Tuesday , 13 October 2026

Le Mans FC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2026-27
Le Mans FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 15:15 UTC MMArena HT 45' · FT 45'
Adil Bourabaa 32' 1–0
Lucas Calodat 44' 2–0
2–1 45+2' Abdallah Sima
2–2 51' Franjo Ivanovic
Noa Boisse 15' Y
Y 20' Mickael Cuisance
Jean Vercruysse 28' Y
Y 38' Andrija Bulatovic
Y 53' Florian Thauvin

Overview

Match Preview

Le Mans FC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at MMArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Assistant 1 Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Assistant 2 Husseyin Ocak (France)
3 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 20.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 6 14
2 Lille OSC 6 13
3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 6 13
4 Olympique Lyonnais 6 11
5 Paris FC 6 11
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 6 11
7 Stade Brestois 29 6 8
8 FC Lorient 6 8
9 OGC Nice 6 8
10 Racing Club de Lens 6 7
11 RC Strasbourg Alsace 6 7
12 Angers SCO 6 7
13 Olympique de Marseille 6 6
14 Le Mans FC 6 6
15 Toulouse FC 6 6
16 AJ Auxerre 6 6
17 ES Troyes AC 6 4
18 Le Havre AC 6 2

Head-to-Head

1
1
Le Mans FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-13 Le Mans FC 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2019-07-27 Le Mans FC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Racing Club de Lens H 2–2 D
05 Sep OGC Nice A 1–1 D
30 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 2–3 L
22 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 2–2 D
02 May Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
25 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–1 D
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Le Mans FC A 2–2 D
10 Sep SK Slavia Praha A 3–2 W
05 Sep FC Lorient H 0–1 L
29 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–2 L
22 Aug AJ Auxerre H 5–2 W
17 May Olympique Lyonnais A 4–0 W

Season Stats

Le Mans FC Racing Club de Lens
#14 Position #10
6 Points 7
6 Played 6
1 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 3
10 Scored 11
12 Conceded 10
-2 GD +1
1.00 PPG 1.17
17% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Le Mans FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Le Mans FC are 14th (6 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Le Mans FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/3
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Le Mans FC
Louis Mafouta 4 G
Adil Bourabaa 3 G 2 A
Dame Gueye 1 G
Racing Club de Lens
Florian Thauvin 3 G 5 A
Matthieu Udol 2 G
Franjo Ivanovic 2 G
Saud Abdulhamid 1 G
Pierre Ganiou 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at MMArena. Le Mans FC are looking to make home advantage count against Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Noa Boisse on 15.
  • 20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mickael Cuisance.
  • 25' Le Mans FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' Le Mans FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 32' Goal! Adil Bourabaa scores his 2 goal in 67 matches.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 451 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Andrija Bulatovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Le Mans FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' Goal! Lucas Calodat scores his 1 goal in 433 matches.
  • 46' Amadou Haidara is replacing Mickael Cuisance for the Racing Club de Lens side.
  • 47' What a strike from Abdallah Sima! The score is 2-1.
  • 51' A stunning finish from Franjo Ivanovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' That is a card for Racing Club de Lens. Florian Thauvin will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Jean-Clair Todibo is replacing Jonathan Gradit for the Racing Club de Lens side.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Le Mans FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Lucas Bretelle as he leaves the pitch. Alexandre Lauray steps in for Le Mans FC.
  • 70' Le Mans FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 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.
  • 76' The whistle greets Abdallah Sima as he departs to be replaced by Thorgan Hazard.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Le Mans FC! Raul Torrente comes on to replace Samuel Yohou.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • The points are shared — Le Mans FC 2-2 Racing Club de Lens. Honours even.

Lineups

Le Mans FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Videira

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dino Toppmöller

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mounir Chouiar 1
Florian Sotoca 1
Bevic Moussiti 1
Abdallah Sima 1
Franjo Ivanovic 1
Lucas Calodat 1
Adil Bourabaa 1

Head to Head

2026-09-13 Le Mans FC 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2019-07-27 Le Mans FC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens

Le Mans FC Form

2026-09-13 Le Mans FC 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-09-05 OGC Nice 1–1 Le Mans FC D 2026-08-30 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3–2 Le Mans FC L 2026-08-22 Le Mans FC 2–2 Stade Brestois 29 D 2026-05-02 Le Mans FC 1–1 Stade de Reims D 2026-04-25 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 Le Mans FC D

Racing Club de Lens Form

2026-09-13 Le Mans FC 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-09-10 SK Slavia Praha 2–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2026-09-05 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient L 2026-08-29 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2026-08-22 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 AJ Auxerre W 2026-05-17 Olympique Lyonnais 0–4 Racing Club de Lens W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.95 Le Mans FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Le Mans FC or Racing Club de Lens 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Le Mans FC35% Draw23% Racing Club de Lens42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Le Mans FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
65%
Le Mans FC or Racing Club de Lens
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Le Mans FC28% Draw37% Racing Club de Lens35%
Actual: Le Mans FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
1 – 4
3.1%
2 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Le Mans FC

Handicap Le Mans FC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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