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Le Havre AC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Sat 27 Oct 2018 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Amos Youga 54' R
Y 70' Mehdi Tahrat
Y 90' El-Hadji Ba

Overview

Match Preview

Le Havre AC vs Racing Club de LensLigue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Stephan Pignatelli
  • Referee Mathieu Grosbost
  • Referee Guillaume Paradis

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Racing Club de Lens H 2–1 W
19 Oct AC Ajaccio A 2–3 L
05 Oct AS Beziers H 2–3 L
29 Sep FC Metz A 1–0 W
21 Sep ES Troyes AC H 1–1 D
14 Sep AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Le Havre AC A 1–2 L
22 Oct GFC Ajaccio H 5–0 W
06 Oct AJ Auxerre A 2–1 W
02 Oct AS Beziers A 0–0 D
28 Sep Paris FC H 0–0 D
24 Sep Chamois Niortais FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Le Havre AC and Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Le Havre AC in their trying to find a way past Racing Club de Lens's compact .
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zinedine Ferhat made 428 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Le Havre AC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harold Moukoudi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Achraf Bencharki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Le Havre AC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harold Moukoudi on 45.
  • 46' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Achraf Bencharki has done his job and it is now time for Grejohn Kyei to step up.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Harold Moukoudi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 51' France international Denys Bain has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Amos Youga argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oswald Tanchot will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 64' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 64 minute. Cheick Oumar Doucoure leaves to be changed by Mounir Chouiar.
  • 67' Le Havre AC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pape Gueye is hanging Herve Bazile on the field on 67 minute.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Mehdi Tahrat gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' Jean-Pascal Fontaine doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Souleymane Diarra. He replaces Fabien Centonze on 80 minute.
  • 82' Le Havre AC make a change. Alimani Gory trudges off to be replaced by Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom on 82 minutes.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Le Havre AC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Mehdi Tahrat makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • 90' El-Hadji Ba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Fernand Mayembo gets the nod from Le Havre AC. He replaces Zinedine Ferhat and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 2-1 the final result. Racing Club de Lens will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Le Havre AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Le Havre AC48% Draw26% Racing Club de Lens26%
Actual: Le Havre AC 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

Le Havre AC or Draw
74%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
52%
Le Havre AC or Racing Club de Lens
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Le Havre AC32% Draw46% Racing Club de Lens22%
Actual: Le Havre AC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC

Handicap Le Havre AC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% 56%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
30%
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
21%

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