Lens – Auxerre: two emergencies, two worlds, a make-or-break match 
Saturday the Stade Bollaert-Delelis will roar again. Lens are fighting to stay top, Auxerre fighting not to sink. Two opposite realities, same pressure: don’t let points slip that count double.
Lens: a machine charging on, not looking back 
PSG’s breathing down their neck, but Lens aren’t flinching. For weeks the Sang et Or have been gliding: nine wins on the spin in all competitions, title pace, confidence spilling over. At home it’s crazier: seven straight Ligue 1 wins, never conceding more than one goal, three clean sheets in a row at the Bollaert. Their defence is the league’s best (13 conceded), and the side can do everything: win after scoring first, turn a game after going behind, ride out bad patches. Against the bottom teams Lens have done the job: two wins from three. The only blot? The loss at Metz in October.
Auxerre: a season that’s been a grinding fight 
Auxerre are in a messy, tense season where every point feels like a battle. After 17 rounds AJA are still in the relegation zone, two points behind Nantes, four behind Paris FC. The form’s awful: one win in the last 13 matches, two outings without success in Ligue 1, and crucially no away wins this season. The attack’s the real problem: just 14 goals, the worst total in the league. Five games without scoring away from the Abbé-Deschamps… not encouraging. Still, Auxerre have already hurt Lens: a 4-0 here last season, a memory that could matter. But that team barely resembles the one we see now.
Likely line-ups
Lens :
Risser ; Ganiou, Baidoo, Sarr ; Abdulhamid, Thomasson, Bulatovic, Udol ; Thauvin, Said ; Sotoca
Auxerre :
Leon ; Sy, Diomande, Senaya, Oppegard ; Matondo, Owusu, Danois ; Osman, Loader, Casimir
What to remember
- Lens are on nine wins in a row.
- Auxerre still haven’t won away.
- The Sang et Or have the league’s best defence.
- Auxerre have scored the fewest goals in Ligue 1.
- Both teams have an even recent record at the Bollaert.
Football Prediction Lens vs Auxerre
Lens to win
Lens are in exceptional form — solid at the back, ruthless up front, confident. Auxerre lack bite, confidence and attacking options. With a Bollaert ready to erupt, it’s hard to see anything but a Lens victory.
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