Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
FC Nantes
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

2
4
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 5 G 8 A
Matthieu Udol 2 G
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stade de la Beaujoire as FC Nantes face off against Racing Club de Lens in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Nantes in their trying to find a way past Racing Club de Lens's compact .
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Samuel Moutoussamy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' FC Nantes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Massadio Haidara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' It’s high time Antoine Kombouare made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Nantes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Antoine Kombouare might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Nicolas Pallois makes way for Sebastien Corchia at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Nantes.
  • 61' FC Nantes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. David Pereira da Costa departs to be replaced by Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kevin Danso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 74' Ignatius Ganago gets the nod from FC Nantes. He replaces Mostafa Mohamed and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Samuel Moutoussamy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Przemyslaw Frankowski is replaced by Ismaelben Boura on 81 minute.
  • 86' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 87' Fresh legs for FC Nantes! Evann Guessand comes on to replace Moses Simon.
  • 90' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. FC Nantes and Racing Club de Lens share the spoils 0-0.

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
Randal Kolo Muani 2
Neil El Aynaoui 2
Arnaud Kalimuendo 2
Adrien Thomasson 2
Imran Louza 2

Head to Head

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

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.