22 August 2026, 15:15 UTC

Lens vs Auxerre Ligue 1 prediction & result

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Full time5 2

Final score: Lens 5-2 Auxerre.

Before kick-off the model made it 87% Lens, 9% draw, 4% Auxerre — fair odds of 1.15, 11.11 and 25.00. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 3-0.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts Lens at 87% here. Across 2485 settled matches, 276 forecasts have landed in the 65–100% band; those outcomes actually happened 60.1% of the time, against an average forecast of 74.5%. In this range the model is over-confident, so read the figure above as optimistic rather than literal.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Lens99%Draw1%Auxerre0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 7 goals, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

F. Thauvin (pen)
12'
35'
C. Makosso
F. Ivanovicassist: A. Sima
49'
S. Abdulhamidassist: F. Thauvin
54'
61'
D. Namaso (pen)
🔁S. Abdulhamidout: M. Skoras
62'
🔁F. Ivanovicout: T. Hazard
62'
I. Ganiouassist: M. Skoras
66'
67'
🔁R. Faivreout: L. Dioubate
67'
🔁A. Zossouout: R. Mandengue
69'
L. Syassist: R. Mandengue
🔁A. Simaout: O. Edouard
71'
🔁M. Cuisanceout: A. Haidara
71'
77'
🔁N. Ahamadaout: E. Legros
77'
🔁D. Namasoout: L. Coulibaly
🔁I. Ganiouout: A. Bulatovic
79'
M. Nawrocki
84'
86'
L. Dioubate
87'
🔁A. Piedfortout: J. Casimir
F. Thauvin (pen)
88'

Match stats — Lens vs Auxerre

43%Possession57%
6Shots5
4On target1
1Corners6
1.92xG0.17

Goals against chances

Lens5 from 1.92 xGmore than the chances were worth
Auxerre2 from 0.17 xGmore than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Lens 3-4-2-1
  • 40Robin RisserG
  • 3Maik NawrockiD
  • 25Ismaelo GaniouD
  • 31Souleymane SagnanD
  • 23Saud AbdulhamidM
  • 27Michaël CuisanceM
  • 8Yassine TitraouiM
  • 14Matthieu UdolM
  • 10Florian ThauvinF
  • 29Franjo IvanovićF
  • 19Abdallah SimaF
Substitutes
  • 16Mathieu GorgelinG
  • 38Mezian MesloubM
  • 5Andrija BulatovićM
  • 22Michał SkóraśF
  • 21Amadou HaidaraM
  • 9Thorgan HazardM
  • 18Rayan FofanaF
  • 7Florian SotocaF
  • 11Odsonne ÉdouardF
Coach: Dino Toppmoller
Auxerre 4-3-3
  • 23Mamadou DiopG
  • 27Lamine SyD
  • 20Sinaly DiomandéD
  • 15Christ MakossoD
  • 92Clement AkpaD
  • 8Naouirou AhamadaM
  • 46Arthur PiedfortM
  • 5Kévin DanoisM
  • 21Romain FaivreF
  • 10Danny NamasoF
  • 77Aristide ZossouF
Substitutes
  • 1Paul NardiG
  • 22Fredrik OppegårdD
  • 35Elikya LegrosD
  • 45Salimou DanfakhaD
  • 18Lasso CoulibalyM
  • 7Josué CasimirF
  • 32Rayan MandengueD
  • 36Tidiane DevernoisM
  • 34Lamfia DioubatéM
Coach: Christophe Pelissier

Ligue 1 table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
10Lens411287+14
15Auxerre4103511-63

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Lens vs Auxerre

  • 22 August 2026Lens 5–2 AuxerreLigue 1
  • 17 January 2026Lens 1–0 AuxerreLigue 1
  • 4 October 2025Auxerre 1–2 LensLigue 1
  • 27 April 2025Lens 0–4 AuxerreLigue 1
  • 14 December 2024Auxerre 2–2 LensLigue 1
  • 3 June 2023Auxerre 1–3 LensLigue 1

Leading scorers: Lens and Auxerre

Lens

  • F. Thauvin3 goals1 assists
  • F. Ivanović2 goals

Auxerre

  • C. Archer2 goals

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.