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AJ Auxerre v Lens : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 4th Oct, 20:05 BST, Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps, Auxerre

Saturday night at the Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps, and it’s a Ligue 1 clash between AJ Auxerre and Lens. Christophe Pelissier and Pierre Sage going all-out to claim victory. We've got bespoke statistics for every major market, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Auxerre and Lens's latest form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.22.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Lens coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Auxerre
27%
13/513/5
Draw
24%
27/1013/5
Lens
49%
19/201/1
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Lens 2-1
10%
15/27/1
Lens 1-0
9%
7/113/2
Lens 2-0
8%
17/28/1
Auxerre 2-1
7%
11/110/1
Auxerre 1-0
7%
10/19/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/111/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/117/2
Lens 3-1
5%
14/112/1
Lens 3-0
5%
16/114/1
Auxerre 2-0
4%
18/114/1
Lens 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Auxerre 3-1
3%
28/120/1
Lens 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Auxerre 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
4/54/5
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
1/119/20
Home 1st Goal
45%
13/1011/8
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/67/10
No 1st Goal
3%
11/117/2
BTTS - Yes
57%
3/47/10
BTTS - No
43%
1/121/20
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/25/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/417/5
BTTS - Away Win
24%
3/127/10
Home/draw
51%
4/54/5
Away/draw
73%
2/72/7
Home/away
76%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3/113/5
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
11/519/10
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
4/114/11
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/217/4
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/72/15
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/117/2
Home DNB
44%
13/88/5
Away DNB
66%
4/94/9
Auxerre win to nil
13%
11/2-
Lens win to nil
25%
5/2-
Auxerre / Auxerre
14%
5/19/2
Auxerre / Lens
4%
22/118/1
Auxerre / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Auxerre
10%
7/113/2
Draw / Lens
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Lens / Auxerre
3%
28/125/1
Lens / Lens
26%
21/102/1
Lens / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table
Won
Draw
Lost
Auxerre
Lens
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG6501815 
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
2
Lyon6501515 
Nov 23
Apr 26
l
 
0-1A
May 16
3
Marseille6402712 
Nov 1
Mar 15
Oct 25
Jan 25
4
Monaco6402412 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 19
Feb 22
Nov 8
5
Strasbourg6402212 
Mar 8
Oct 29
Nov 23
Feb 28
6
Lille6312410 
Dec 14
May 16
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
7
Lens6312310 
Oct 4
Jan 18
-
-
8
Rennes6231-19 
Feb 22
Oct 19
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
9
Brest621307 
Mar 22
Jan 4
w
 
3-1A
Apr 26
10
Toulouse6213-27 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
Apr 19
Jan 4
11
Paris FC6213-37 
Feb 8
Nov 30
Oct 19
Feb 15
12
Nice6213-37 
May 9
l
 
3-1A
Dec 14
May 3
13
Lorient6213-57 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
Nov 2
Mar 15
14
Auxerre6204-46 
-
-
Jan 18
Oct 4
15
Le Havre6123-25 
Oct 26
Apr 5
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
16
Nantes6123-25 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
May 9
Dec 7
17
Angers6123-35 
May 3
Nov 9
Mar 22
Nov 30
18
Metz6024-82 
Dec 7
Feb 15
Mar 8
Oct 29
Win / draw / win form
Auxerre 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Auxerre1 - 0Toulouse
Auxerre1 - 2Monaco
Auxerre1 - 0Lorient
Auxerre1 - 1Nantes
Auxerre1 - 2Le Havre
Auxerre1 - 3Lyon
Auxerre1 - 0Montpellier
Auxerre0 - 1Strasbourg
Auxerre3 - 0Marseille
Auxerre2 - 2Toulouse
Auxerre1 - 1St Etienne
Auxerre0 - 0Lille
Auxerre2 - 2Lens
Auxerre0 - 0PSG
Auxerre1 - 0Angers
Auxerre4 - 0Rennes
Auxerre2 - 1Reims
Auxerre3 - 0Brest
Auxerre0 - 3Monaco
Auxerre2 - 1Nice
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAuxerre0 - 2PSG
HAuxerre1 - 0Toulouse
HAuxerre1 - 2Monaco
AAuxerre0 - 1Nantes
AAuxerre1 - 3Nice
HAuxerre1 - 0Lorient
AAuxerre1 - 3PSG
HAuxerre1 - 1Nantes
HAuxerre1 - 2Le Havre
AAuxerre4 - 0Lens
AAuxerre1 - 3Lille
HAuxerre1 - 3Lyon
AAuxerre1 - 0Rennes
HAuxerre1 - 0Montpellier
AAuxerre1 - 1Nice
AAuxerre2 - 0Reims
HAuxerre0 - 1Strasbourg
HAuxerre3 - 0Marseille
AAuxerre2 - 2Brest
HAuxerre2 - 2Toulouse
Lens 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rennes0 - 0Lens
PSG2 - 0Lens
Le Havre1 - 2Lens
Toulouse1 - 1Lens
Lyon1 - 2Lens
Brest1 - 3Lens
Lille1 - 0Lens
Marseille0 - 1Lens
Nantes3 - 1Lens
Nice2 - 0Lens
Montpellier0 - 2Lens
Le Havre1 - 2Lens
Auxerre2 - 2Lens
Reims0 - 2Lens
PSG1 - 0Lens
St Etienne0 - 2Lens
Strasbourg2 - 2Lens
Rennes1 - 1Lens
Monaco1 - 1Lens
Angers0 - 1Lens
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALens0 - 0Rennes
HLens3 - 0Lille
ALens0 - 2PSG
HLens3 - 1Brest
ALens2 - 1Le Havre
HLens0 - 1Lyon
HLens4 - 0Monaco
ALens1 - 1Toulouse
ALens2 - 1Lyon
HLens0 - 4Auxerre
ALens3 - 1Brest
HLens0 - 2Reims
HLens1 - 0St Etienne
ALens0 - 1Lille
HLens1 - 0Rennes
ALens1 - 0Marseille
HLens3 - 4Le Havre
ALens1 - 3Nantes
HLens0 - 2Strasbourg
ALens0 - 2Nice
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Auxerre since 2015
Auxerre
Lens
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
AUX
1
D
2
LEN
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Auxerre
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3Lens
1 - 2Lens
Auxerre1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Lens
League games at Lens since 2016
Lens
Auxerre
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
4 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
3 / 7
AUX
2
D
1
LEN
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lens
0 - 4Auxerre
Lens1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Lens2 - 0
Lens2 - 1
0 - 1Auxerre
Lens3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for AJ Auxerre of late. It has been 8 Ligue 1 matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday night against Lens.

Auxerre 14th Lens 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Auxerre will score no more than 1 goal
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Lens will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Auxerre’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Lens have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2025/2026 season
Auxerre
PG (predicted goals)
Lens
1.2
1.7
Attack rating
AUX
LEN
3%
better
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Games scored4
3
Failed to score1
2
Scored first2
2
Goals scored4
8
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game6
10
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for12
13
Avg. XG for1
2.4
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
5%
better
AUX
LEN
view stats
Games conceded3
4
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first3
3
Goals conceded6
5
Avg. goals conceded1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+5%

Auxerre v Lens Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Auxerre Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6223
M SenayaL SinayokoI OsmanM Senaya
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Senaya DEF6
3
-
G Mensah DEF6
1
-
K Danois MID6
1
-
E Owusu MID6
2
-
L Sinayoko FWD621
1
-
F Carvallo DEF5
1
-
C Akpa DEF5
-
F Oppegård DEF5
1
1
D Namaso FWD51
-
I Osman FWD52
-
J Casimir FWD5
1
1
L Coulibaly FWD5
-
D Léon GLK4
1
R. Matondo MID4
1
-
T Percin GLK3
-
T. Siwe DEF3
-
S Mara FWD3
-
A. Dioussé El Hadji MID2
-
L Sy DEF1
-
O Azzouzi MID1
1
-
Lens Ligue 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6222
R RisserR. FofanaW Saïd A Thomasson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Risser GLK6
-
M Udol DEF6
1
-
R Aguilar DEF6
1
-
M Sarr DEF6
1
-
A Thomasson MID611
2
-
R. Fofana FWD62
-
F Thauvin FWD62
1
-
M Guilavogui FWD61
1
-
W Saïd  FWD622
-
S Abdulhamid DEF51
-
S Baidoo DEF5
1
-
J Gradit DEF5
1
M Sangaré MID5
-
F Sotoca FWD4
-
D Machado DEF3
-
O Edouard FWD3
1
-
A. Bermont FWD3
-
F. Sylla MID2
-
A. Bulatović MID1
-
A Sima FWD1
-