Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Lorient vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
FC Lorient
1 – 3
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sun 21 May 2023 · 15:05 UTC Stade du Moustoir HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Deiver Machado
Y 43' Facundo Medina
Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni 71' Y
Gedeon Kalulu 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade du Moustoir.

Match Details

  • Referee Romain Lissorgue
  • Referee Alexandre Castro
  • Referee Abdelatif Kherradji
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
7
9
FC Lorient 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens 2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient 2022-02-06 FC Lorient 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2021-08-29 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Lorient 2021-04-11 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Lorient

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Racing Club de Lens H 1–3 L
14 May Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
07 May Stade Brestois 29 H 2–1 W
30 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 3–1 W
23 Apr Toulouse FC H 0–1 L
16 Apr AS Monaco FC A 1–3 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May FC Lorient A 3–1 W
12 May Stade de Reims H 2–1 W
06 May Olympique de Marseille H 2–1 W
02 May Toulouse FC A 1–0 W
22 Apr AS Monaco FC H 3–0 W
15 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

FC Lorient Racing Club de Lens
#12 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

FC Lorient are 12th (0 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Lorient welcome Racing Club de Lens for this crunch clash at Stade du Moustoir.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 6' Romain Faivre does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Lorient surge ahead!
  • 11' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
  • 16' 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.
  • 20' Against the run of play, Florian Sotoca has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 25' What a moment for Adrien Thomasson! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Deiver Machado on 39.
  • 43' Facundo Medina was booked on 43.
  • 48' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Lorient must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' The FC Lorient bench stirs into life. Bonke Innocent is withdrawn and Jean-Victor Makengo gets his opportunity.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' Angelo Fulgini has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Massadio Haidara. He replaces Deiver Machado on 68 minute.
  • 71' It’s a booking for FC Lorient player. Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gedeon Kalulu.
  • 75' Time for substitution for FC Lorient. Gedeon Kalulu is replaced by Theo Le Bris.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Ahmadou Bamba Dieng. He replaces Laurent Abergel on 84 minute.
  • 86' Alexis Claude Maurice is replacing Lois Openda for the Racing Club de Lens side.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Seko Fofana makes it 1-3.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Florian Sotoca as he leaves the pitch. David Pereira da Costa steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 3
Terem Moffi 3
Seko Fofana 3
Lois Openda 2
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Gael Kakuta 2
Adrian Grbic 1
Corentin Jean 1

Head to Head

2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens 2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient 2022-02-06 FC Lorient 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2021-08-29 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Lorient 2021-04-11 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Lorient

FC Lorient Form

2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-05-14 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Lorient D 2023-05-07 FC Lorient 2–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2023-04-30 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–3 FC Lorient W 2023-04-23 FC Lorient 0–1 Toulouse FC L 2023-04-16 AS Monaco FC 3–1 FC Lorient L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-05-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade de Reims W 2023-05-06 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-05-02 Toulouse FC 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-04-22 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AS Monaco FC W 2023-04-15 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.68 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient23% Draw32% Racing Club de Lens45%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
55%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
77%
FC Lorient or Racing Club de Lens
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient14% Draw56% Racing Club de Lens30%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.2%
0 – 1
17.2%
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
4.1%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 4
1.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 26% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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