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Le Mans FC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
Le Mans FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sat 27 Jul 2019 · 13:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Hamza Hafidi 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Le Mans FC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Arnaud Baert
  • Referee Yohann Larhant
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
  • Referee Ahmed Taleb

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
Le Mans FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-27 Le Mans FC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
02 Jun GFC Ajaccio A 2–0 W
28 May GFC Ajaccio H 1–2 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Le Mans FC A 2–1 W
02 Jun Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–3 L
30 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–1 D
24 May ES Troyes AC A 2–1 W
21 May Paris FC A 1–1 D
17 May US Orleans Loiret H 5–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Le Mans FC face off against Racing Club de Lens in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 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' The energy levels are beginning to show. Philippe Montanier might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mounir Chouiar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Le Mans FC.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Goal! Bevic Moussiti scores his 15 goal in 428 matches.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Le Mans FC and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 43' Racing Club de Lens come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Enzo Ebosse made 446 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' 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.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Yannick Gomis is replaced by Simon Banza on 62 minute.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Enzo Ebosse as he leaves the pitch. Tom Duponchelle steps in for Le Mans FC.
  • 66' What an equalizer from Florian Sotoca!
  • 67' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Gaetan Robail is replaced by Mounir Chouiar on 67 minute.
  • 71' A moment of madness from Hamza Hafidi on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Le Mans FC will be frustrated.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Le Mans FC — Harisson Manzala on, Stephen Vincent off on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Stephane Diarra makes way for Franck Julienne at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Le Mans FC.
  • 80' Stephane Diarra has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' Yannick Cahuzac has so much to prove this time. He replaces Guillaume Gillet on 82 minute.
  • 84' Sensational shot from Mounir Chouiar. Racing Club de Lens is back in the lead.
  • 89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Le Mans FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Dezire

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Le Mans FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Le Mans FC or Racing Club de Lens 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Le Mans FC31% Draw28% Racing Club de Lens41%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Le Mans FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
69%
Le Mans FC or Racing Club de Lens
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Le Mans FC23% Draw46% Racing Club de Lens31%
Actual: Le Mans FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Le Mans FC

Handicap Le Mans FC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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