Lille OSC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Lille OSC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
- Lille OSC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Cyril Mugnier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Johan Hamel
- Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
18 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Racing Club de Lens | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Mans FC | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | ES Troyes AC | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | Racing Club de Lens | H | 4–0 | W |
| 04 Oct | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 3–0 | W |
| 25 Sep | FC Nantes | H | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Sep | Olympique de Marseille | A | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Sep | FC Metz | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Aug | Stade de Reims | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct | Lille OSC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 03 Oct | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Sep | Nimes Olympique | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Sep | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Sep | FC Lorient | A | 3–2 | W |
| 10 Sep | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Lille OSC | Racing Club de Lens | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #11 |
| 21 | Points | 13 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 6 / 3 / 1 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 5 |
| 14 | Scored | 17 |
| 7 | Conceded | 15 |
| +7 | GD | +2 |
| 2.10 | PPG | 1.30 |
| 60% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
31%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
46%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season
Lille OSC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
Lille OSC are 2nd (21 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Lille OSC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Lille OSC
| Olivier Giroud | 3 G | 2 A |
| Dilane Bakwa | 2 G | 1 A |
| Ayase Ueda | 2 G | |
| Tiago Santos | 2 G | |
| Ethan Mbappe | 2 G |
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 5 G | 8 A |
| Matthieu Udol | 2 G | |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Lille OSC have kicked off against Racing Club de Lens. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Clauss is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Lille OSC.
- 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 11' Burak Yilmaz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
- 16' Jonathan David is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
- 18' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
- 23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Lille OSC and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 28' Lille OSC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 30' Poor challenge from Jonathan Gradit. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 40' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 46' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Arnaud Kalimuendo on, Corentin Jean off on 46 minutes.
- 47' A stunning finish from Jonathan Bamba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yannick Cahuzac suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' Jonathan Gradit has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 57.
- 60' Tony Mauricio gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Yannick Cahuzac and will look to change the dynamic.
- 65' Another substitution for Lille OSC to replace Benjamin Andre by Xeka on 65 minute.
- 69' Jonathan Ikone is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 71' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Simon Banza is hanging Gael Kakuta on the field on 71 minute.
- 75' The referee has no hesitation. Clement Michelin is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Red card on 75.
- 76' Boubakary Soumare is replacing Renato Sanches for the Lille OSC side.
- 79' Yusuf Yazici adds to his 0 season tally! Lille OSC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
- 81' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Florian Sotoca has done his job and it is now time for Ismael Boura to step up.
- 82' A change in the Lille OSC ranks — Jose Fonte exits the field as Adama Soumaoro enters on 82.
- 87' Jose Fonte needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 48 Yellow cards this season.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Lille OSC Lineups
Starting XI
-
21
Benjamin Andre ↓ Xeka 65'
-
6
Jose Fonte C ↓ Adama Soumaoro 82'
- 16
-
11
Luiz Araujo ↓ Yusuf Yazici 76'
- 7
- 2
- 18
-
17
Burak Yilmaz ↓ Jonathan Ikone 65'
- 9
- 29
- 5
Bench
- 22
- 26
-
10
Jonathan Ikone ↑ 65'
-
25
Adama Soumaoro ↑ 82'
-
24
Boubakary Soumare ↑ 76'
-
8
Xeka ↑ 65'
-
12
Yusuf Yazici ↑ 76'
- 28
- 30
Coach
Christophe Galtier
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 25
- 24
- 16
- 21
- 26
- 28
- 11
-
10
Gael Kakuta ↓ Simon Banza 71'
- 7
- 4
Bench
-
13
Clement Michelin ↑ 71'
-
22
Tony Mauricio ↑ 60'
- 31
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 71'
- 5
- 19
- 30
-
29
Arnaud Kalimuendo ↑ 46'
-
33
Ismaelben Boura ↑ 81'
Coach
Franck Haise
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jonathan David | 4 |
| Burak Yilmaz | 3 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 2 |
| Matias Fernandez-Pardo | 2 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | 2 |
| Edon Zhegrova | 2 |
| Felix Correia | 1 |
| Wesley Said | 1 |
Head to Head
Lille OSC Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
2020-10-18
Lille OSC
4–0
Racing Club de Lens
L
2020-10-03
Racing Club de Lens
2–0
AS Saint-Étienne
W
2020-09-27
Nimes Olympique
1–1
Racing Club de Lens
D
2020-09-19
Racing Club de Lens
2–1
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
W
2020-09-13
FC Lorient
2–3
Racing Club de Lens
W
2020-09-10
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
Paris Saint-Germain FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.45
Lille OSC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55
Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for:
Lille OSC to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Lille OSC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Lille OSC or Draw
90%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
28%
Lille OSC or Racing Club de Lens
82%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Lille OSC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.8%
1 – 0
12.1%
3 – 0
11.7%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 1
7.3%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
4.1%
5 – 0
3.5%
0 – 1
2.2%
2 – 2
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Lille OSC
| Handicap | Lille OSC covers | Push | Racing Club de Lens covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -2 | 33% | 23% | 44% |
| -1.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| -1 | 56% | 22% | 22% |
| -0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +0.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +1 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
58%
✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

