AS Monaco FC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2026-27

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Racing Club de Lens

Fri 18 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Stade Louis II HT 45' · FT 45'

Paris Brunner 32' 1–0

1–1 57' Matthieu Udol

Jonathan Gradit og 84' 2–1

Y 53' Florian Thauvin

Lamine Camara 71' Y

Overview

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AS Monaco FC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade Louis II.

AS Monaco FC 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Racing Club de Lens 9 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Clement Turpin
Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages

15 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	9	20
2	Lille OSC	9	18
3	Olympique Lyonnais	9	17
4	Paris FC	9	17
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	9	16
6	Olympique de Marseille	9	15
7	AS Monaco FC	9	15
8	OGC Nice	9	14
9	Racing Club de Lens	9	13
10	Stade Brestois 29	9	12
11	FC Lorient	9	12
12	Toulouse FC	9	10
13	RC Strasbourg Alsace	9	10
14	AJ Auxerre	9	10
15	Angers SCO	9	8
16	ES Troyes AC	9	8
17	Le Mans FC	9	7
18	Le Havre AC	9	2

Head-to-Head

AS Monaco FC 13 games · Avg 3.4 goals Racing Club de Lens

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-18 AS Monaco FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2026-02-21 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 AS Monaco FC 2025-11-08 AS Monaco FC 1–4 Racing Club de Lens 2025-05-17 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 AS Monaco FC 2024-09-01 AS Monaco FC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

AS Monaco FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Racing Club de Lens	H	2–1	W
12 Sep	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	1–1	D
04 Sep	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	2–1	W
30 Aug	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–0	W
23 Aug	Le Havre AC	A	1–0	W
17 May	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	4–5	L

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	AS Monaco FC	A	1–2	L
13 Sep	Le Mans FC	A	2–2	D
10 Sep	SK Slavia Praha	A	3–2	W
05 Sep	FC Lorient	H	0–1	L
29 Aug	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	1–2	L
22 Aug	AJ Auxerre	H	5–2	W

Season Stats

AS Monaco FC		Racing Club de Lens
#7	Position	#9
15	Points	13
9	Played	9
4 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 4
12	Scored	16
10	Conceded	13
+2	GD	+3
1.67	PPG	1.44
44%	Win %	44%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
AS Monaco FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

AS Monaco FC are 7th (15 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 9th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Monaco FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/3

61-75

4/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Racing Club de Lens

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

5/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Monaco FC

Paris Brunner	4 G
Edan Diop	2 G	1 A
Eric Dier	1 G	1 A
Flavio Nazinho	1 G	1 A
Stanis Idumbo-Muzambo	1 G

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	4 G	8 A
Matthieu Udol	2 G
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Louis II. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AS Monaco FC and Racing Club de Lens.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Denis Zakaria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyllian Antonio made 455 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Monaco FC and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Odsonne Edouard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Monaco FC so far.
28' Edan Diop has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
32' Paris Brunner has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
33' A stunning finish from Paris Brunner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' The 26-year-old Jean-Clair Todibo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
43' Ruben Aguilar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
46' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Gradit. He replaces Jean-Clair Todibo on 46 minute.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Monaco FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
53' It’s gonna be a card for Florian Thauvin.
57' Matthieu Udol is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
58' The whistle greets Mezian Soares as he departs to be replaced by Thorgan Hazard.
62' A tactical swap from AS Monaco FC — Mathys Detourbet on, Edan Diop off on 62 minutes.
67' With 1 assists to his name this season, Matthis Abline is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
69' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Junior Kadile has done his job and it is now time for Michal Skoras to step up.
71' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lamine Camara on 71 minutes.
72' Amadou Haidara makes way for Andrija Bulatovic at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
76' Folarin Balogun is replacing Matthis Abline for the AS Monaco FC side.
81' Thorgan Hazard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
84' Paris Brunner doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
89' Lamine Camara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
90' AS Monaco FC make a change. Paris Brunner trudges off to be replaced by Mohammed Salisu on 90 minutes.
AS Monaco FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AS Monaco FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Filipe Luis

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

20
Jean-Clair Todibo ↓ Jonathan Gradit 46'
2
Ruben Aguilar
14
Matthieu Udol
10
Florian Thauvin
27
Mickael Cuisance
21
Amadou Haidara ↓ Andrija Bulatovic 72'
19
Abdallah Sima ↓ Odsonne Edouard 58'
28
Junior Kadile ↓ Michal Skoras 69'
40
Robin Risser
32
Kyllian Antonio
38
Mezian Soares ↓ Thorgan Hazard 58'

Bench

Coach Dino Toppmöller

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lois Openda	4
Ignatius Ganago	3
Adrien Thomasson	2
Simon Banza	2
Benoit Mukinayi	2
Wesley Said	2
Neil El Aynaoui	2
Anass Zaroury	1

Head to Head

AS Monaco FC Form

2026-09-18 AS Monaco FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2026-09-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 AS Monaco FC D 2026-09-04 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 AS Monaco FC W 2026-08-30 AS Monaco FC 2–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2026-08-23 Le Havre AC 0–1 AS Monaco FC W 2026-05-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5–4 AS Monaco FC L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2026-09-18 AS Monaco FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2026-09-13 Le Mans FC 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-09-10 SK Slavia Praha 2–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2026-09-05 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient L 2026-08-29 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2026-08-22 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 AJ Auxerre W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.65 AS Monaco FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AS Monaco FC46% Draw25% Racing Club de Lens29%

Actual: AS Monaco FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

AS Monaco FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

54%

AS Monaco FC or Racing Club de Lens

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AS Monaco FC31% Draw43% Racing Club de Lens26%

Actual: AS Monaco FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — AS Monaco FC

Handicap	AS Monaco FC covers	Push	Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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