Lens vs Auxerre: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Mon 21.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis (41233 seats)

Lens perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Auxerre can look both up and down from their 7th position.

Lens and Auxerre should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Lens form and stats

3-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Lens so far this season. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Happy days for Lens in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Orleans (placed 16th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Before that, Lens had a home game versus Paris which ended with a victory 2-1.

Dramatic finish last match, as Lens came back from being down 0-1 and secured all three points through S. B. Banza in the 86th minute.

Lens are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Nancy awaits in four days.

Lens have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 6 goals in 4 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded.

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Auxerre form and stats

1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Auxerre playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

The supporters enjoyed Auxerre's previous game versus Le Havre (placed 5th), a Ligue 2 2-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Niort.

A new game in only four days for Auxerre, the Ligue 2 home match versus Grenoble Foot 38. Busy days.

Auxerre have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by Auxerre in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 7 wins for Lens, 1 draw and 2 wins for Auxerre. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

Y. Merdji
4 goals
R. Dugimont
4 goals / 1 assists
T. Mauricio
3 goals / 2 assists

Lens missing players

Auxerre missing players

Lens Auxerre
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 5 10
6 3 1 Won W 0 1 4
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
17 6 2 Scored S 0 7 17
11 4 0 Conceded C 1 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 90%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 50%
30% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 40%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 10%
60% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 60%
30% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 20%
 
4.1 3.5 2 Corners For (avg) C F 5 3 4.2
5.1 5.5 8 Corners Against (avg) C A 3 4.2 4.3
1.6 2.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.8 1.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Auxerre have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Auxerre have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lens have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Lens
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
02-09-19 L2 Grenoble Foot 38 2 - 2 Lens
16-09-19 L2 Lens 1 - 0 Chateauroux
21-09-19 L2 Caen 0 - 2 Lens
28-09-19 L2 Lens 2 - 1 Paris
07-10-19 L2 Orleans 1 - 4 Lens
21-10-19 L2 Lens 18:45 Auxerre
25-10-19 L2 Nancy 18:00 Lens
29-10-19 Co Nimes 17:45 Lens
02-11-19 L2 Lens 14:00 Lorient
08-11-19 L2 Rodez - Lens
Auxerre
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
30-08-19 L2 Auxerre 3 - 1 Ajaccio
13-09-19 L2 Chambly 1 - 4 Auxerre
20-09-19 L2 Auxerre 1 - 2 Troyes
27-09-19 L2 Niort 2 - 2 Auxerre
05-10-19 L2 Auxerre 2 - 0 Le Havre
21-10-19 L2 Lens 18:45 Auxerre
25-10-19 L2 Auxerre 18:00 Grenoble Foot 38
01-11-19 L2 Chateauroux 19:00 Auxerre
08-11-19 L2 Auxerre - Caen
22-11-19 L2 Paris - Auxerre

  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 10 7 2 1 14 5 5 3 1 1 6 2 5 4 1 0 8 3 9 23
2 Lens 10 6 2 2 17 11 4 3 0 1 6 4 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 20
3 Sochaux 10 5 3 2 14 5 6 4 2 0 11 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 9 18
4 Ajaccio 10 5 3 2 13 9 5 2 2 1 6 4 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 18
5 Le Havre 10 4 4 2 16 11 4 1 2 1 4 3 6 3 2 1 12 8 5 16
6 Troyes 10 5 1 4 13 10 5 2 0 3 7 7 5 3 1 1 6 3 3 16
7 Auxerre 10 4 3 3 17 12 5 3 1 1 10 5 5 1 2 2 7 7 5 15
8 Guingamp 10 4 3 3 16 13 6 3 2 1 12 6 4 1 1 2 4 7 3 15
9 Nancy 10 3 6 1 13 11 6 3 3 0 9 4 4 0 3 1 4 7 2 15
10 Clermont 10 4 3 3 12 12 5 1 3 1 7 6 5 3 0 2 5 6 0 15
11 Valenciennes 10 4 3 3 7 8 5 2 2 1 4 4 5 2 1 2 3 4 -1 15
12 Grenoble Foot 38 10 3 5 2 12 11 4 1 2 1 4 4 6 2 3 1 8 7 1 14
13 Niort 10 3 4 3 11 10 5 1 2 2 6 6 5 2 2 1 5 4 1 13
14 Rodez 10 3 3 4 14 15 5 3 1 1 11 7 5 0 2 3 3 8 -1 12
15 Chambly 10 3 3 4 6 9 5 1 2 2 2 5 5 2 1 2 4 4 -3 12
16 Orléans 10 1 4 5 8 14 5 0 1 4 3 9 5 1 3 1 5 5 -6 7
17 Caen 10 1 4 5 6 13 5 0 2 3 2 8 5 1 2 2 4 5 -7 7
18 Châteauroux 10 1 4 5 3 11 4 0 2 2 1 3 6 1 2 3 2 8 -8 7
19 Le Mans 10 2 0 8 10 21 6 2 0 4 8 10 4 0 0 4 2 11 -11 6
20 Paris 10 1 2 7 4 15 5 1 1 3 2 7 5 0 1 4 2 8 -11 5

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