RC Lens 5-2 Auxerre · Ligue 1
RC Lens beat Auxerre 5-2 in the Ligue 1. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
RC Lens and Auxerre met in the 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'. 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, Auxerre 10 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 4 to RC Lens and 7 to Auxerre. RC Lens conceded 6 fouls, Auxerre 21. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for RC Lens, 1 for 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.
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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