§ Ligue 1 · 2026-27 · Matchday 1

Lens 5–2 Auxerre

  • Thauvin 12' (pen.)
  • Ivanović 49'
  • Abdulhamid 54'
  • Ganiou 66'
  • Thauvin 88' (pen.)
  • Makosso 35'
  • Namaso 61' (pen.)
  • Sy 69'

22 August 2026

The match in data

Lens beat Auxerre 5–2 on 22 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Ligue 1.

Player of the match: Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens), rated 70, thanks above all to 1 goal and 4 duels won. Ganiou produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Auxerre, the highest-rated player was Arthur Piedfort, with 64.

Florian Thauvin scored twice.

Christ Makosso was sent off at 35'.

70
Player of the match

Ismaëlo Ganiou

Lens · 79'

Produced 1.09× and cost 0.21× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 4 duels won 1.1×
  • 1 shot on target 4.0×
Took away
  • 3 misplaced passes 0.5×
  • 1 duel lost 0.4×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Lens
PlayerPositionMinRating
Michal Skoras Forward 28 76
Ismaëlo Ganiou ★ Defender 79 70
Franjo Ivanović Forward 62 68
Abdallah Sima Forward 71 60
Souleymane Sagnan Defender 90 56
Thorgan Hazard Midfielder 28 52
Florian Thauvin Forward 90 51
Saud Abdulhamid Defender 62 42
Matthieu Udol Defender 90 41
Robin Risser Goalkeeper 90 41
Michaël Cuisance Midfielder 71 41
Yassine Titraoui Midfielder 90 36
Maik Nawrocki Defender 90 25
Amadou Haidara Midfielder 19 no rating
Odsonne Édouard Forward 19 no rating
Andrija Bulatovic Midfielder 11 no rating
Auxerre
PlayerPositionMinRating
Arthur Piedfort Midfielder 87 64
Rayan Mandengue Defender 23 51
Aristide Zossou Forward 67 44
Kévin Danois Midfielder 90 41
Naouirou Ahamada Midfielder 77 38
Christ Makosso Defender 35 38
Danny Namaso Forward 77 36
Lamfia Dioubaté Midfielder 23 36
Clément Akpa Defender 90 34
Sinaly Diomandé Defender 90 34
Lamine Sy Defender 90 33
Romain Faivre Midfielder 67 29
Mamadou Diop Goalkeeper 90 21
E. Legros Defender 13 no rating
Lasso Coulibaly Midfielder 13 no rating
Josué Casimir Forward 3 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Lens player won the most duels?

Franjo Ivanović, with 9 duels won. Next: Souleymane Sagnan 7, Matthieu Udol 6.

In the 5–2 victory over Auxerre, Franjo Ivanović stood out in individual battles with 9 duels won for Lens. Souleymane Sagnan followed with 7, while Matthieu Udol won 6.

Which Auxerre player completed the most dribbles?

Kévin Danois, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Lamine Sy 2, Aristide Zossou 2.

Despite conceding five in the 5–2 defeat to Lens, Kévin Danois led Auxerre with 3 successful dribbles. Danois finished ahead of both Lamine Sy and Aristide Zossou, who completed 2 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.