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RC Lens 5-2 AJ Auxerre · Ligue 1

RC Lens beat AJ Auxerre 5-2 in Ligue 1. Goals: F. Thauvin 12', F. Ivanović 49', S. Abdulhamid 54', D. Namaso 61', I. Ganiou 66', L. Sy 69', F. Thauvin 88'. Expected goals (xG): RC Lens 1.2, AJ Auxerre 0.3. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

RC Lens and AJ Auxerre met in Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Saturday, 22 August 2026.

Goalscorers

RC Lens: F. Thauvin 12', 88'; F. Ivanović 49'; S. Abdulhamid 54'; I. Ganiou 66'. AJ Auxerre: D. Namaso 61'; L. Sy 69'.

How the match went

RC Lens saw more of the ball, 53% of it. RC Lens had 12 shots with 9 on target, AJ Auxerre 10 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 4 to RC Lens and 7 to AJ Auxerre. RC Lens conceded 6 fouls, AJ Auxerre 21. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for RC Lens, 1 for AJ Auxerre) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

RC Lens started in a 3-4-2-1: Robin Risser, Maik Nawrocki, Ismaelo Ganiou, Souleymane Sagnan, Saud Abdulhamid, Michaël Cuisance, Yassine Titraoui, Matthieu Udol, Florian Thauvin, Franjo Ivanović, Abdallah Sima.

AJ Auxerre started in a 4-3-3: Mamadou Diop, Lamine Sy, Sinaly Diomandé, Christ Makosso, Clement Akpa, Naouirou Ahamada, Arthur Piedfort, Kévin Danois, Romain Faivre, Danny Namaso, Aristide Zossou.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! RC Lens 1-0 AJ Auxerre. F. Thauvin (RC Lens) converts the penalty.
  2. 35'Red card! C. Makosso (AJ Auxerre) is sent off for professional foul last man.
  3. 45'Half-time. RC Lens 1-0 AJ Auxerre.
  4. 49'Goal! RC Lens 2-0 AJ Auxerre. F. Ivanović (RC Lens) scores, assisted by A.Sima.
  5. 54'VAR: goal for RC Lens ruled out.
  6. 54'Goal! RC Lens 3-0 AJ Auxerre. S. Abdulhamid (RC Lens) scores, assisted by F. Thauvin.
  7. 61'Goal! RC Lens 3-1 AJ Auxerre. D. Namaso (AJ Auxerre) converts the penalty.
  8. 66'Goal! RC Lens 4-1 AJ Auxerre. I. Ganiou (RC Lens) scores, assisted by M. Skóraś.
  9. 69'Goal! RC Lens 4-2 AJ Auxerre. L. Sy (AJ Auxerre) scores, assisted by R. Mandengue.
  10. 84'VAR: no penalty for RC Lens.
  11. 88'VAR review (RC Lens).
  12. 88'Goal! RC Lens 5-2 AJ Auxerre. F. Thauvin (RC Lens) converts the penalty.
  13. 90'Full-time. RC Lens 5-2 AJ Auxerre.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: RC Lens vs AJ Auxerre.
  2. 5'Attempt saved. F. Thauvin (RC Lens), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 7'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  4. 7'Attempt blocked. A. Zossou (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  5. 8'Offside, AJ Auxerre.
  6. 12'Goal! RC Lens 1-0 AJ Auxerre. F. Thauvin (RC Lens) converts the penalty.
  7. 18'Attempt blocked. D. Namaso (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  8. 18'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  9. 23'Attempt missed. S. Diomandé (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 28'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  11. 29'Attempt missed. K. Danois (AJ Auxerre), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  12. 29'Offside, AJ Auxerre.
  13. 30'Attempt blocked. F. Ivanović (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 32'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  15. 32'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  16. 35'Red card! C. Makosso (AJ Auxerre) is sent off for professional foul last man.
  17. 40'Attempt saved. K. Danois (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  18. 41'Attempt missed. M. Cuisance (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.58.
  19. 44'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  20. 44'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  21. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  22. 45+1'Attempt saved. F. Ivanović (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 45'Half-time. RC Lens 1-0 AJ Auxerre.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 49'Goal! RC Lens 2-0 AJ Auxerre. F. Ivanović (RC Lens) scores, assisted by A.Sima.
  26. 52'Corner, AJ Auxerre.
  27. 54'VAR: goal for RC Lens ruled out.
  28. 54'Goal! RC Lens 3-0 AJ Auxerre. S. Abdulhamid (RC Lens) scores, assisted by F. Thauvin.
  29. 58'Attempt saved. N. Ahamada (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 61'Goal! RC Lens 3-1 AJ Auxerre. D. Namaso (AJ Auxerre) converts the penalty.
  31. 62'Substitution, RC Lens: T. Hazard comes on for F. Ivanović.
  32. 62'Substitution, RC Lens: M. Skóraś comes on for S. Abdulhamid.
  33. 63'Attempt saved. M. Nawrocki (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  34. 65'Attempt blocked. R. Faivre (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  35. 66'Goal! RC Lens 4-1 AJ Auxerre. I. Ganiou (RC Lens) scores, assisted by M. Skóraś.
  36. 67'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: R. Mandengue comes on for A. Zossou.
  37. 67'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: L. Dioubaté comes on for R. Faivre.
  38. 69'Goal! RC Lens 4-2 AJ Auxerre. L. Sy (AJ Auxerre) scores, assisted by R. Mandengue.
  39. 71'Substitution, RC Lens: A. Haidara comes on for M. Cuisance.
  40. 71'Substitution, RC Lens: O. Édouard comes on for A.Sima.
  41. 77'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: L. Coulibaly comes on for D. Namaso.
  42. 77'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: E. Legros comes on for N. Ahamada.
  43. 79'Substitution, RC Lens: A. Bulatović comes on for I. Ganiou.
  44. 81'Attempt missed. L. Dioubaté (AJ Auxerre), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  45. 84'Yellow card for M. Nawrocki (RC Lens) for foul.
  46. 84'VAR: no penalty for RC Lens.
  47. 86'Yellow card for L. Dioubaté (AJ Auxerre) for argument.
  48. 87'Substitution, AJ Auxerre: J. Casimir comes on for A. Piedfort.
  49. 88'VAR review (RC Lens).
  50. 88'Goal! RC Lens 5-2 AJ Auxerre. F. Thauvin (RC Lens) converts the penalty.
  51. 90'9 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+5'Corner, RC Lens.
  53. 90+5'Attempt saved. O. Édouard (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  54. 90+5'Corner, RC Lens.
  55. 90+8'Attempt missed. T. Hazard (RC Lens), right-footed shot. xG 0.34.
  56. 90'Full-time. RC Lens 5-2 AJ Auxerre.
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