Ligue 1 · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 ·
Lens vs Auxerre — 1 - 0
Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Referee: B. Dechepy
Match report
Lens beat Auxerre 1-0
Auxerre were beaten 1-0 by Lens at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Ligue 1 matchday 18. W. Said scored the only goal of the game for Lens in the 65th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Lens had 48% of the ball and 19 shots (7 on target) against Auxerre’s 5 (0 on target). Donovan Léon (Auxerre) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Lens 15th in the Ligue 1 table on 4 points and Auxerre 10th on 6.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Le Mans | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Nice | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Estac Troyes | 5 | -7 | 4 |
Match events
- 14'yellow cardAdrien ThomassonYellow Card
- 24'yellow cardSinaly DiomandéYellow Card
- 27'yellow cardKévin DanoisYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardClement AkpaYellow Card
- 56'substitutionA. ThomassonOff: M. Sangare
- 56'substitutionR. FofanaOff: A. Sima
- 60'yellow cardMarvin SenayaYellow Card
- 65'substitutionS. AbdulhamidOff: R. Aguilar
- 65'substitutionW. SaidOff: M. Guilavogui
- 65'goalW. SaidAssist: M. Sarr
- 76'substitutionK. DanoisOff: R. Matondo
- 76'substitutionM. SenayaOff: J. Casimir
- 76'substitutionN. AhamadaOff: R. Faivre
- 80'yellow cardMorgan GuilavoguiYellow Card
- 86'substitutionF. ThauvinOff: F. Sotoca
- 87'substitutionD. NamasoOff: S. Mara
- 87'substitutionO. El AzzouziOff: A. Diousse
- 90+5'yellow cardAssane DiousséYellow Card
Lineups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Pierre Sage
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 25I. GaniouD
- 6S. BaidooD
- 20M. SarrD
- 23S. AbdulhamidM
- 28A. ThomassonM
- 5A. BulatovicM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 22W. SaidF
- 38R. FofanaF
Substitutes
- 60I. JourdrenG
- 2R. AguilarD
- 32K. AntonioD
- 8M. SangareM
- 18F. SyllaM
- 34E. GarnierF
- 7F. SotocaF
- 19A. SimaF
- 29M. GuilavoguiF
Auxerre
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Christophe Pelissier
Starting XI
- 16D. LeonG
- 27L. SyD
- 29M. SenayaD
- 20S. DiomandeD
- 92C. AkpaD
- 22F. OppegardD
- 8N. AhamadaM
- 17O. El AzzouziM
- 5K. DanoisM
- 10L. SinayokoF
- 19D. NamasoF
Substitutes
- 40T. De PercinG
- 38A. Petit DolD
- 21L. CoulibalyM
- 9S. MaraF
- 34R. MatondoM
- 7J. CasimirF
- 28R. FaivreM
- 18A. DiousseM
- 13T. SiweD
Match statistics
- 48%Possession52%
- 2.66Expected goals (xG)0.55
- 19Total shots5
- 7Shots on target0
- 7Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots1
- 13Shots inside the box5
- 6Shots outside the box0
- 1Corners5
- 2Offsides0
- 19Fouls20
- 2Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves6
- 407Passes434
- 329Accurate passes335
- 81%Pass accuracy77%
- 0.26Goals prevented0.26
Player statistics
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Samson BaidooD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Malang SarrD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Andrija BulatovicM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 23Saud AbdulhamidM | 66 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Adrien ThomassonM | 57 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Florian ThauvinF | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Wesley SaïdF | 66 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 38Rayan FofanaF | 56 | 7.2 | ||
| 60Ilan JourdrenG | – | – | ||
| 2Ruben AguilarD | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Kyllian AntonioD | – | – | ||
| 8Mamadou SangareM | 33 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Fode SyllaM | – | – | ||
| 7Florian SotocaF | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Abdallah SimaF | 34 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Morgan GuilavoguiF | 24 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Erawan GarnierF | – | – |
Auxerre
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Donovan LéonGTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 20Sinaly DiomandéD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Fredrik OppegårdD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Lamine SyD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Marvin SenayaD | 76 | 6.2 | ||
| 92Clement AkpaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Kévin DanoisM | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Naouirou AhamadaM | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Oussama El AzzouziM | 88 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Lassine SinayokoF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Danny NamasoF | 88 | 6.6 | ||
| 40Théo De PercinG | – | – | ||
| 13Telli SiweD | – | – | ||
| 38Alvin Petit DolD | – | – | ||
| 18Assane DiousséM | 2 | – | ||
| 21Lasso CoulibalyM | – | – | ||
| 28Romain FaivreM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Rudy MatondoM | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Josué CasimirF | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Sékou MaraF | 2 | – |