FC Metz vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

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Racing Club de Lens

Fri 12 Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC Stade Saint Symphorien HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 13' Florian Sotoca pen

Georges Mikautadze 34' 1–1

Georges Mikautadze 45+3' 2–1

Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 21' Y

Ismael Traore 44' Y

Y 44' Jonathan Gradit

Y 45' Andy Diouf

Y 46' Deiver Machado

Y 74' Jhoanner Chavez

Y 78' Przemyslaw Frankowski

Overview

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FC Metz vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade Saint Symphorien.

FC Metz 34 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Romain Lissorgue
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Cedric Favre

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

FC Metz 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals Racing Club de Lens

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz 2022-03-13 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2021-10-24 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Metz 2021-03-14 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Metz

Recent Form

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Racing Club de Lens	H	2–1	W
07 Apr	Stade Brestois 29	A	3–4	L
30 Mar	AS Monaco FC	H	2–5	L
17 Mar	Stade de Reims	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Clermont Foot 63	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	FC Nantes	A	2–0	W

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	FC Metz	A	1–2	L
06 Apr	Le Havre AC	H	1–1	D
29 Mar	Lille OSC	A	1–2	L
16 Mar	OGC Nice	H	1–3	L
09 Mar	Stade Brestois 29	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	Olympique Lyonnais	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

FC Metz		Racing Club de Lens
#2	Position	#4
17	Points	0
34	Played	0
3 / 8 / 23	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
32	Scored	0
76	Conceded	0
-44	GD	+0
0.50	PPG	–
9%	Win %	–

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Metz to score. At the same time, Racing Club de Lens does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Jonathan Gradit has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 399 appearances.
13' A goal from the France international Florian Sotoca! He fires home on 13 to make it 0-1!
18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
21' Kevin Van Den Kerkhof was booked on 21.
26' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
34' GOAL! Georges Mikautadze scores on 34. Assisted by Arthur Atta
39' Ismael Traore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
44' That looks like a foul for a card for Ismael Traore.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Andy Diouf is booked for Racing Club de Lens — card on 45.
46' The referee calls foul for Deiver Machado. He receives a card.
48' Georges Mikautadze with the second goal in the match!
53' FC Metz 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.
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
59' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Deiver Machado by Jhoanner Chavez on 59 minute.
60' Angelo Fulgini gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Andy Diouf and will look to change the dynamic.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pape Diallo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
70' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Morgan Guilavogui on, Neil El Aynaoui off on 72 minutes.
74' It’s gonna be a card for Jhoanner Chavez.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Przemyslaw Frankowski is booked for Racing Club de Lens — card on 78.
83' The crowd applauds Ismael Traore as he leaves the pitch. Ababacar Lo steps in for FC Metz.
87' Fali Cande has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin N'Doram on 87 minute.
90' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lamine Camara is hanging Danley Jean Jacques on the field on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. FC Metz and Racing Club de Lens share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

2
Maxime Colin
6
Kevin N'Doram ↓ Fali Cande 87'
3
Matthieu Udol
16
Alexandre Oukidja
8
Ismael Traore ↓ Ababacar Lo 83'
10
Georges Mikautadze
22
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof
27
Danley Jean Jacques ↓ Lamine Camara 90'
25
Arthur Atta
7
Pape Diallo
38
Sadibou Sane

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

24
Jonathan Gradit ↓ Adrien Thomasson 60'
30
Brice Samba
22
Wesley Said ↓ Sepe Elye Wahi 60'
4
Kevin Danso
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski
3
Deiver Machado ↓ Jhoanner Chavez 59'
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca
10
David Pereira da Costa
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Angelo Fulgini 60'
23
Neil El Aynaoui ↓ Morgan Guilavogui 72'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wesley Said	3
Georges Mikautadze	2
Vagner	1
Ignatius Ganago	1
Habib Diallo	1
Ibrahima Niane	1
Przemyslaw Frankowski	1
Habib Diallo	1

Head to Head

FC Metz Form

2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2024-04-07 Stade Brestois 29 4–3 FC Metz L 2024-03-30 FC Metz 2–5 AS Monaco FC L 2024-03-17 Stade de Reims 2–1 FC Metz L 2024-03-10 FC Metz 1–0 Clermont Foot 63 W 2024-03-03 FC Nantes 0–2 FC Metz W

Racing Club de Lens Form

2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-04-06 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Le Havre AC D 2024-03-29 Lille OSC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-03-16 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 OGC Nice L 2024-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Stade Brestois 29 W 2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.77 FC Metz xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.84 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + FC Metz or Draw 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Metz37% Draw34% Racing Club de Lens29%

Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 1.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	77%	23%
± 1.5	48%	52%
± 2.5	22%	78%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

FC Metz or Draw

71%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

63%

FC Metz or Racing Club de Lens

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Metz19% Draw61% Racing Club de Lens20%

Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

22.6%

0 – 1

15.2%

1 – 1

13.9%

1 – 0

13.9%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

2.3%

0 – 3

1.8%

1 – 3

1.6%

3 – 0

1.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Metz

Handicap	FC Metz covers	Push	Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	20%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	21%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

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