Ligue 1 · 2025Stade Bollaert-Delelis

RC Lens 1–0 Auxerre · Ligue 1

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1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

RC Lens won 1–0.

Shots
195
Shots on target
70
Expected goals
2.660.55
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lens beat Auxerre 1–0. Recorded in this match (Lens – Auxerre): shots 19–5, shots on target 7–0, expected goals 2.66–0.55, possession 48%–52%. 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.

Auxerre's recent record differs from the season

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.78 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 for1.4 goals/match0.78 goals/match1.41 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

13.6 fouls/matchFoulsLens · Auxerre14.1 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricLensAuxerreBaseline
Fouls13.6 fouls/match14.1 fouls/match12.1 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots5 shotsRC Lens 19 shots, Auxerre 5 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots0 shotsRC Lens 7 shots, Auxerre 0 shots
  • Expected goals2.66 xG0.55 xGRC Lens 2.66 xG, Auxerre 0.55 xG
  • Possession48%52%RC Lens 48%, Auxerre 52%
  • Corners1 corner5 cornersRC Lens 1 corner, Auxerre 5 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls20 foulsRC Lens 19 fouls, Auxerre 20 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards5 cardsRC Lens 2 cards, Auxerre 5 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.

Florian Thauvin · Lens · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMamadou Sangare · Lens · 82′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRuben Aguilar · Lens · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Guilavogui · Lens · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetSaud Abdulhamid · Lens · 8′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMalang Sarr · Lens · 61′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndrija Bulatovic · Lens · 52′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAbdallah Sima · Lens · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedClement Akpa · Auxerre · 13′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDanny Namaso · Auxerre · 62′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLamine Sy · Auxerre · 67′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAndrija Bulatovic · Lens · 90′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLassine Sinayoko · Auxerre · 9′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAndrija Bulatovic · Lens · 80′ · 0.11 xG · on targetAdrien Thomasson · Lens · 21′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedNaouirou Ahamada · Auxerre · 45′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 48′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedSamson Baidoo · Lens · 83′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Lens · 73′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedWesley Saïd · Lens · 65′ · 0.26 xG · goalMamadou Sangare · Lens · 89′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedMatthieu Udol · Lens · 48′ · 0.30 xG · off target or blockedMatthieu Udol · Lens · 48′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blockedAdrien Thomasson · Lens · 55′ · 0.40 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Lens: 19 shots, 7 on target, 2.69 xG. Auxerre: 5 shots, 0 on target, 0.44 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Wesley Saïd · Lens · 65′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lens 2.69 xG · Auxerre 0.44 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3RC Lens
1Draws
1Auxerre
Auxerre — RC Lens · Ligue 11–2
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: RC Lens favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Auxerre in 0 · 2 too close

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Window

Season

RC Lens18 matchesAuxerre18 matches
1.78 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/180.78 goals/match
0.72 goals/match ▲Goals allowed18/181.56 goals/match
1.93 xG/match ▲Expected goals18/181.18 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots18/1810.9 shots/match
5.39 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/183.56 shots/match
49.2% ●Possession18/1844.8%
5.89 corners/match ●Corners18/185.11 corners/match
2.17 cards/matchCards18/182.78 cards/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls18/1814.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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, 17 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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