Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 0
Full Time
AJ Auxerre
Sat 14 Jan 2023 · 16:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Kevin Danso 27' Y
Facundo Medina 55' Y
Y 55' Souleymane Toure
R 66' Souleymane Toure
Y 90' Nuno Da Costa

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs AJ Auxerre — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Alexandre Castro
  • Referee Guillaume Paradis
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee Stephane Bre
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 2

Head-to-Head

7
3
2
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals AJ Auxerre
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-14 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 AJ Auxerre 2019-10-21 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 AJ Auxerre 2019-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AJ Auxerre 2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-04-01 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
11 Jan RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–2 D
01 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–1 W
29 Dec OGC Nice A 0–0 D
12 Nov Clermont Foot 63 H 2–1 W
05 Nov Angers SCO A 2–1 W
AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Racing Club de Lens A 0–1 L
11 Jan Toulouse FC H 0–5 L
01 Jan FC Nantes A 0–1 L
28 Dec AS Monaco FC H 2–3 L
13 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–5 L
04 Nov ES Troyes AC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens AJ Auxerre
#15 Position #10
4 Points 6
5 Played 5
1 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 3
9 Scored 7
9 Conceded 12
+0 GD -5
0.80 PPG 1.20
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
20% Clean Sheets
AJ Auxerre this season

Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts). AJ Auxerre are 10th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AJ Auxerre
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/2
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 3 G 3 A
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G
AJ Auxerre
Cameron Archer 3 G
Daniel Namaso 1 G 1 A
Lamine Sy 1 G
Remy Labeau Lascary 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Racing Club de Lens welcome AJ Auxerre for this crunch clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AJ Auxerre needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Gaetan Perrin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christophe Pélissier will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin Danso.
  • 32' It’s high time Christophe Pélissier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' Matthis Abline has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' AJ Auxerre is showing some good football. However, AJ Auxerre are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AJ Auxerre backline.
  • 52' The travelling AJ Auxerre supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Facundo Medina.
  • 60' Przemyslaw Frankowski puts Racing Club de Lens on the lead.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and AJ Auxerre are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Souleymane Toure.
  • 67' Alexis Claude Maurice gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces David Pereira da Costa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' AJ Auxerre make a change. Mathias Autret trudges off to be replaced by Jubal on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Facundo Medina trudges off to be replaced by Deiver Machado on 73 minutes.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Hamza Sakhi. He replaces Youssouf M'Changama on 77 minute.
  • 78' Nuno Da Costa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mbaye Niang on 78 minute.
  • 83' A tactical swap from AJ Auxerre — Matthis Abline on, Gaetan Perrin off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Nuno Da Costa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Julien Le Cardinal comes on to replace Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • With this win, Racing Club de Lens is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Pélissier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ado Onaiwu 2
Florian Thauvin 2
Alexis Claude Maurice 2
Grejohn Kyei 2
Alexis Claude-Maurice 2
Gaetan Perrin 2
M'Bala Nzola 1
Thierry Ambrose 1

Head to Head

2023-01-14 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 AJ Auxerre 2019-10-21 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 AJ Auxerre 2019-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AJ Auxerre 2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-04-01 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-01-14 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 AJ Auxerre W 2023-01-11 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2023-01-01 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2022-12-29 OGC Nice 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-11-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2022-11-05 Angers SCO 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W

AJ Auxerre Form

2023-01-14 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 AJ Auxerre L 2023-01-11 AJ Auxerre 0–5 Toulouse FC L 2023-01-01 FC Nantes 1–0 AJ Auxerre L 2022-12-28 AJ Auxerre 2–3 AS Monaco FC L 2022-11-13 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5–0 AJ Auxerre L 2022-11-04 ES Troyes AC 1–1 AJ Auxerre D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.54 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 AJ Auxerre xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Racing Club de Lens to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens67% Draw19% AJ Auxerre14%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
86%
Draw or AJ Auxerre
33%
Racing Club de Lens or AJ Auxerre
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens50% Draw37% AJ Auxerre13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.8%
4 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push AJ Auxerre covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 21% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.