousse
Knee Injury
Out
S. Fofana
Groin Injury
Out
R. Labeau Lascary
Loan agreement
Out
B. Okoh
Knee Injury
Out
M. Senaya
Injury
Out
F. Sierralta
Injury
Out
T. Siwe
Thigh Injury
Out
Wei Xiangxin
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Florian Thauvin

Attacker · Lens

9.5

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists1

Shots3

Shots on target3

Shot accuracy100%

Penalties2

Build-up

Passes32

Key passes1

Pass accuracy81%

Defending

Duels won3 · 38%

Fouls won/made3 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Robin RisserG	2	2	1,52	-0,48	30/33	6/9
Mamadou DiopG	4	5	4,35	-0,65	12/21	3/11

Live stats

Possession & Passing

53%Possession47%

470Total passes416

88%Pass accuracy81%

4Corners7

Attack

12Shots10

9On target4

2Off target3

1Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

10Shots in box5

2Shots out box5

4.4xG1.8

-1.1Goals prevented-1.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves4

1Offsides3

6Fouls21

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,51xG0,17

5Shots5

3On target1

4Big chances0

14Touches in box17

39%Possession61%

1Corners6

Second half

2,94xG1,62

7Shots5

6On target3

5Big chances2

18Touches in box11

65%Possession35%

3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Lens

4.45121053%

64% open play0% set piece36% penalty

Auxerre

1.7910747%

54% open play2% set piece44% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

22 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Lens4,45 xG · 5 scored

Auxerre1,79 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Lens24

Open play 18Set piece 1Dribble 3Foul won 2

Auxerre20

Open play 16Set piece 1Dribble 2Foul won 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Lens60% pressure

Auxerre40% pressure

Match replay

91'

5-2

100%Draw 0%0%

4.45xG1.79

12Shots10

10On target7

Momentum

90' Off target Thorgan Hazard 0.34 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

12 v 10

Lens shoot right, Auxerre left. Bigger dot = better chance.

LENLensAUXAuxerregoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

17 on target · 7 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

LensAuxerregoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

LensDefensive line 34%

AuxerreDefensive line 38%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

LensUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Titraoui and Sagnan, 14 passes between them.

AuxerreUntil 67'

Most-connected pair: Akpa and Zossou, 17 passes between them.

Tactical battle

58control42

Florian Thauvin

7 touches in box

In possession

47,7%Field tilt52,3%

10Passes into box10

22Progressive passes20

11Carries into final third10

8Chances created5

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,78Press intensity (PPDA)10,47

10High turnovers19

12Regains within 5s8

22,6sBall recovery time30,4s

24Interceptions21

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

108Carries121

1298mCarry distance1594m

17Progressive carries16

773mProgressive carry distance756m

8Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won12

16Take-ons attempted24

352mProgressive pass distance278m

2Through balls0

2Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,61Expected threat (xT)0,77

2,85Action value (VAEP)-0,59

24Shot-creating actions20

10Goal-creating actions4

2,34Expected assisted goals0,85

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,4Passes per attack3,4

13,0sAttack duration11,5s

2,18 m/sAttack directness2,42 m/s

0Build-up attacks3

6Direct attacks11

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

31Touches in box29

38Final third entries46

10Big chances2

3,91xG on target1,80

5Big chances missed0

Passing

3/13 (23%)Crosses3/12 (25%)

21/38 (55%)Long balls17/39 (44%)

19Throw-ins18

19Free kicks5

3Goal kicks5

Duels

57Total43

46/77 (60%)Ground31/77 (40%)

9/19 (47%)Aerial10/19 (53%)

6/14 (43%)Dribbles12/26 (46%)

5Dispossessed7

Defending

42Recoveries50

14Interceptions11

21Tackles13

62%Tackles won62%

21Clearances21

5Big chances scored2

1Big saves0

0Errors led to shot1

6Fouled in final third2

7,94Average rating6,03

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

LensThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 31-45

AuxerreThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

83%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals33%

They concede

100%1+ goal83%

67%2+ goals67%

Heaviest results

best 5-2 (H)·worst 0-1 (H)

best 2-1 (H)·worst 2-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

LensshootallowAuxerre

7.0%+1.8Six-yard box5.8%

64.4%+2.4Penalty area61.6%

22.7%-1.7Edge of the box23.4%

5.9%-2.5Long range9.2%

559 shots taken · 411 faced

AuxerreshootallowLens

3.3%-1.9Six-yard box6.1%

63.7%+1.7Penalty area61.2%

24.3%Edge of the box23.7%

8.7%Long range9.0%

366 shots taken · 379 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Lens beat Auxerre 5-2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Ligue 1. Lens led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: F. Thauvin (12' pen, 88' pen), F. Ivanovic (49'), S. Abdulhamid (54'), I. Ganiou (66') for Lens; D. Namaso (61' pen), L. Sy (69') for Auxerre. Auxerre finished with ten men after Christ Makosso was sent off. In their last 22 meetings, Lens have won 14, Auxerre 3, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.