FC Nantes vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2024-25

FC Nantes

3 – 1

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Racing Club de Lens

Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 14:00 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire 28,169 HT 45' · FT 45'

Louis Leroux 36' 1–0

Moses Simon pen 60' 2–0

2–1 65' Neil El Aynaoui pen

Meschack Elia 90+5' 3–1

Y 28' Jonathan Gradit

Y 45' Facundo Medina

Kelvin Amian Adou 58' Y

Y 66' Adrien Thomasson

R 70' M'Bala Nzola

Anthony Lopes 82' Y

Y 90' Angelo Fulgini

Overview

Match Preview

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 Jerome Brisard
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Florian Goncalves de Araujo (France)

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

2025-02-23 FC Nantes 3–1 Racing Club de Lens 2024-11-09 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 FC Nantes 2024-02-03 FC Nantes 0–1 Racing Club de Lens 2023-10-28 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 FC Nantes 2023-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 FC Nantes

Recent Form

FC Nantes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Racing Club de Lens	H	3–1	W
15 Feb	AS Monaco FC	A	1–7	L
07 Feb	Stade Brestois 29	H	0–2	L
02 Feb	Stade de Reims	A	2–1	W
26 Jan	Olympique Lyonnais	H	1–1	D
19 Jan	AS Saint-Étienne	A	1–1	D

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	FC Nantes	A	1–3	L
16 Feb	RC Strasbourg Alsace	H	0–2	L
08 Feb	OGC Nice	A	0–2	L
31 Jan	Montpellier HSC	A	2–0	W
26 Jan	Angers SCO	H	1–0	W
18 Jan	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	1–2	L

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' KICK OFF: FC Nantes gets underway.
5' 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.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' The 26-year-old Goduine Koyalipou has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Nantes and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' That is a card for Racing Club de Lens. Jonathan Gradit will be fuming at that decision.
33' Tom Pouilly is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
36' The deadlock is broken! Louis Leroux gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
41' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
45' The referee calls foul for Facundo Medina. He receives a card.
46' Jeremy Agbonifo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Diouf at the 46 minute mark.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Nantes and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Goduine Koyalipou trudges off to be replaced by M'Bala Nzola on 54 minutes.
58' Kelvin Amian Adou is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Moses Simon makes it 2-0.
65' A stunning finish from Neil El Aynaoui — that came from absolutely nowhere!
66' Racing Club de Lens receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
70' The referee has no hesitation. M'Bala Nzola is booked for Racing Club de Lens — card on 70.
72' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Wesley Said departs to be replaced by Florian Sotoca.
77' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
82' That looks like a foul for a card for Anthony Lopes.
85' Another change for FC Nantes made on 85 minute. Mostafa Mohamed leaves to be changed by Sorba Thomas.
86' Angelo Fulgini is replacing Anass Zaroury for the Racing Club de Lens side.
89' The FC Nantes bench stirs into life. Moses Simon is withdrawn and Francis Coquelin gets his opportunity.
90' Poor challenge from Angelo Fulgini. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' The whistle greets Louis Leroux as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Coco.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Nantes players.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

6
Douglas Augusto
98
Kelvin Amian Adou ↓ Meschack Elia 85'
16
Anthony Lopes
4
Nicolas Pallois
21
Jean-Charles Castelletto
27
Moses Simon ↓ Francis Coquelin 89'
31
Mostafa Mohamed ↓ Sorba Thomas 85'
8
Johann Lepenant
24
Saidou Sow
39
Matthis Abline
66
Louis Leroux ↓ Marcus Coco 90'

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

26
Nampalys Mendy
16
Herve Koffi
11
Angelo Fulgini ↑ 86'
7
Florian Sotoca ↑ 72'
8
M'Bala Nzola ↑ 54'
34
Tom Pouilly ↑ 86'
25
Jeremy Agbonifo ↑ 46'
27
Abdulay Bah
4
Nidal Celik

Coach Will Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moses Simon	5
Gael Kakuta	3
David Pereira da Costa	3
Adrien Thomasson	2
Imran Louza	2
Florian Sotoca	2
Randal Kolo Muani	2
Neil El Aynaoui	2

Head to Head

FC Nantes Form

2025-02-23 FC Nantes 3–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-02-15 AS Monaco FC 7–1 FC Nantes L 2025-02-07 FC Nantes 0–2 Stade Brestois 29 L 2025-02-02 Stade de Reims 1–2 FC Nantes W 2025-01-26 FC Nantes 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D 2025-01-19 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 FC Nantes D

Racing Club de Lens Form

2025-02-23 FC Nantes 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-02-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2025-02-08 OGC Nice 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-01-31 Montpellier HSC 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-01-26 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Angers SCO W 2025-01-18 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.44 FC Nantes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Nantes41% Draw27% Racing Club de Lens32%

Actual: FC Nantes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw

68%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

59%

FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Nantes28% Draw46% Racing Club de Lens26%

Actual: FC Nantes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap	FC Nantes covers	Push	Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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