Ligue 1 · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 ·
Lens vs Auxerre — 5 - 2
Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Referee: Mathieu Vernice, France
Match report
Lens beat Auxerre 5-2 as F. Thauvin scores twice
Lens beat Auxerre 5-2 in Ligue 1 matchday 1 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. F. Thauvin (12' pen, 88' pen), F. Ivanovic (49'), S. Abdulhamid (54') and I. Ganiou (66') scored for Lens, while D. Namaso (61' pen) and L. Sy (69') found the net for Auxerre. Christ Makosso (Auxerre, 35') was sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Lens had 53% of the ball and 12 shots (9 on target) against Auxerre’s 10 (4 on target). Florian Thauvin (Lens) was the top-rated player with 9.5. The result leaves Lens 15th in the Ligue 1 table on 4 points and Auxerre 10th on 6.
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
- 12'penaltyF. ThauvinPenalty
- 35'red cardChrist MakossoRed Card
- 49'goalF. IvanovicAssist: A. Sima
- 54'VAR decisionSaud AbdulhamidGoal confirmed
- 54'goalS. AbdulhamidAssist: F. Thauvin
- 61'penaltyD. NamasoPenalty
- 62'substitutionF. IvanovicOff: T. Hazard
- 62'substitutionS. AbdulhamidOff: M. Skoras
- 66'goalI. GaniouAssist: M. Skoras
- 67'substitutionR. FaivreOff: L. Dioubate
- 67'substitutionA. ZossouOff: R. Mandengue
- 69'goalL. SyAssist: R. Mandengue
- 71'substitutionM. CuisanceOff: A. Haidara
- 71'substitutionA. SimaOff: O. Edouard
- 77'substitutionN. AhamadaOff: E. Legros
- 77'substitutionD. NamasoOff: L. Coulibaly
- 79'substitutionI. GaniouOff: A. Bulatovic
- 84'yellow cardMaik NawrockiYellow Card
- 84'VAR decisionFlorian ThauvinPenalty confirmed
- 86'yellow cardLamfia DioubatéYellow Card
- 87'substitutionA. PiedfortOff: J. Casimir
- 88'penaltyF. ThauvinPenalty
Lineups
Lens
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Dino Toppmoller
Starting XI
- 40R. RisserG
- 3M. NawrockiD
- 25I. GaniouD
- 31S. SagnanD
- 23S. AbdulhamidM
- 27M. CuisanceM
- 8Y. TitraouiM
- 14M. UdolM
- 10F. ThauvinF
- 29F. IvanovicF
- 19A. SimaF
Substitutes
- 16M. GorgelinG
- 9T. HazardM
- 21A. HaidaraM
- 5A. BulatovicM
- 38M. Soares
- 22M. SkorasF
- 7F. SotocaF
- 11O. EdouardF
- 18R. FofanaF
Auxerre
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Christophe Pelissier
Starting XI
- 23M. DiopG
- 27L. SyD
- 20S. DiomandeD
- 15C. MakossoD
- 92C. AkpaD
- 8N. AhamadaM
- 46A. PiedfortM
- 5K. DanoisM
- 21R. FaivreF
- 10D. NamasoF
- 77A. ZossouF
Substitutes
- 1P. NardiG
- 22F. OppegardD
- 35E. LegrosD
- 45S. DanfakhaD
- 36T. DevernoisM
- 34L. DioubateM
- 7J. CasimirF
- 18L. CoulibalyM
- 32R. MandengueD
Match statistics
- 53%Possession47%
- 4.41Expected goals (xG)1.84
- 12Total shots10
- 9Shots on target4
- 2Shots off target3
- 1Blocked shots3
- 10Shots inside the box5
- 2Shots outside the box5
- 4Corners7
- 1Offsides3
- 6Fouls21
- 1Yellow cards1
- 0Red cards1
- 2Goalkeeper saves4
- 470Passes416
- 415Accurate passes338
- 88%Pass accuracy81%
- -1.09Goals prevented-1.09
Player statistics
Lens
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40Robin RisserG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Maik NawrockiD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 25Ismaelo GaniouD | 79 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 31Souleymane SagnanD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 8Yassine TitraouiM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Matthieu UdolM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Saud AbdulhamidM | 62 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 27Michaël CuisanceM | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Florian ThauvinFTop rated | 90 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 19Abdallah SimaF | 71 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 29Franjo IvanovićF | 62 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 16Mathieu GorgelinG | – | – | ||
| 5Andrija BulatovićM | 11 | 7.0 | ||
| 9Thorgan HazardM | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Amadou HaidaraM | 19 | 6.7 | ||
| 38Mezian MesloubM | – | – | ||
| 7Florian SotocaF | – | – | ||
| 11Odsonne ÉdouardF | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Rayan FofanaF | – | – | ||
| 22Michał SkóraśF | 28 | 8.7 | 1 |
Auxerre
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Mamadou DiopG | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 15Christ MakossoD | 35 | 4.9 | ||
| 20Sinaly DiomandéD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 27Lamine SyD | 90 | 5.3 | 1 | |
| 92Clement AkpaD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 5Kévin DanoisM | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 8Naouirou AhamadaM | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| 46Arthur PiedfortM | 87 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Danny NamasoF | 77 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 21Romain FaivreF | 67 | 6.0 | ||
| 77Aristide ZossouF | 67 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Paul NardiG | – | – | ||
| 22Fredrik OppegårdD | – | – | ||
| 32Rayan MandengueD | 23 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 35Elikya LegrosD | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| 45Salimou DanfakhaD | – | – | ||
| 18Lasso CoulibalyM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 34Lamfia DioubatéM | 23 | 6.2 | ||
| 36Tidiane DevernoisM | – | – | ||
| 7Josué CasimirF | 13 | 6.7 |
