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

Stade Felix Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Sunday afternoon at the Stade Felix Bollaert-Delelis, and it’s a Ligue 1 clash between Lens and AJ Auxerre. Franck Haise and Christophe Pelissier going all-out to ensure the win. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our expansive database and found the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.

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Lens's next match is v Toulouse at 20:00 on Saturday 10th May
AJ Auxerre's next match is v Nantes at 20:00 on Saturday 10th May
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Lens and Auxerre was on Sunday 27th April 2025
French Ligue 1
April 27th 2025
Lens 0
4 Auxerre
 
33' A. Onaiwu
40' G. Perrin
44' A. Onaiwu
73' K. Hoever
 
LEN
AUX
Shots On
5
8
Shots Off
9
3
Corners
8
1
Possession
66%
34%
Fouls
12
13
Yellow/red cards
4/1
4/0
 
LensAuxerre
 
M. Ryan
R. Aguilar
J. Gradit
A. Juma Bah
M. Sarr (J. Agbonifo 46')
D. Machado Mena
A. Thomasson
N. El Aynaoui (F. Sotoca 55')
A. Zaroury (T. Pouilly 88')
A. Diouf (A. Fulgini 46')
G. Koyalipou (W. Saïd 74')
D. Léon
(E. Maddy 84') J. Rocha Mendes Junior
(P. Joly 84') football iconK. Hoever
S. Diomande
C. Akpa
G. Mensah
(R. Matondo 77') H. Massengo
A. Dioussé El Hadji
(F. Aye 74') L. Sinayoko
football iconG. Perrin
football iconfootball iconA. Onaiwu

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 77% chance of Lens and Auxerre serving up at least 2 goals in this Ligue 1 clash. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it seems the bookies favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is 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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lens are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lens
47%
11/20
9%
-
Draw
24%
16/5
11%
-
Auxerre
29%
19/4
28%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
7/1
7%
-
Lens 2-1
9%
15/2-
Lens 1-0
9%
8/1
13%
-
Lens 2-0
7%
15/2
6%
-
Auxerre 2-1
7%
16/1
13%
-
Auxerre 1-0
7%
18/1
27%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
14/1
15%
-
Lens 3-1
5%
11/1
8%
-
Auxerre 2-0
4%
28/1
26%
-
Lens 3-0
4%
11/1
8%
-
Lens 3-2
3%
20/1
9%
-
Auxerre 3-1
3%
40/1
21%
-
Auxerre 3-2
2%
40/1-
Lens 4-1
2%
20/1
19%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
4/7
6%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
11/8
10%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/11
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
21/10
13%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/6
2%
-
BTTS - No
42%
11/10
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
2/1
12%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
8/1
13%
-
Home/draw
71%
1/7
3%
-
Away/draw
53%
11/8
13%
-
Home/away
76%
2/9
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/6
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
4/1
15%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
6/4
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
8/15
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
10/3
13%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
2/9
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
7/1
20%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/12
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
-
Home DNB
64%
1/5
8%
-
Away DNB
46%
10/3
27%
-
Lens win to nil
23%
2/1
8%
-
Auxerre win to nil
14%
10/1
22%
-
Lens / Lens
36%
13/10
16%
-
Lens / Auxerre
2%
33/1-
Lens / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Lens
18%
7/2
5%
-
Draw / Auxerre
7%
11/1
26%
-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
17%
-
Auxerre / Lens
4%
18/1
10%
-
Auxerre / Auxerre
9%
8/1
20%
-
Auxerre / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Lens have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 41 goals to 35 goals.

Home League Performance

Lens have played 15 games at home winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 7 games. They have scored 15 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

Auxerre are in 11th position in the Ligue 1 on 38 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 6 and won 6. Auxerre have conceded 26 goals, scored 28, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lens
Auxerre
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG3224625278 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
May 17
2
Marseille3218592359 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
3
Monaco3217782458 
May 17
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-2A
4
Nice3216972157 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
5
Lille3216971757 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
6
Strasbourg3216971457 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1F
7
Lyon32166101954 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
8
Lens Home3214612-148 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-4F
9
Brest3214513-347 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
10
Auxerre Away3211813-141 
l
 
0-4A
d
 
2-2F
-
-
11
Rennes3212218138 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
12
Toulouse3210814038 
l
 
0-1A
May 10
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
13
Reims328915-1133 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
14
Angers329617-2033 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
15
Nantes3271114-1632 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
3-1A
May 10
l
 
2-0A
16
Le Havre329419-3031 
l
 
3-4F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
17
St Etienne327619-3927 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
18
Montpellier324424-5016 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2F
Win / draw / win form
Lens 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lens0 - 2Reims
Lens1 - 0St Etienne
Lens1 - 0Rennes
Lens3 - 4Le Havre
Lens0 - 2Strasbourg
Lens1 - 0Angers
Lens1 - 2PSG
Lens0 - 1Toulouse
Lens2 - 0Montpellier
Lens1 - 3Marseille
Lens3 - 2Nantes
Lens0 - 2Lille
Lens0 - 0Nice
Lens0 - 0Lyon
Lens2 - 0Brest
Lens2 - 2Montpellier
Lens2 - 0Lorient
Lens1 - 0Clermont
Lens1 - 1Le Havre
Lens1 - 3Nice
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALens3 - 1Brest
HLens0 - 2Reims
HLens1 - 0St Etienne
ALens0 - 1Lille
HLens1 - 0Rennes
ALens1 - 0Marseille
HLens3 - 4Le Havre
ALens1 - 3Nantes
HLens0 - 2Strasbourg
ALens0 - 2Nice
ALens2 - 0Montpellier
HLens1 - 0Angers
HLens1 - 2PSG
ALens2 - 1Le Havre
HLens0 - 1Toulouse
ALens2 - 2Auxerre
HLens2 - 0Montpellier
ALens2 - 0Reims
HLens1 - 3Marseille
HLens3 - 2Nantes
Auxerre 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lille3 - 1Auxerre
Rennes0 - 1Auxerre
Nice1 - 1Auxerre
Reims0 - 2Auxerre
Brest2 - 2Auxerre
Monaco4 - 2Auxerre
Angers2 - 0Auxerre
Strasbourg3 - 1Auxerre
Toulouse2 - 0Auxerre
Marseille1 - 3Auxerre
Lyon2 - 2Auxerre
St Etienne3 - 1Auxerre
Montpellier3 - 2Auxerre
Le Havre3 - 1Auxerre
Nantes2 - 0Auxerre
Amiens0 - 0Auxerre
Dunkerque1 - 3Auxerre
Rodez2 - 0Auxerre
Quevillaise.4 - 3Auxerre
Ajaccio0 - 1Auxerre
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAuxerre1 - 3Lille
HAuxerre1 - 3Lyon
AAuxerre1 - 0Rennes
HAuxerre1 - 0Montpellier
AAuxerre1 - 1Nice
AAuxerre2 - 0Reims
HAuxerre0 - 1Strasbourg
HAuxerre3 - 0Marseille
AAuxerre2 - 2Brest
HAuxerre2 - 2Toulouse
AAuxerre2 - 4Monaco
HAuxerre1 - 1St Etienne
AAuxerre0 - 2Angers
HAuxerre0 - 0Lille
AAuxerre1 - 3Strasbourg
HAuxerre2 - 2Lens
HAuxerre0 - 0PSG
AAuxerre0 - 2Toulouse
HAuxerre1 - 0Angers
AAuxerre3 - 1Marseille
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Lens have not lost to Auxerre in 7 consecutive league meetings
3
Lens have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Auxerre
League games at Lens since 2016
Lens
Auxerre
Goals: Scored
8
2
Games: Scored
4 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
2 / 6
LEN
4
D
1
AUX
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lens
Lens1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Lens2 - 0
Lens2 - 1
0 - 1Auxerre
Lens3 - 0
League games at Auxerre since 2015
Auxerre
Lens
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
LEN
3
D
2
AUX
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Auxerre
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3Lens
1 - 2Lens
Auxerre1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Lens
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for AJ Auxerre of late. It has been 5 Ligue 1 matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday afternoon against Lens.

Lens 8th Auxerre 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Lens will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Auxerre will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-31
Lens have scored 31% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
Auxerre’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279219/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Lens
PG (predicted goals)
Auxerre
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
LEN
AUX
13%
better
view stats
Games scored21
23
Failed to score9
7
Scored first15
15
Goals scored35
41
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.4
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
15%
better
LEN
AUX
view stats
Games conceded18
21
Clean sheets12
9
Conceded first13
13
Goals conceded33
45
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+15%

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

Lens Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29568
A ThomassonN AynaouiA ThomassonD Machado
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Ryan GLK12
-
J Gradit DEF23
4
-
M Sarr DEF20
-
A. Juma Bah DEF8
2
-
R Aguilar MID1511
4
-
A Thomasson MID3126
6
-
N Aynaoui MID2251
4
-
D Machado MID2614
6
2
A Zaroury FWD2612
1
1
A Diouf FWD3211
2
-
G Koyalipou FWD134
-
Subs
H Koffi GLK5
2
-
N. Čelik DEF
-
K. Antonio DEF3
-
T. Pouilly MID8
1
-
A Fulgini MID2311
4
-
N Mendy MID8
1
-
F Sotoca FWD2911
3
1
W Saïd  FWD223
3
-
J. Agbonifo FWD81
1
-
Auxerre Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
309107
D LéonG PerrinG PerrinC Akpa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Léon GLK302
4
-
K Hoever DEF2913
3
1
S Diomandé DEF2132
4
-
Jubal DEF296
6
-
C Akpa DEF291
7
-
G Mensah DEF271
2
-
G Perrin MID32910
1
-
H Massengo MID15
5
-
A. Dioussé El Hadji MID15
1
-
L Sinayoko MID3247
5
-
A Onaiwu FWD2941
1
1
Subs
T Percin GLK2
-
F Oppegård DEF8
-
T. Siwe DEF
-
P Joly DEF241
3
1
Y. Cisse MID2
-
R. Matondo MID5
1
-
T Bair FWD2821
1
-
E Maddy FWD2
1
-
F Ayé FWD242
-