Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Ajaccio vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
AC Ajaccio
1 – 2
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sat 14 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Stade Francois Coty HT 45' · FT 45'
Mathieu Coutadeur 21' Y
Y 27' Guillaume Gillet
Cedric Avinel 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Ajaccio vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 at Stade Francois Coty.

Match Details

  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Stephan Luzi
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Floris Aubin

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

1
1
3
AC Ajaccio 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-14 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2019-05-10 AC Ajaccio 0–2 Racing Club de Lens 2018-12-22 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
03 Dec Chamois Niortais FC A 1–0 W
29 Nov FC Chambly Oise A 2–0 W
22 Nov Clermont Foot 63 H 1–1 D
09 Nov En Avant Guingamp A 1–1 D
01 Nov Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–0 W
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Dec AC Ajaccio A 2–1 W
03 Dec FC Chambly Oise H 3–0 W
29 Nov Valenciennes FC A 0–2 L
23 Nov FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 4–0 W
11 Nov Rodez Aveyron Football A 2–1 W
02 Nov FC Lorient H 1–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AC Ajaccio and Racing Club de Lens get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 12' Qazim Laci makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and AC Ajaccio are in front.
  • 17' Jeremy Choplin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' The referee calls foul for Mathieu Coutadeur. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Massadio Haidara made 448 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' Guillaume Gillet catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' Florian Sotoca has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 35 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Ajaccio that had 402 games and scored 241 goals.
  • 42' AC Ajaccio have won 241 goals from 402 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 57' Florian Sotoca has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 61' A change in the AC Ajaccio ranks — Matteo Tramoni exits the field as Mounaim El Idrissy enters on 61.
  • 62' Another substitution for AC Ajaccio to replace Johan Cavalli by Hugo Cuypers on 62 minute.
  • 67' Matteo Tramoni has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 69' The whistle greets Tony Mauricio as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Moukandjo.
  • 70' Fresh legs for AC Ajaccio! Abdoulie Jallow comes on to replace Alexis Flips.
  • 71' Florian Sotoca puts Racing Club de Lens on the lead.
  • 76' Tony Mauricio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Ajaccio so far.
  • 81' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Gaetan Robail departs to be replaced by Walid Mesloub.
  • 84' Cedric Avinel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AC Ajaccio.

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 2
Lois Openda 1
Adrien Thomasson 1
Deiver Machado 1
Mathieu Coutadeur 1
Naoto Sawai 1
Mounir Chouiar 1
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 1

Head to Head

2019-12-14 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2019-05-10 AC Ajaccio 0–2 Racing Club de Lens 2018-12-22 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio Form

2019-12-14 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-12-03 Chamois Niortais FC 0–1 AC Ajaccio W 2019-11-29 FC Chambly Oise 0–2 AC Ajaccio W 2019-11-22 AC Ajaccio 1–1 Clermont Foot 63 D 2019-11-09 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 AC Ajaccio D 2019-11-01 AC Ajaccio 1–0 Rodez Aveyron Football W

Racing Club de Lens Form

2019-12-14 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-12-03 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 FC Chambly Oise W 2019-11-29 Valenciennes FC 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-11-23 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2019-11-11 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-11-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 FC Lorient W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 AC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: AC Ajaccio or Racing Club de Lens 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio34% Draw30% Racing Club de Lens36%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw
64%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
66%
AC Ajaccio or Racing Club de Lens
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Ajaccio25% Draw49% Racing Club de Lens26%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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