📏 Form Guide

RC Lens

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RC Lens fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 1-3 Ligue 1 triumph vs Brest.

In that game, RC Lens had 56% possession and 17 shots at goal with 9 on target. For RC Lens, the goals were scored by Goduine Koyalipou (17'), Neil El Aynaoui (45') and Wesley Saïd (90'). Brest got 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Pierre Lees-Melou (13') scored for Brest.

Their more recent scorelines reveal that not much more can be done by the RC Lens defence. RC Lens have been stingy, seeing the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past 6 games standing at 4. That kind of trend might not be carried forward here, however.

Heading into this contest, RC Lens have not lost a league tie with AJ Auxerre in their previous 7 matches.

AJ Auxerre

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After tasting defeat last time out to Lille in Ligue 1 action, AJ Auxerre and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, AJ Auxerre had 43% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Lille had 15 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Thomas Meunier (9'), Jonathan David (43', 97') and Alexsandro Ribeiro (92' Own goal) scored for Lille.

Over the course of their last half-dozen clashes, AJ Auxerre have amassed a total of 7 goals. AJ Auxerre have also managed to score in every single one of those games. Over that period, their defenders have had 7 goals go into their own net.

Going into this contest, AJ Auxerre have not emerged victorious against RC Lens when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. Not good at all.

👥 Head to head

A study of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 06/10/2018 reveals that these fixtures have been pretty painful for AJ Auxerre. They have not been able to come away with any victories whatsoever while RC Lens have dominated them, running out winners in 67% of those games played.

A combined total of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 10 for Les Artésiens and 4 belonging to AJA. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The last league meeting between these clubs was Ligue 1 match day 15 on 14/12/2024 which finished with the scoreline of AJ Auxerre 2-2 RC Lens.

On that occasion, AJ Auxerre had 39% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The goals were scored by Gaëtan Perrin (31') and Gabe Osho (73').

RC Lens had 16 shots on goal with 5 on target. Neil El Aynaoui (22') and M'Bala Nzola (45') scored.

The referee was Jérémy Stinat.

📋 Team News: RC Lens

It’s our opinion that Les Artésiens could go for a 4-4-2 formation in the match, utilising Mathew Ryan, Jonathan Gradit, Malang Sarr, Juma Bah, Ruben Aguilar, Adrien Thomasson, Neil El Aynaoui, Deiver Machado, Anass Zaroury, Andy Diouf and Goduine Koyalipou.

📰 Team News: AJ Auxerre

AJ Auxerre boss Christophe Pélissier has a number of players out of action. Fredrik Oppegård (Knock), Gabriel Osho (Knee bruise), Hamed Junior Traoré (Hamstring injury), Kévin Danois (Hamstring injury), Elisha Owusu (Collateral ligament injury), Lasso Coulibaly (Cruciate ligament injury) and Nathan Buayi-Kiala (Cruciate ligament injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

There’s a good chance that AJA seem most likely to elect for a 3-2-4-1 system, starting Donovan Leon, Sinaly Diomande, Jubal, Clement Akpa, Ki-Jana Hoever, Gideon Mensah, Gaetan Perrin, Han-Noah Massengo, Assane Diousse, Lassine Sinayoko and Ado Onaiwu.

💭 Prediction

We’re thinking that RC Lens will most probably be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.

However, AJ Auxerre will be up against it finding the net themselves but we do think it’s quite likely that they will be scoring as well.

Our selection here is for a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning score for RC Lens come full-time.

Peter Guest, 15:04 27/04/2025