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

Head-to-Head

1
1
Le Mans FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 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 (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Le Mans FC is hosting Racing Club de Lens for another epic battle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Le Mans FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Racing Club de Lens's shape.
  • 15' Florian Sotoca has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Le Mans FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' Against the run of play, Bevic Moussiti has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 38' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Yann Boe-Kane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Pierre Lemonnier has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Le Mans FC and Racing Club de Lens are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Racing Club de Lens winning 0% of all matches.
  • 58' 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.
  • 62' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Yannick Gomis by Simon Banza on 62 minute.
  • 65' Another change for Le Mans FC made on 65 minute. Enzo Ebosse leaves to be changed by Tom Duponchelle.
  • 66' A goal from the France international Florian Sotoca! He fires home on 66 to make it 1-1!
  • 67' Mounir Chouiar is replacing Gaetan Robail for the Racing Club de Lens side.
  • 71' The referee shows Le Mans FC player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Le Mans FC team. Stephen Vincent is replaced by Harisson Manzala on 74 minute.
  • 75' Another substitution for Le Mans FC to replace Stephane Diarra by Franck Julienne on 75 minute.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Richard Dezire might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Guillaume Gillet has done his job and it is now time for Yannick Cahuzac to step up.
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Mounir Chouiar makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 89' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • The final score is 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.