Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Nantes to score. At the same time, Racing Club de Lens does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Nantes and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Florian Sotoca needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Buksa, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Beaujoire with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' FC Nantes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Nantes that had 426 games and scored 329 goals.
  • 50' Racing Club de Lens have won 422 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Dennis Appiah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Sebastien Corchia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Pallois on 56 minute.
  • 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 bench stirs into life. David Pereira da Costa is withdrawn and Alexis Claude Maurice gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Ismaelben Boura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
  • 74' FC Nantes make a change. Mostafa Mohamed trudges off to be replaced by Ignatius Ganago on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Samuel Moutoussamy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismaelben Boura is hanging Przemyslaw Frankowski on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' France international Quentin Merlin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 87' Time for substitution for FC Nantes. Moses Simon is replaced by Evann Guessand.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Salis Abdul Samed. He receives a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Nantes 0-0 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
Imran Louza 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Randal Kolo Muani 2
Neil El Aynaoui 2
Arnaud Kalimuendo 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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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
4 / 4
0.46 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes26% Draw43% Racing Club de Lens31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 62%
38%
± 1.5 30%
70%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
69%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
74%
FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens
57%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes12% Draw72% Racing Club de Lens16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
18.9%
1 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
10.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 1
2.4%
0 – 3
1.1%
2 – 2
0.9%
1 – 3
0.7%
3 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 17% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 22% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
63% ✓

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