Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Head-to-Head

6
7
9
FC Lorient 22 games · Avg 2.6 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

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
50% 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' 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 Jimmy Cabot suffering a number of foals already.
  • 8' Pierre-Yves Hamel doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 13' Cyrille Bayala has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleksandar Radovanovic on 13 minute.
  • 18' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' Cheick Doucoure, a Mali , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Cyrille Bayala was booked on 25.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Modibo Sagnan.
  • 34' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 36' Alexis Claude Maurice has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Massadio Haidara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Arial Mendy gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Fabien Centonze and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at . Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Jimmy Cabot is booked for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud — Yellow card on 69.
  • 71' Gaetan Courtet gets the nod from FC Lorient Bretagne Sud. He replaces Pierre-Yves Hamel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 73 minute. Thierry Ambrose leaves to be changed by Mounir Chouiar.
  • 75' Magnificent from Cheick Oumar Doucoure! That is 7 goals in 448 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' Another change for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud made on 75 minute. Jimmy Cabot leaves to be changed by Julien Ponceau.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' It’s a booking for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player. Fabien Lemoine gets a Yellow card.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Illan Meslier.
  • 89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arthur Gomis makes no mistake. 0-4!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Florian Sotoca 3
Terem Moffi 3
Seko Fofana 3
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Gael Kakuta 2
Lois Openda 2
Simon Banza 1
Cheick Doucoure 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.