RC Lens face Auxerre after four wins in five Ligue 1 matches

RC Lens have won four of their last five matches, scoring 13 goals across that run. Their only defeat in the sequence was a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain, leaving them with a strong but recently interrupted run before facing Auxerre.

Lens will host Auxerre in Ligue 1 on 22 August 2026. The fixture follows a stretch in which the club have combined an attacking output with one clear setback, making their recent form the main context for the meeting.

The run began with a 2-2 draw against Charleroi. Lens then produced three consecutive victories, beating Boulogne 4-1, Nice 3-1 and Lyon 4-0. The win in Lyon was their biggest result in the sequence and completed the strongest part of their recent form.

That winning run ended against Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Lens 2-0. The result was the only time Lens failed to score in their last five matches. They had scored at least three goals in each of the three victories that preceded the PSG game.

The numbers also show a side that has generally controlled the scoreline in recent wins. Lens scored 13 times and conceded six across the five matches, with the 2-2 draw against Charleroi and the defeat by PSG accounting for four of those six goals allowed.

The Auxerre fixture therefore comes with Lens carrying four victories from five games, while also needing to respond after the 2-0 loss to PSG. Their recent results include wins against Boulogne, Nice and Lyon, but the next Ligue 1 match will be their first listed fixture after that defeat.