FC Metz vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Metz vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 .
- FC Metz 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Florent Batta
- Referee Philippe Jeanne
- Referee Julien Blanchais
- Referee Emmanuel Esneu
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 12 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | Racing Club de Lens | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Aug | ES Troyes AC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Aug | AC Ajaccio | H | 3–1 | W |
| 11 Aug | Clermont Foot 63 | A | 3–2 | W |
| 03 Aug | US Orleans Loiret | H | 5–1 | W |
| 30 Jul | Stade Brestois 29 | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | FC Metz | A | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Aug | ES Troyes AC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Aug | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Aug | Red Star FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Jul | US Orleans Loiret | A | 2–0 | W |
| 11 May | FC Lorient | A | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
8%
Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season
FC Metz this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Metz
| Pape Fall | 8 G | |
| Jessy Deminguet | 3 G | 3 A |
| Teji Savanier | 3 G | 2 A |
| Giorgi Abuashvili | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at as FC Metz face off against Racing Club de Lens in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Alexandre Oukidja, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 10' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' El-Hadji Ba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 25' Marvin Gakpa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
- 30' 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.
- 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 37' Fabien Centonze is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
- 41' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Mounir Chouiar is replaced by Seif Touka on 41 minute.
- 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Rivierez.
- 47' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Seif Touka on 47 minutes.
- 48' Habib Diallo does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Metz surge ahead!
- 53' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Thierry Ambrose departs to be replaced by Guillaume Gillet.
- 66' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 67' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emmanuel Riviere is hanging Opa Nguette on the field on 67 minute.
- 69' FC Metz ring the changes. Thomas Delaine has done his job and it is now time for Ivan Balliu to step up.
- 74' Grejohn Kyei has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 78' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Cheick Oumar Doucoure is withdrawn and Grejohn Kyei gets his opportunity.
- 83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Metz and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cheick Doucoure made 459 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' Ibrahima Niane does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Metz surge ahead!
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Metz to claim maximum points.
Lineups
FC Metz Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Habib Diallo ↓ Ibrahima Niane 78'
-
17
Thomas Delaine ↓ Ivan Balliu 69'
- 10
- 28
- 24
- 27
-
11
Opa Nguette ↓ Emmanuel Riviere 67'
- 16
- 5
- 6
- 13
Bench
- 1
- 2
-
25
Ivan Balliu ↑ 69'
-
7
Ibrahima Niane ↑ 78'
-
29
Emmanuel Riviere ↑ 67'
- 31
- 9
Coach
Frederic Antonetti
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 5
- 7
- 18
- 10
-
34
Mounir Chouiar ↓ Saif Touka 41'
- 14
- 9
- 21
- 26
-
33
Cheick Doucoure ↓ Grejohn Kyei 78'
Bench
- 30
- 6
- 3
-
29
Grejohn Kyei ↑ 78'
-
27
Guillaume Gillet ↑ 61'
-
4
Saif Touka ↑ 41'
- 20
Coach
Philippe Montanier
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wesley Said | 3 |
| Georges Mikautadze | 2 |
| Joel Asoro | 1 |
| Opa Nguette | 1 |
| Florian Sotoca | 1 |
| Yannick Cahuzac | 1 |
| Jonathan Clauss | 1 |
| Thomas Delaine | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Metz Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
2018-09-01
FC Metz
2–0
Racing Club de Lens
L
2018-08-18
Racing Club de Lens
2–0
ES Troyes AC
W
2018-08-10
AS Nancy-Lorraine
0–3
Racing Club de Lens
W
2018-08-04
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
Red Star FC
W
2018-07-27
US Orleans Loiret
0–2
Racing Club de Lens
W
2018-05-11
FC Lorient
2–2
Racing Club de Lens
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67
FC Metz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03
Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Metz win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Metz or Draw
79%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
47%
FC Metz or Racing Club de Lens
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — FC Metz
| Handicap | FC Metz covers | Push | Racing Club de Lens covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 16% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 23% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 14% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.