Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Nantes vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
FC Nantes
1 – 1
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sun 17 Jan 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau HT 45+2' · FT 45+2'
Y 34' Jonathan Gradit
Y 35' Jonathan Gradit
Randal Kolo Muani 49' Y
Randal Kolo Muani 50' Y
Sebastien Corchia 66' Y
Sebastien Corchia 67' Y
Y 68' Massadio Haidara
Y 69' Massadio Haidara
Y 76' Steven Fortes
Y 77' Steven Fortes
Abdoulaye Toure 86' Y
Abdoulaye Toure 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau.

Match Details

  • Referee Mathieu Grosbost
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Azzedine Souifi

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

2
4
6
FC Nantes 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-17 FC Nantes 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2020-11-25 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 FC Nantes

Recent Form

FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Racing Club de Lens H 1–1 D
09 Jan Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
06 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–0 D
23 Dec Olympique Lyonnais A 0–3 L
20 Dec Angers SCO H 1–1 D
16 Dec Stade de Reims A 2–3 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan FC Nantes A 1–1 D
09 Jan RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–1 L
06 Jan Olympique Lyonnais A 2–3 L
23 Dec Stade Brestois 29 H 2–1 W
19 Dec FC Metz A 0–2 L
16 Dec AS Monaco FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Three points are at stake. FC Nantes host Racing Club de Lens — let the battle begin!
  • 5' FC Nantes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Sebastien Corchia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Nantes so far.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Simon Banza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 35' What a moment for Imran Louza! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 36' GOAL! Imran Louza fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 41' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 49' A moment of madness from Randal Kolo Muani on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Nantes will be frustrated.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Randal Kolo Muani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' Sebastien Corchia was booked on 66.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastien Corchia.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Massadio Haidara will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Massadio Haidara. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Florian Sotoca as he leaves the pitch. Simon Banza steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Fortes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Fortes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' FC Nantes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ludovic Blas is hanging Marcus Coco on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' Jonathan Gradit makes way for Tony Mauricio at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Gael Kakuta has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gael Kakuta makes it 2-2.
  • 86' Abdoulaye Toure is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 87' Abdoulaye Toure catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' A change in the FC Nantes ranks — Randal Kolo Muani exits the field as Abdoul Kader Bamba enters on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moses Simon 5
David Pereira da Costa 3
Gael Kakuta 3
Imran Louza 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Randal Kolo Muani 2
Neil El Aynaoui 2
Arnaud Kalimuendo 2

Head to Head

2021-01-17 FC Nantes 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2020-11-25 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 FC Nantes

FC Nantes Form

2021-01-17 FC Nantes 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-01-09 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes D 2021-01-06 FC Nantes 0–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2020-12-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Nantes L 2020-12-20 FC Nantes 1–1 Angers SCO D 2020-12-16 Stade de Reims 3–2 FC Nantes L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-01-17 FC Nantes 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-01-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2021-01-06 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2020-12-23 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2020-12-19 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2020-12-16 AS Monaco FC 0–3 Racing Club de Lens W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.21 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: FC Nantes or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes40% Draw30% Racing Club de Lens30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
70%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
60%
FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes27% Draw51% Racing Club de Lens22%
Actual: FC Nantes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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