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FC Nantes vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 20:00 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Mikael Berchebru

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb Racing Club de Lens H 0–1 L
28 Jan Stade de Reims A 0–0 D
14 Jan Clermont Foot 63 H 1–2 L
20 Dec Olympique Lyonnais A 0–1 L
17 Dec Stade Brestois 29 H 0–2 L
09 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Feb FC Nantes A 1–0 W
28 Jan Toulouse FC A 2–0 W
14 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–2 L
20 Dec OGC Nice A 0–2 L
16 Dec Stade de Reims H 2–0 W
12 Dec Sevilla FC H 2–1 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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Nantes and Racing Club de Lens is underway.
  • 5' Przemyslaw Frankowski has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' FC Nantes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' The FC Nantes bench stirs into life. Kelvin Amian Adou is withdrawn and Nicolas Pallois gets his opportunity.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Nantes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' It’s a booking for FC Nantes player. Tinotenda Kadewere gets a Yellow card.
  • 32' Salis Abdul Samed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' FC Nantes are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Racing Club de Lens's 3-4-1-2 shape.
  • 47' Angelo Fulgini, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' Assisted by Facundo Medina with the perfectly-timed delivery and David Pereira da Costa makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Nantes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' It’s high time Jocelyn Gourvennec made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' FC Nantes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abdoul Bamba is hanging Moussa Sissoko on the field on 59 minute.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Douglas Augusto.
  • 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Nantes and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' The 35-year-old Florian Sotoca has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 76' Austria international Kevin Danso has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 78' The FC Nantes bench stirs into life. Tinotenda Kadewere is withdrawn and Matthis Abline gets his opportunity.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Wesley Said on, Sepe Elye Wahi off on 79 minutes.
  • 81' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' Kevin Danso has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 86' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Andy Diouf exits the field as Salis Abdul Samed enters on 86.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Racing Club de Lens to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.9 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes25% Draw29% Racing Club de Lens46%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
54%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
75%
FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes18% Draw51% Racing Club de Lens31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.7%
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 24% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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