Ligue 1 · 2025Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps

Auxerre 1–2 RC Lens · Ligue 1

Auxerre

LLLWL
1–2Historical match

RC Lens

WWLWD

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

RC Lens won 1–2.

Shots
187
Shots on target
24
Expected goals
1.710.41
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lens beat Auxerre 2–1. Recorded in this match (Auxerre – Lens): shots 18–7, shots on target 2–4, expected goals 1.71–0.41, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Lens have a visible away split

weak

Lens's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.25 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.25 shots/match14.3 shots/match12 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Auxerre's recent record differs from the season

weak

Auxerre's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.71 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match0.71 goals/match1.38 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots7 shotsAuxerre 18 shots, RC Lens 7 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots4 shotsAuxerre 2 shots, RC Lens 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.71 xG0.41 xGAuxerre 1.71 xG, RC Lens 0.41 xG
  • Possession57%43%Auxerre 57%, RC Lens 43%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersAuxerre 2 corners, RC Lens 2 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls21 foulsAuxerre 10 fouls, RC Lens 21 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards7 cardsAuxerre 3 cards, RC Lens 7 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Clement Akpa · Auxerre · 5′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Sierralta · Auxerre · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Senaya · Auxerre · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOdsonne Édouard · Lens · 11′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFrancisco Sierralta · Auxerre · 16′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMalang Sarr · Lens · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSamson Baidoo · Lens · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSékou Mara · Auxerre · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSékou Mara · Auxerre · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRayan Fofana · Lens · 54′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 75′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedClement Akpa · Auxerre · 88′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAbdallah Sima · Lens · 90′ · 0.06 xG · goalLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 10′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 54′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 38′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKévin Danois · Auxerre · 72′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSékou Mara · Auxerre · 47′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMarvin Senaya · Auxerre · 61′ · 0.11 xG · on targetSékou Mara · Auxerre · 19′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedOdsonne Édouard · Lens · 14′ · 0.14 xG · goalFrancisco Sierralta · Auxerre · 37′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Sierralta · Auxerre · 61′ · 0.79 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Auxerre: 18 shots, 2 on target, 1.82 xG. Lens: 7 shots, 4 on target, 0.43 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Francisco Sierralta · Auxerre · 61′Odsonne Édouard · Lens · 14′Abdallah Sima · Lens · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Auxerre 1.82 xG · Lens 0.43 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Auxerre
1Draws
2RC Lens
RC Lens — Auxerre · Ligue 10–4
Auxerre — RC Lens · Ligue 12–2
Auxerre — RC Lens · Ligue 11–3
RC Lens — Auxerre · Ligue 11–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Auxerre favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · RC Lens in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Auxerre7 matchesRC Lens7 matches
0.71 goals/matchGoals scored7/7▲ 1.43 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed7/7▲ 0.86 goals/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals7/7▲ 1.8 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots7/7▲ 14.3 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target7/7▲ 4.71 shots/match
44.3%Possession7/7● 44.6%
4.57 corners/matchCorners7/7● 5.86 corners/match
2.86 cards/matchCards7/72.71 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls7/713 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 4 Oct 2025, 23:05 UTC · analysis-v4

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