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FC Lorient vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Lorient
2 – 2
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Fri 30 Nov 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Cyrille Bayala
Y 30' Modibo Sagnan
Y 34' Souleymane Diarra
Y 45' Massadio Haidara
Jimmy Cabot 69' Y
Fabien Lemoine 81' Y
Alexis Claude Maurice 85' Y
Illan Meslier 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Pages
  • Referee Cedric Moreau
  • Referee Kevin Barbin
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

5
7
9
FC Lorient 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-30 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2018-05-11 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient 2017-04-21 FC Lorient 3–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Racing Club de Lens H 2–2 D
23 Nov ES Troyes AC A 0–2 L
09 Nov Paris FC H 2–1 W
03 Nov AS Beziers A 1–0 W
26 Oct FC Metz H 0–0 D
20 Oct Stade Brestois 29 A 2–3 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov FC Lorient A 2–2 D
24 Nov Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–0 D
10 Nov Valenciennes FC A 2–4 L
03 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 0–1 L
27 Oct Le Havre AC A 1–2 L
22 Oct GFC Ajaccio H 5–0 W

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Lorient get us underway at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' Pierre-Yves Hamel puts FC Lorient Bretagne Sud on the lead.
  • 13' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Cyrille Bayala on, Aleksandar Radovanovic off on 13 minutes.
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Modibo Sagnan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Souleymane Diarra. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 36' Alexis Claude Maurice does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Lorient Bretagne Sud surge ahead!
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Lorient and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Massadio Haidara.
  • 46' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Fabien Centonze has done his job and it is now time for Arial Mendy to step up.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Racing Club de Lens seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 69' The referee shows FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 71' Gaetan Courtet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pierre-Yves Hamel on 71 minute.
  • 73' Thierry Ambrose makes way for Mounir Chouiar at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • 75' Cheick Oumar Doucoure makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 75' The FC Lorient Bretagne Sud manager makes a substitution. Jimmy Cabot departs to be replaced by Julien Ponceau.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Montanier will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 81' It’s a booking for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player. Fabien Lemoine gets a Yellow card.
  • 85' Alexis Claude Maurice is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Illan Meslier.
  • 89' Brilliant from the ! Arthur Gomis makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 89.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Lorient 2-2 Racing Club de Lens.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mickael Landreau

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Terem Moffi 3
Seko Fofana 3
Florian Sotoca 3
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Gael Kakuta 2
Lois Openda 2
Cheick Doucoure 1
Arnaud Kalimuendo 1

Head to Head

2018-11-30 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2018-05-11 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient 2017-04-21 FC Lorient 3–1 Racing Club de Lens

FC Lorient Form

2018-11-30 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2018-11-23 ES Troyes AC 2–0 FC Lorient L 2018-11-09 FC Lorient 2–1 Paris FC W 2018-11-03 AS Beziers 0–1 FC Lorient W 2018-10-26 FC Lorient 0–0 FC Metz D 2018-10-20 Stade Brestois 29 3–2 FC Lorient L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2018-11-30 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2018-11-24 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2018-11-10 Valenciennes FC 4–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2018-11-03 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux L 2018-10-27 Le Havre AC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2018-10-22 Racing Club de Lens 5–0 GFC Ajaccio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient47% Draw26% Racing Club de Lens27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
73%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
53%
FC Lorient or Racing Club de Lens
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient33% Draw46% Racing Club de Lens21%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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