Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Nantes vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
FC Nantes
3 – 2
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Fri 10 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrei Girotto 31' Y
Y 46' Massadio Haidara
Ludovic Blas 60' Y
Y 60' Jonathan Gradit
Y 61' Facundo Medina
Pedro Chirivella 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru
  • Referee Pierre Legat
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
  • Referee
  • 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

2
4
6
FC Nantes 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-10 FC Nantes 3–2 Racing Club de Lens 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
10 Dec Racing Club de Lens H 3–2 W
05 Dec FC Lorient A 1–0 W
01 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 0–1 L
27 Nov Lille OSC A 1–1 D
20 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L
07 Nov RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–2 D
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec FC Nantes A 2–3 L
04 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Clermont Foot 63 A 2–2 D
26 Nov Angers SCO H 2–2 D
21 Nov Stade Brestois 29 A 0–4 L
05 Nov ES Troyes AC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

FC Nantes Racing Club de Lens
#1 Position #4
24 Points 0
34 Played 0
5 / 9 / 20 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
29 Scored 0
52 Conceded 0
-23 GD +0
0.71 PPG –
15% Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Nantes are 1st (24 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Nantes gets underway.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Facundo Medina, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Beaujoire with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 7' GOAL! David Pereira da Costa scores on 7.
  • 12' A quiet spell here at Stade de la Beaujoire. FC Nantes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Arnaud Kalimuendo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' Massadio Haidara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' The referee calls foul for Andrei Girotto. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 36' FC Nantes 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.
  • 41' Pedro Chirivella has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Jean-Louis Leca departs to be replaced by Wuilker Farinez.
  • 46' Massadio Haidara has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 46.
  • 49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ludovic Blas makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 54' Fabio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' A goal from the France international Randal Kolo Muani! He fires home on 57 to make it 2-2!
  • 60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ludovic Blas.
  • 61' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' FC Nantes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
  • 70' FC Nantes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuel Moutoussamy is hanging Wylan Cyprien on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' The whistle greets Arnaud Kalimuendo as he departs to be replaced by Ignatius Ganago.
  • 76' Pedro Chirivella picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' FC Nantes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Charles Boli comes on to replace Massadio Haidara.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Moses Simon gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Racing Club de Lens.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

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
Adrien Thomasson 2
Imran Louza 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Randal Kolo Muani 2
Neil El Aynaoui 2

Head to Head

2021-12-10 FC Nantes 3–2 Racing Club de Lens 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

2021-12-10 FC Nantes 3–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2021-12-05 FC Lorient 0–1 FC Nantes W 2021-12-01 FC Nantes 0–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2021-11-27 Lille OSC 1–1 FC Nantes D 2021-11-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 FC Nantes L 2021-11-07 FC Nantes 2–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace D

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-12-10 FC Nantes 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-12-04 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2021-12-01 Clermont Foot 63 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-11-26 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Angers SCO D 2021-11-21 Stade Brestois 29 4–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-11-05 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 ES Troyes AC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.09 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes45% Draw31% Racing Club de Lens24%
Actual: FC Nantes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
77%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
55%
FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes27% Draw56% Racing Club de Lens17%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
18%
1 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
10.6%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 24% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
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.