Arsenal FC vs Racing Club de Lens, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs Racing Club de Lens — Champions League at Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal FC 8 games · 24 pts (2025/26)
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Artur Dias (Portugal)
- Assistant 1 Paulo Soares
- Assistant 2 Pedro Ribeiro
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Nov Racing Club de Lens H 6–0 W 25 Nov Brentford FC A 1–0 W 11 Nov Burnley FC H 3–1 W 08 Nov Sevilla FC H 2–0 W 04 Nov Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L 28 Oct Sheffield United FC H 5–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–6 L 25 Nov Clermont Foot 63 A 3–0 W 12 Nov Olympique de Marseille H 1–0 W 08 Nov PSV A 0–1 L 04 Nov FC Lorient A 0–0 D 28 Oct FC Nantes H 4–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history67% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Arsenal FC0-15–/–16-30–/–31-452/–46-60–/161-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Arsenal FC is hosting Racing Club de Lens for another epic battle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 13' What a strike from Kai Havertz! The score is 1-0.
- 18' Declan Rice has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 21' Goal! Gabriel Jesus scores his 105 goal in 431 matches.
- 23' Goal! Bukayo Saka scores his 93 goal in 410 matches.
- 27' GOAL! Martinelli scores on 27. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 41' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
- 46' What a strike from Martin Odegaard! The score is 5-0.
- 46' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Facundo Medina by Deiver Machado on 46 minute.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Abdukodir Khusanov. He replaces Jonathan Gradit on 62 minute.
- 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdukodir Khusanov on 63.
- 64' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
- 66' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Bukayo Saka is replaced by Reiss Nelson on 66 minute.
- 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Deiver Machado suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 75 minute. Declan Rice leaves to be changed by Jorginho.
- 76' The whistle greets Nampalys Mendy as he departs to be replaced by David Pereira da Costa.
- 81' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Sepe Elye Wahi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 82' Eddie Nketiah is replacing Gabriel Jesus for the Arsenal FC side.
- 86' What a strike from Jorginho! The score is 6-0.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Arsenal FC and Racing Club de Lens (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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9
Gabriel Jesus ↓ Eddie Nketiah 82'
- 35
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41
Declan Rice ↓ Jorginho 75'
- 22
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 29
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18
Takehiro Tomiyasu ↓ Ben White 46'
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7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Reiss Nelson 66'
- 11
Bench
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14
Eddie Nketiah ↑ 82'
- 1
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20
Jorginho ↑ 75'
- 17
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24
Reiss Nelson ↑ 66'
- 19
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4
Ben White ↑ 46'
- 31
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15
Jakub Kiwior ↑ 46'
- 25
- 63
- 59
Coach Mikel ArtetaRacing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 26
- 24
- 30
- 11
- 21
- 4
- 29
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14
Facundo Medina ↓ Deiver Machado 46'
- 7
- 6
- 9
Bench
- 2
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28
Adrien Thomasson ↑ 46'
- 22
- 20
- 16
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3
Deiver Machado ↑ 46'
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10
David Pereira da Costa ↑ 76'
- 40
- 18
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23
Neil El Aynaoui ↑ 46'
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25
Abdukodir Khusanov ↑ 62'
Coach Franck Haise -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gabriel Jesus 2 Jorginho 1 Martin Odegaard 1 Kai Havertz 1 Bukayo Saka 1 Martinelli 1 Adrien Thomasson 1 Sepe Elye Wahi 1 Head to Head
Arsenal FC Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.36 Arsenal FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.91 Racing Club de Lens xGI would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.27Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Arsenal FC or Draw 85%Draw or Racing Club de Lens 36%Arsenal FC or Racing Club de Lens 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–0 not predicted6 – 0Actual2 – 0 10.6%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 1 8.9%1 – 0 8.6%3 – 0 8.1%3 – 1 7.3%0 – 0 5.2%4 – 0 4.8%4 – 1 4.4%2 – 2 4.2%1 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC
Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers -2.5 26% — 74% -2 26% 20% 54% -1.5 46% — 54% -1 46% 22% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 8% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.