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AJ Auxerre vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
AJ Auxerre
1 – 2
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sat 6 Oct 2018 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Romain Philippoteaux 56' Y
Jordan Adeoti 65' Y
Y 73' Massadio Haidara

Overview

Match Preview

AJ Auxerre vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee Julien Blanchais
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
6
AJ Auxerre 11 games · Avg 2.4 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-04-01 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2015-11-06 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 AJ Auxerre

Recent Form

AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
01 Oct ES Troyes AC A 0–1 L
21 Sep AC Ajaccio H 0–0 D
14 Sep Clermont Foot 63 A 0–2 L
31 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 0–2 L
24 Aug Red Star FC A 0–1 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct AJ Auxerre A 2–1 W
02 Oct AS Beziers A 0–0 D
28 Sep Paris FC H 0–0 D
24 Sep Chamois Niortais FC A 2–1 W
15 Sep FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 2–0 W
01 Sep FC Metz A 0–2 L

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AJ Auxerre to score. At the same time, Racing Club de Lens does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AJ Auxerre side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AJ Auxerre and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Yanis Merdji has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' The deadlock is broken! Thierry Ambrose gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Mehdi Tahrat has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 446 appearances.
  • 46' Another substitution for AJ Auxerre to replace Billy Ketkeophomphone by Remy Dugimont on 46 minute.
  • 50' What an equalizer from Jordan Adeoti!
  • 55' Walid Mesloub is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
  • 56' AJ Auxerre player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' Racing Club de Lens make a change. El-Hadji Ba trudges off to be replaced by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde on 58 minutes.
  • 63' AJ Auxerre are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
  • 65' AJ Auxerre player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Achraf Bencharki is withdrawn and Grejohn Kyei gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' It is a substitution in AJ Auxerre team. Jordan Adeoti is replaced by Lamine Fomba on 79 minute.
  • 81' Grejohn Kyei makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 83' Souleymane Diarra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thierry Ambrose on 83 minute.
  • 88' AJ Auxerre have won 388 goals from 434 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Correa

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gaetan Perrin 2
Ado Onaiwu 2
Alexis Claude Maurice 2
Grejohn Kyei 2
Alexis Claude-Maurice 2
Jordan Adeoti 1
Gabriel Osho 1
Grejohn Kyei 1

Head to Head

2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-04-01 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2015-11-06 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 AJ Auxerre

AJ Auxerre Form

2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2018-10-01 ES Troyes AC 1–0 AJ Auxerre L 2018-09-21 AJ Auxerre 0–0 AC Ajaccio D 2018-09-14 Clermont Foot 63 2–0 AJ Auxerre L 2018-08-31 AJ Auxerre 0–2 Stade Brestois 29 L 2018-08-24 Red Star FC 1–0 AJ Auxerre L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2018-10-02 AS Beziers 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2018-09-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Paris FC D 2018-09-24 Chamois Niortais FC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2018-09-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard W 2018-09-01 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.12 AJ Auxerre xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: AJ Auxerre or Racing Club de Lens 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AJ Auxerre33% Draw31% Racing Club de Lens36%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AJ Auxerre or Draw
64%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
67%
AJ Auxerre or Racing Club de Lens
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AJ Auxerre24% Draw52% Racing Club de Lens24%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AJ Auxerre

Handicap AJ Auxerre covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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