Montpellier HSC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Montpellier HSC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.
- Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Racing Club de Lens 34 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bastien Dechepy
- Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
- Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 34 76 2 Racing Club de Lens 34 70 3 Lille OSC 34 61 4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 60 5 Olympique de Marseille 34 59 6 Stade Rennais FC 1901 34 59 7 AS Monaco FC 34 54 8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 34 53 9 Toulouse FC 34 45 10 FC Lorient 34 45 11 Paris FC 34 44 12 Stade Brestois 29 34 39 13 Angers SCO 34 36 14 Le Havre AC 34 35 15 AJ Auxerre 34 34 16 OGC Nice 34 32 17 FC Nantes 34 24 18 FC Metz 34 17 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Jan Racing Club de Lens H 0–2 L 26 Jan Toulouse FC A 2–1 W 17 Jan AS Monaco FC H 2–1 W 12 Jan Angers SCO H 1–3 L 04 Jan Olympique Lyonnais A 0–1 L 15 Dec OGC Nice H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Jan Montpellier HSC A 2–0 W 26 Jan Angers SCO H 1–0 W 18 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–2 L 12 Jan Le Havre AC A 2–1 W 05 Jan Toulouse FC H 0–1 L 14 Dec AJ Auxerre A 2–2 D Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade de la Mosson that hosts another battle between Montpellier HSC and Racing Club de Lens.
- 1' M'Bala Nzola puts Racing Club de Lens on the lead.
- 6' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 6 minutes.
- 11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Deiver Machado, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de la Mosson with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 18' Theo Sainte-Luce is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
- 23' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 33' It’s high time Jean-Louis Gasset made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 38' 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.
- 43' 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.
- 45' Racing Club de Lens player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' That looks like a foul for a card for Boubacar Kouyate.
- 55' Teji Savanier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Red cards this season.
- 60' The whistle greets Goduine Koyalipou as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Agbonifo.
- 61' GOAL! Jeremy Agbonifo scores on 61. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson
- 64' Another change for Montpellier HSC made on 64 minute. Andy Delort leaves to be changed by Wahbi Khazri.
- 69' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Khalil Fayad is replaced by Rabby Nzingoula on 69 minute.
- 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Modibo Sagnan on 78.
- 79' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Angelo Fulgini is hanging Andy Diouf on the field on 79 minute.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Tanguy Coulibaly. He replaces Enzo Tchato on 81 minute.
- 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montpellier HSC that had 417 games and scored 379 goals.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Joris Chotard. He receives a card.
- 90' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Adrien Thomasson is replaced by Hamzat Ojediran.
- Another three points for Racing Club de Lens.
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Lineups
Montpellier HSC Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
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Andy Delort ↓ Wahbi Khazri 64'
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- 27
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Boubacar Kouyate ↓ Yael Mouanga 64'
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Enzo Tchato ↓ Tanguy Coulibaly 81'
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Khalil Fayad ↓ Rabby Nzingoula 69'
Bench
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Wahbi Khazri ↑ 64'
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70
Tanguy Coulibaly ↑ 81'
- 15
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47
Yael Mouanga ↑ 64'
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- 21
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Othmane Maamma ↑ 64'
- 44
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Rabby Nzingoula ↑ 69'
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Coach Jean-Louis GassetRacing Club de Lens Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
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Jonathan Gradit ↓ Abdulay Bah 90'
- 28
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- 19
- 29
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- 14
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M'Bala Nzola ↓ Wesley Said 90'
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18
Andy Diouf ↓ Angelo Fulgini 79'
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Bench
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11
Angelo Fulgini ↑ 79'
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Wesley Said ↑ 90'
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Hamzat Ojediran ↑ 90'
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Jeremy Agbonifo ↑ 60'
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Abdulay Bah ↑ 90'
Coach Will Still -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Gael Kakuta 2 Wesley Said 2 Stephy Mavididi 2 Jonas Omlin 1 Sepe Elye Wahi 1 Remy Labeau Lascary 1 Cheick Doucoure 1 M'Bala Nzola 1 Head to Head
Montpellier HSC Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
2025-01-31 Montpellier HSC 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-01-26 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Angers SCO W 2025-01-18 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-01-12 Le Havre AC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2025-01-05 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 Toulouse FC L 2024-12-14 AJ Auxerre 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.06 Montpellier HSC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.44 Racing Club de Lens xGI would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or Draw 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.5Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Montpellier HSC or Draw 57%Draw or Racing Club de Lens 72%Montpellier HSC or Racing Club de Lens 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 1 10.8%0 – 0 10.3%1 – 2 8.7%0 – 2 Actual1 – 0 7.6%2 – 1 6.4%2 – 2 4.7%2 – 0 4.5%1 – 3 4.2%0 – 3 3.9%2 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — Montpellier HSC
Handicap Montpellier HSC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 90% -1.5 10% — 90% -1 10% 16% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 22% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet 35% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.