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Auxerre vs Lens gives Lens the stronger balance, yet Auxerre have shown they can turn the fixture into a sharp test at either ground. Auxerre won 4–0 at Lens on 27 April 2025, Lens answered 1–0 at home on 17 January 2026, and Lens won 5–2 there on 22 August 2026. Future fixtures can ask whether Auxerre restore that disruptive away response.
Past matches, Auxerre vs Lens
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Starting eleven
Substitutes Lens
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16G
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9M
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21M
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5M
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38
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22F
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7F
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11F
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18F
Auxerre Substitutes
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G
1
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D
22
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D
35
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45
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M
36
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M
34
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F
7
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M
18
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32
Match events
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12'⚽F. Thauvin Penalty
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35'Christ Makosso Red Card
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49'⚽F. Ivanovic Normal Goal (Asst: A. Sima)
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54'⚽S. Abdulhamid Normal Goal (Asst: F. Thauvin)
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54'Saud Abdulhamid Goal confirmed
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61'⚽D. Namaso Penalty
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62'M. Skoras S. Abdulhamid
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62'T. Hazard F. Ivanovic
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62'T. Hazard F. Ivanovic
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62'M. Skoras S. Abdulhamid
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66'⚽I. Ganiou Normal Goal (Asst: M. Skoras)
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67'L. Dioubate R. Faivre
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67'R. Mandengue A. Zossou
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68'L. Dioubate R. Faivre
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68'R. Mandengue A. Zossou
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69'⚽L. Sy Normal Goal (Asst: R. Mandengue)
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71'O. Edouard A. Sima
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71'A. Haidara M. Cuisance
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71'A. Haidara M. Cuisance
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71'O. Edouard A. Sima
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77'E. Legros N. Ahamada
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77'L. Coulibaly D. Namaso
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79'A. Bulatovic I. Ganiou
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84'Maik Nawrocki Yellow Card
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84'Florian Thauvin Penalty confirmed
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86'Lamfia Dioubaté Yellow Card
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87'J. Casimir A. Piedfort
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88'J. Casimir A. Piedfort
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88'⚽F. Thauvin Penalty
Stats for this game
Matchup Auxerre VS Lens
Lens set the broader terms
Lens have generally taken more from this pairing, with their home performances often providing the clearest expression of control. They won 1–0 against Auxerre on 14 January 2023 and 1–0 again at Bollaert on 17 January 2026, before a 5–2 home victory on 22 August 2026 supplied a more emphatic result. Those scores place Lens in the stronger role, but the matchup still leaves room for a sharp reversal.
Auxerre can overturn expectation
Auxerre’s 4–0 win at Lens on 27 April 2025 is the defining counterexample, showing that the visitors can turn Lens’ ground into an advantage of their own. A 2–2 draw at Auxerre on 14 December 2024 also kept the margin narrow, while Lens’ 2–1 away win there on 4 October 2025 added another close contest. Future editions can ask whether Auxerre repeat the concentration behind their upset or Lens restore their control.