FC Nantes vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2022-23

FC Nantes

0 – 0

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Racing Club de Lens

Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 15:05 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire HT 45' · FT 45'

Samuel Moutoussamy 79' Y

Y 90' Salis Abdul Samed

Overview

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

FC Nantes 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mikael Lesage
Referee Willy Delajod
Referee Philippe Jeanne
Referee Alexandre Castro
Referee Erwan Finjean
Referee Stephane Bre

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

FC Nantes 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Racing Club de Lens

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-18 FC Nantes 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2022-04-30 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Nantes 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Racing Club de Lens	H	0–0	D
15 Sep	Qarabag Agdam FK	A	0–3	L
11 Sep	FC Lorient	A	2–3	L
08 Sep	PAE Olympiakos SFP	H	2–1	W
03 Sep	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	0–3	L
31 Aug	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	1–1	D

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	FC Nantes	A	0–0	D
09 Sep	ES Troyes AC	H	1–0	W
04 Sep	Stade de Reims	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	FC Lorient	H	5–2	W
27 Aug	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	2–1	W
20 Aug	AS Monaco FC	A	4–1	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' FC Nantes have kicked off against Racing Club de Lens. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Seko Fofana is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Nantes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' A quiet spell here at Stade de la Beaujoire. FC Nantes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Ludovic Blas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' FC Nantes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' 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.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Sebastien Corchia gets the nod from FC Nantes. He replaces Nicolas Pallois and will look to change the dynamic.
61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
65' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — David Pereira da Costa exits the field as Alexis Claude Maurice enters on 65.
70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
74' Mostafa Mohamed makes way for Ignatius Ganago at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Nantes.
79' The referee calls foul for Samuel Moutoussamy. He receives a Yellow card.
81' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Przemyslaw Frankowski is withdrawn and Ismaelben Boura gets his opportunity.
86' Mostafa Mohamed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
87' A tactical swap from FC Nantes — Evann Guessand on, Moses Simon off on 87 minutes.
90' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

10
Ludovic Blas
4
Nicolas Pallois ↓ Sebastien Corchia 56'
8
Samuel Moutoussamy
3
Andrei Girotto
21
Jean-Charles Castelletto
27
Moses Simon ↓ Evann Guessand 87'
1
Alban Lafont
12
Dennis Appiah
31
Mostafa Mohamed ↓ Ignatius Ganago 74'
5
Pedro Chirivella
29
Quentin Merlin

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

11
Lois Openda ↓ Adam Buksa 65'
30
Brice Samba
19
Jimmy Cabot
21
Massadio Haidara
4
Kevin Danso
8
Seko Fofana
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Gael Kakuta 81'
26
Salis Abdul Samed
20
David Pereira da Costa ↓ Alexis Claude Maurice 65'
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Ismaelben Boura 81'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FC Nantes Form

2022-09-18 FC Nantes 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-09-15 Qarabag Agdam FK 3–0 FC Nantes L 2022-09-11 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Nantes L 2022-09-08 FC Nantes 2–1 PAE Olympiakos SFP W 2022-09-03 FC Nantes 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2022-08-31 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 FC Nantes D

Racing Club de Lens Form

2022-09-18 FC Nantes 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-09-09 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 ES Troyes AC W 2022-09-04 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient W 2022-08-27 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2022-08-20 AS Monaco FC 1–4 Racing Club de Lens W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.11 FC Nantes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Nantes35% Draw31% Racing Club de Lens34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw

66%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

65%

FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Nantes24% Draw52% Racing Club de Lens24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.8%

1 – 0

10.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

2.8%

3 – 1

2.7%

0 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap	FC Nantes covers	Push	Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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.