FC Lorient vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Lorient vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade du Moustoir.
- FC Lorient 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bastien Dechepy
- Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
- Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov | Racing Club de Lens | H | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Oct | Stade de Reims | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Oct | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Oct | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 3–3 | D |
| 01 Oct | Montpellier HSC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Sep | FC Nantes | A | 3–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov | FC Lorient | A | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Oct | FC Nantes | H | 4–0 | W |
| 24 Oct | PSV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Oct | Le Havre AC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Oct | Lille OSC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Oct | Arsenal FC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Lorient | Racing Club de Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #15 |
| 5 | Points | 4 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 3 |
| 5 | Scored | 9 |
| 6 | Conceded | 9 |
| -1 | GD | +0 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 0.80 |
| 20% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
45%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
FC Lorient this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
FC Lorient are 12th (5 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Lorient
| Jean-Victor Makengo | 1 G |
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 3 G | 3 A |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Lorient and Racing Club de Lens has kicked off!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Montassar Talbi made 210 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Lorient and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Nampalys Mendy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' 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.
- 35' FC Lorient are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 40' The referee calls foul for Joel Mvuka. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' Morgan Guilavogui is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
- 48' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Kevin Danso gets a Yellow card.
- 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Deiver Machado, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Moustoir with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 56' A tactical swap from FC Lorient — Jean-Victor Makengo on, Tiemoue Bakayoko off on 56 minutes.
- 61' Souleymane Isaak Toure, a France , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 64' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Andy Diouf has done his job and it is now time for Sepe Elye Wahi to step up.
- 69' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 74' FC Lorient started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
- 75' It is a substitution in FC Lorient team. Julien Ponceau is replaced by Bassirou N'Diaye on 75 minute.
- 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' The referee calls foul for Brice Samba. He receives a Yellow card.
- The points are shared — FC Lorient 0-0 Racing Club de Lens. Honours even.
Lineups
FC Lorient Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 10
- 19
- 21
- 38
- 14
- 12
- 95
- 13
- 3
-
29
Sirine Doucoure ↓ Eli Kroupi 56'
-
93
Joel Mvuka ↓ Theo Le Bris 56'
Bench
-
17
Jean-Victor Makengo ↑ 56'
- 24
- 15
- 25
- 1
- 8
-
37
Theo Le Bris ↑ 56'
-
22
Eli Kroupi ↑ 56'
-
33
Bassirou N'Diaye ↑ 75'
Coach
Regis Le Bris
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 26
- 24
- 30
- 11
- 21
- 4
- 29
- 14
- 7
- 27
-
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Sepe Elye Wahi 64'
Bench
- 2
-
28
Adrien Thomasson ↑ 64'
- 16
-
3
Deiver Machado ↑ 75'
-
6
Salis Abdul Samed ↑ 64'
-
9
Sepe Elye Wahi ↑ 64'
- 23
- 25
-
32
Ayanda Sishuba ↑ 75'
Coach
Franck Haise
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Florian Sotoca | 3 |
| Terem Moffi | 3 |
| Seko Fofana | 3 |
| Gael Kakuta | 2 |
| Lois Openda | 2 |
| Pierre-Yves Hamel | 2 |
| Ignatius Ganago | 1 |
| Thomas Monconduit | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Lorient Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11
FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3
Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for:
FC Lorient or Racing Club de Lens 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
FC Lorient or Draw
63%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
67%
FC Lorient or Racing Club de Lens
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.6%
Asian Handicap — FC Lorient
| Handicap | FC Lorient covers | Push | Racing Club de Lens covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 18% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 21% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
28%
✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

