Auxerre will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 19 points behind Lens.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Auxerre form and stats
5 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Auxerre have to build on here at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps in the Ligue 2.
The fans are hoping that Auxerre will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligue 2 game against Le Havre (placed 6th). Before that, Auxerre had a home game versus Niort which ended with a victory 3-1.
Auxerre has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Auxerre have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lens form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
196 minutes! That's how long the Lens goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Lens's previous game versus Orléans (placed 20th), a Ligue 2 1-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Paris at their stadium, the result 2-0.
The visiting Lens have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 14 games. As opposed to that, Lens have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lens - Auxerre 0-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Auxerre wins - draws - Lens wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Sotoca 8 goals | G. Robail 7 goals | S. Banza 7 goals |
Auxerre missing players
Lens missing players
| Auxerre | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 39 |
| 30 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 24 |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 86% |
| 61% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 68% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 43% | 39% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 46% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 57% | 43% |
| 25% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 50% |
| 43% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 29% | 21% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 310 | 156 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 139 | 283 |
| 102 | 53 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 60 | 118 |
| 30% | 36% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 33% |
- Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lens has the most points from losing position (15)
- Lens has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 54 |
| 2 | Lens | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Troyes | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Clermont | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Chambly | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Nancy | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Caen | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Sochaux | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 34 |
| 16 | Rodez | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Paris | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Niort | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -15 | 26 |
| 20 | Orléans | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -22 | 19 |