Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Lens vs Auxerre Prediction: Toppmöller’s Pressing Side to Edge Season Opener
Lens host Auxerre on 22 August 2026 in the Ligue 1 opener. Lens arrive with the Trophée des Champions already won - 1-0 against PSG in August - and 70 points as last season's runners up behind them, while Auxerre…
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- 2026-08-22 at 16:15 GMT marks a key week 1 encounter between Lens and Auxerre in 2026-2027's Ligue 1.
- Expect 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 23 fouls this match from Referee M. Vernice based on their last 10 games.
- With the data available to us, D. Toppmöller and Christophe Pelissier have not met as managers before.
- Lens have 6 players out: K. Antonio (Red Card), S. Baidoo (Knee Injury), N. Celik (Injury), J. Chavez (Thigh Injury), O. Edouard (Groin Injury), J. Gradit (Thigh Injury) but Auxerre have 5 players missing: S. Fofana (Groin Injury), B. Okoh (Knee Injury), M. Senaya (Injury), F. Sierralta (Injury), T. Siwe (Thigh Injury).
- Forecasting a three-man defense for Lens (3-4-2-1), while Auxerre are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
- Lens came off a win (1-0 vs PSG) and Auxerre also triumphed (1-0 vs Werder Bremen).
- Lens (2-2-1) and Auxerre (2-2-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Lens have clearly got the edge H2H: in 31 meetings, they've beaten Auxerre 18 times, with 7 draws and only 6 losses.
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Events
| 12' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 35' | C. Makosso | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 49' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 54' | Goal confirmed | ||
| 54' | 3 - 0 | ||
| 61' | 3 - 1 | ||
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| 66' | 4 - 1 | ||
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| 69' | 4 - 2 | ||
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| 84' | Penalty confirmed | ||
| 84' | M. Nawrocki | ||
| 86' | L. Dioubate | ||
| 87' | |||
| 88' | 5 - 2 | ||
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Lens is going head to head with Auxerre on 22/8/2026 15:15 GMT for the France Ligue 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Lens v Auxerre H2H statistics!