Ligue 1 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-23 00:15 JST
5 – 2
12' F. Thauvin 49' F. Ivanović 54' Saud Abdulhamid 66' I. Ganiou 88' F. Thauvin
Match summary The Ligue 1 2026-27 Matchday 1 fixture between RC Lens and Auxerre was played on August 23. RC Lens came out on top of a thrilling 5-2 shootout against Auxerre. RC Lens led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, RC Lens scored 4 and Auxerre scored 2.
Scorers: RC Lens – I. Ganiou, Saud Abdulhamid, F. Thauvin (2 goals) and F. Ivanović; Auxerre – L. Sy and D. Namaso. Assists: RC Lens – F. Thauvin, A. Sima and M. Skóraś; Auxerre – R. Mandengue.
RC Lens controlled the game with 53% possession and 12 shots (10 for their opponents). RC Lens scored 5 from 9 shots on target. Auxerre played with ten men after C. Makosso was sent off.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 40 Risser 31 Sagnan 25 Ganiou 3 Nawrock 14 Udol 8 Titr aou 27 Cuis anc 23 Abdu lha 29 Ivanovi 10 Thauvin 19 Sima
4-3-3 23 Diop 92 Akpa 15 Mako sso 20 Diom and 27 Sy 5 Danois 46 Piedfor 8 Ahamada 77 Zossou 10 Namaso 21 Faivre
4.41 Expected goals (xG) 1.84
-1.09 Goals prevented (xG) -1.09
View as table RC Lens Stat Auxerre 3-4-2-1 Formation 4-3-3 53% Possession 47% 4.41 Expected goals (xG) 1.84 12 Shots 10 9 Shots on target 4 2 Shots off target 3 1 Blocked shots 3 10 Shots inside the box 5 2 Shots outside the box 5 4 Corner kicks 7 1 Offsides 3 6 Fouls 21 470 Passes 416 415 Accurate passes 338 88% Pass accuracy 81% 2 Goalkeeper saves 4 -1.09 Goals prevented (xG) -1.09 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Mathieu Vernice, France
Player stats RC Lens Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK R. Risser 0 30(91%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 2(1) DF Maik Nawrocki 1 1 0 1 56(93%) 0 1 0 6 90 3 4(None) DF I. Ganiou 1 1 1 1 27(90%) 0 0 0 2 7.9 79 1 1 5(4) DF S. Sagnan 0 6 2 48(92%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 2 8(7) MF Saud Abdulhamid 1 1 1 1 15(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.5 62 2 5(2) MF M. Cuisance 1 0 1(100%) 4 29(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 71 2 7(5) MF Y. Titraoui 0 1(33%) 63(90%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 90 1 8(3) MF M. Udol 0 3 26(90%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 2 12(6) FW F. Thauvin 3 3 2 26(81%) 1 0 0 3 9.5 90 1 8(3) FW F. Ivanović 2 2 1 3(75%) 2 10(71%) 0 0 0 1 2 8.2 62 2 14(9) FW A. Sima 0 12(60%) 1 0 0 2 7 71 2 7(3) FW M. Skóraś 0 1(100%) 2 11(92%) 1 0 0 1 4 8.7 28 2 2 8(7) MF T. Hazard 1 0 2 20(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 28 1 3(3) MF A. Haidara 0 19(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 19 2(None) FW O. Édouard 1 1 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 19 2(1) MF A. Bulatović 0 18(90%) 0 0 0 1 7 11 1 1(1) GK M. Gorgelin 0 0 0 0 MF M. Soares 0 0 0 0 FW ラヤン Fofana 0 0 0 0 FW F. Sotoca 0 0 0 0
Auxerre Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Diop 0 12(57%) 0 0 0 6 90 1 1(None) DF L. Sy 1 1 1 2(33%) 1 20(69%) 0 0 0 2 5.3 90 1 1 13(3) DF S. Diomandé 1 0 1 1 29(85%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.9 90 2 6(3) DF C. Makosso 0 1 22(88%) 0 0 1 2 1 4.9 35 1 5(2) DF C. Akpa 0 1(100%) 3 40(82%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 90 1 2 9(5) MF N. Ahamada 1 1 0 1(50%) 35(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 77 4(2) MF A. Piedfort 0 37(92%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 87 2 4(3) MF K. Danois 2 1 0 3(75%) 2 53(79%) 0 0 0 2 1 5.7 90 13(7) FW R. Faivre 0 1(20%) 26(79%) 0 0 0 1 6 67 1 6(1) FW D. Namaso 1 1 1 2 19(83%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.3 77 2 15(5) FW Aristide Zossou 0 2(67%) 24(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 67 4(2) DF R. Mandengue 0 5(100%) 1 0 0 4 1 6.9 23 1 2 7(2) MF L. Dioubate 1 0 3(60%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 23 1(None) DF E. Legros 0 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.3 13 2(2) MF Lasso Coulibaly 0 1(100%) 1 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 13 1 2(2) FW Josué Casimir 0 1(50%) 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 13 4(2) GK P. Nardi 0 0 0 0 DF F. Oppegård 0 0 0 0 DF Salimou Danfakha 0 0 0 0 MF Tidiane Devernois 0 0 0 0
Lineups RC Lens Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 40 R. Risser Starter DF 3 M. Nawrocki Starter DF 25 I. Ganiou Starter DF 31 S. Sagnan Starter MF 23 Saud Abdulhamid Starter MF 27 M. Cuisance Starter MF 8 Y. Titraoui Starter MF 14 M. Udol Starter FW 10 F. Thauvin Starter FW 29 F. Ivanović Starter FW 19 A. Sima Bench MF 9 T. Hazard Bench MF 21 A. Haidara Bench MF 5 A. Bulatović Bench FW 22 M. Skóraś Bench FW 11 O. Édouard
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 16 M. Gorgelin Bench MF 38 M. Soares Bench FW 7 F. Sotoca Bench FW 18 R. Fofana
Auxerre Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 M. Diop Starter DF 27 L. Sy Starter DF 20 S. Diomandé Starter DF 15 C. Makosso Starter DF 92 C. Akpa Starter MF 8 N. Ahamada Starter MF 46 A. Piedfort Starter MF 5 K. Danois Starter FW 21 R. Faivre Starter FW 10 D. Namaso Starter FW 77 Aristide Zossou Bench DF 35 E. Legros Bench MF 34 L. Dioubate Bench FW 7 J. Casimir Bench MF 18 L. Coulibaly Bench DF 32 R. Mandengue
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 P. Nardi Bench DF 22 F. Oppegård Bench DF 45 Salimou Danfakha Bench MF 36 T. Devernois
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 12' RC Lens ⚽ Goal F. Thauvin 1-0 1H 35' Auxerre 🟥 Red card C. Makosso 2H 4' RC Lens ⚽ Goal F. Ivanović 2-0 2H 9' RC Lens 📺 VAR Saud Abdulhamid 2H 9' RC Lens ⚽ Goal Saud Abdulhamid 3-0 2H 16' Auxerre ⚽ Goal D. Namaso 3-1 2H 17' RC Lens 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Ivanović → IN T. Hazard 2H 17' RC Lens 🔄 Substitution OUT Saud Abdulhamid → IN M. Skóraś 2H 21' RC Lens ⚽ Goal I. Ganiou 4-1 2H 22' Auxerre 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Faivre → IN L. Dioubate 2H 22' Auxerre 🔄 Substitution OUT Aristide Zossou → IN R. Mandengue 2H 24' Auxerre ⚽ Goal L. Sy 4-2 2H 26' RC Lens 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Cuisance → IN A. Haidara 2H 26' RC Lens 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Sima → IN O. Édouard 2H 32' Auxerre 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Ahamada → IN E. Legros 2H 32' Auxerre 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Namaso → IN L. Coulibaly 2H 34' RC Lens 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Ganiou → IN A. Bulatović 2H 39' RC Lens 🟨 Yellow card Maik Nawrocki 2H 39' RC Lens 📺 VAR F. Thauvin 2H 41' Auxerre 🟨 Yellow card L. Dioubate 2H 42' Auxerre 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Piedfort → IN J. Casimir 2H 43' RC Lens ⚽ Goal F. Thauvin 5-2
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