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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 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

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Lorient is hosting Racing Club de Lens for another epic battle.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Pierre-Yves Hamel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 13' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Cyrille Bayala comes on to replace Aleksandar Radovanovic.
  • 18' Alexis Claude Maurice has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 434 appearances.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cyrille Bayala.
  • 30' A moment of madness from Modibo Sagnan on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
  • 34' Souleymane Diarra is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 36' A stunning finish from Alexis Claude Maurice — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 41' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Massadio Haidara on 45.
  • 46' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arial Mendy is hanging Fabien Centonze on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Cheick Doucoure is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Lorient so far.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Lorient in their trying to find a way past Racing Club de Lens's compact .
  • 69' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 71' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaetan Courtet is hanging Pierre-Yves Hamel on the field on 71 minute.
  • 73' Mounir Chouiar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thierry Ambrose at the 73 minute mark.
  • 75' What a strike from Cheick Oumar Doucoure! The score is 0-3.
  • 75' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud ring the changes. Jimmy Cabot has done his job and it is now time for Julien Ponceau to step up.
  • 80' FC Lorient are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Racing Club de Lens's shape.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Fabien Lemoine argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud. Alexis Claude Maurice will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Illan Meslier.
  • 89' GOAL! Arthur Gomis scores on 89.
  • The points are shared — FC Lorient 2-2 Racing Club de Lens. Honours even.

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
Adrien Thomasson 1
Jonathan Clauss 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.