{"id":656172,"date":"2026-08-20T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lens-vs-auxerre-prediction-and-odds-ligue-1-22-08-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:15:00","slug":"lens-vs-auxerre-prediction-and-odds-ligue-1-22-08-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lens-vs-auxerre-prediction-and-odds-ligue-1-22-08-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lens vs Auxerre: Prediction and Odds, Ligue 1, 22\/08\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n \"\"\n Ligue 1<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \"Lens\"\n Lens<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n 22 Aug 2026<\/span>\n 11:15<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n \"Auxerre\"\n Auxerre<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n Prediction:<\/span>\n
\n Lens to win<\/span>\n 1.61<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div>\n View odds\"betmgm.com\" ><\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n
\n Pick your prediction<\/span>\n
\"\" Lens<\/a>Draw<\/a>\"\" Auxerre<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
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Lens vs Auxerre: Prediction and Odds, Ligue 1, 22\/08\/2026<\/h1>
<\/rect><\/line><\/line><\/line><\/svg> 22 Aug 2026<\/span>\n<\/path><\/circle><\/svg> Stade Bollaert-Delelis<\/span>\n<\/path><\/circle><\/svg> Marcelo Javelly<\/span><\/div>

Stade Bollaert-Delelis hosts the curtain-raiser for both clubs as the 2026\/27 Ligue 1 season kicks off on Saturday, August 22. Lens, last term's runners-up, open at 1.61<\/a> to beat an Auxerre side winless in eight consecutive away fixtures. Early-season cohesion and summer recruitment make this a fascinating opening-weekend clash.<\/p>

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<\/polygon><\/svg> Our prediction<\/div>\n
1: Lens to win<\/div>\n
\n 1.61<\/a><\/span>\n on betmgm.com\"betmgm.com\"<\/span>\n · Confidence High<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
Lens at home, backed by a dominant record of eight consecutive victories at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, represent the strongest play on this opening weekend.<\/div>\n
<\/circle><\/polyline><\/svg> Odds recorded on 10 Sep 2026 at 16:39 · Odds are subject to change<\/div>\n<\/div>

Projected final score: 2-0<\/h3>

Lens are the clear favourites here, priced at 1.61<\/a>, and the underlying numbers back that confidence. Their 20-7<\/strong> all-time H2H advantage at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, combined with six consecutive home wins last season, makes this fortress a genuine problem for an Auxerre side that failed to win any of their eight away fixtures in 2025-26.<\/p>

A clean sheet looks achievable for Lens given Auxerre arrive without Onaiwu, Mensah, and Bair through suspension, gutting their attacking options on the road. With Auxerre conceding in every away game last season and carrying an xG of just 0.9, 2.20<\/a> reflects a controlled, professional home win rather than an open affair.<\/p>

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