Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
FC Nantes
3 – 1
Full Time
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.

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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 ball is rolling at Stade de la Beaujoire. FC Nantes are looking to make home advantage count against Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anass Zaroury is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Nantes.
  • 28' Jonathan Gradit has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 28.
  • 33' FC Nantes currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 36' Louis Leroux adds to his 0 season tally! FC Nantes lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Facundo Medina.
  • 46' Jeremy Agbonifo gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Andy Diouf and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Nantes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 54' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — M'Bala Nzola on, Goduine Koyalipou off on 54 minutes.
  • 58' FC Nantes receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 60' A stunning finish from Moses Simon — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' What a moment for Neil El Aynaoui! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' Racing Club de Lens receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for M'Bala Nzola. He receives a card.
  • 72' Florian Sotoca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wesley Said at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelvin Amian Adou, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Beaujoire with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 82' That is a card for FC Nantes. Anthony Lopes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' FC Nantes ring the changes. Mostafa Mohamed has done his job and it is now time for Sorba Thomas to step up.
  • 86' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Angelo Fulgini is hanging Anass Zaroury on the field on 86 minute.
  • 89' Fresh legs for FC Nantes! Francis Coquelin comes on to replace Moses Simon.
  • 90' Angelo Fulgini picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Marcus Coco. He replaces Louis Leroux on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1 / 4
0.79 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + FC Nantes or Draw 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Nantes35% Draw35% Racing Club de Lens30%
Actual: FC Nantes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
70%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
65%
FC Nantes or Racing Club de Lens
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes19% Draw60% Racing Club de Lens21%
Actual: FC Nantes win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
22.1%
0 – 1
14.9%
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
13.8%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 3
1.8%
1 – 3
1.6%
3 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 20% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 21% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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