AS Nancy-Lorraine vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AS Nancy-Lorraine vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 .
- AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bartolomeu Varela
- Referee Mohamed Benkemouche
- Referee Stephane Panont
- Referee Aurelien Faivre
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 12 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | Racing Club de Lens | H | 0–3 | L |
| 03 Aug | Paris FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Jul | AS Beziers | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 May | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 0–0 | D |
| 12 May | GFC Ajaccio | A | 1–4 | L |
| 06 May | Nimes Olympique | H | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Aug | Red Star FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Jul | US Orleans Loiret | A | 2–0 | W |
| 11 May | FC Lorient | A | 2–2 | D |
| 04 May | 1. FC Magdeburg | H | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Apr | SSV Ulm 1846 | A | 1–3 | L |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
AS Nancy-Lorraine this season
AS Nancy-Lorraine this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/1
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AS Nancy-Lorraine
| Ilyes Housni | 3 G | 5 A |
| Zakaria Fdaouch | 3 G | 1 A |
| Nehemiah Fernandez | 3 G | |
| Pape Ba | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. AS Nancy-Lorraine kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 7' Arthur Gomis adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Nancy-Lorraine that had 335 games and scored 192 goals.
- 14' A goal from the Algeria international Mehdi Tahrat! He fires home on 14 to make it 0-2!
- 18' Jeremy Clement is replacing Laurent Abergel for the AS Nancy-Lorraine side.
- 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 28' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Nancy-Lorraine and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 38' Jean-Louis Leca is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Nancy-Lorraine tonight.
- 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
- 45' Massadio Haidara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
- 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 54' The Algeria Walid Mesloub breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 0-3!
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Junior Dale. He replaces Vincent Marchetti on 58 minute.
- 62' The crowd applauds El-Hadji Ba as he leaves the pitch. Guillaume Gillet steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
- 67' AS Nancy-Lorraine is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 70' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Arthur Gomis exits the field as Thierry Ambrose enters on 70.
- 75' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Nancy-Lorraine is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 76' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Jean-Ricner Bellegarde on, Walid Mesloub off on 76 minutes.
- 81' 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.
- 86' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Danilson da Cruz on 87 minutes.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Racing Club de Lens players.
Lineups
AS Nancy-Lorraine Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
-
15
Pape Sane ↓ Anthony Koura 58'
- 16
- 26
- 4
-
8
Vincent Marchetti ↓ Junior Dale 58'
- 19
- 10
- 28
- 22
- 25
Bench
- 1
- 2
-
11
Jeremy Clement ↑ 18'
-
23
Anthony Koura ↑ 58'
-
9
Junior Dale ↑ 58'
- 14
- 21
Coach
Didier Tholot
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 16
- 5
-
7
El-Hadji Ba ↓ Guillaume Gillet 62'
- 18
- 8
- 10
-
14
Yannick Gomis ↓ Thierry Ambrose 70'
- 21
- 26
- 33
Bench
- 30
-
6
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde ↑ 76'
- 3
-
9
Thierry Ambrose ↑ 70'
-
27
Guillaume Gillet ↑ 62'
- 19
- 34
Coach
Philippe Montanier
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Achraf Bencharki | 2 |
| Yannick Gomis | 1 |
| Amine Bassi | 1 |
| Mehdi Tahrat | 1 |
| Walid Mesloub | 1 |
| Yannick Gomis | 1 |
| Mehdi Tahrat | 1 |
| Walid Mesloub | 1 |
Head to Head
AS Nancy-Lorraine Form
2018-08-10
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0–3
Racing Club de Lens
L
2018-08-03
Paris FC
2–0
AS Nancy-Lorraine
L
2018-07-27
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0–2
AS Beziers
L
2018-05-19
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0–0
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
D
2018-05-12
GFC Ajaccio
4–1
AS Nancy-Lorraine
L
2018-05-06
AS Nancy-Lorraine
1–2
Nimes Olympique
L
Racing Club de Lens Form
2018-08-10
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0–3
Racing Club de Lens
W
2018-08-04
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
Red Star FC
W
2018-07-27
US Orleans Loiret
0–2
Racing Club de Lens
W
2018-05-11
FC Lorient
2–2
Racing Club de Lens
D
2018-05-04
Racing Club de Lens
0–1
1. FC Magdeburg
L
2018-04-27
SSV Ulm 1846
3–1
Racing Club de Lens
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.83
AS Nancy-Lorraine xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78
Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
AS Nancy-Lorraine or Draw
46%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
80%
AS Nancy-Lorraine or Racing Club de Lens
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.3%
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
11.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 4
3%
1 – 4
2.6%
Asian Handicap — AS Nancy-Lorraine
| Handicap | AS Nancy-Lorraine covers | Push | Racing Club de Lens covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +1 | 41% | 24% | 34% |
| +1.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +2 | 66% | 18% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
AS Nancy-Lorraine keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

