Montpellier HSC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2024-25

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Racing Club de Lens

Fri 31 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Stade de la Mosson 15,330 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' M'Bala Nzola

0–2 61' Jeremy Agbonifo

Theo Sainte-Luce 18' Y

Y 45' Deiver Machado

Y 45' Facundo Medina

Boubacar Kouyate 50' Y

Modibo Sagnan 78' Y

Joris Chotard 90' Y

Y 90' Hamzat Ojediran

Overview

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bastien Dechepy
Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Nantes	34	24
2	FC Metz	34	17
3	Paris Saint-Germain FC	0	0
4	Racing Club de Lens	0	0
5	Lille OSC	0	0
6	Olympique Lyonnais	0	0
7	Olympique de Marseille	0	0
8	Stade Rennais FC 1901	0	0
9	AS Monaco FC	0	0
10	RC Strasbourg Alsace	0	0
11	Toulouse FC	0	0
12	FC Lorient	0	0
13	Paris FC	0	0
14	Stade Brestois 29	0	0
15	ES Troyes AC	0	0
16	Angers SCO	0	0
17	Le Mans FC	0	0
18	Le Havre AC	0	0
19	AJ Auxerre	0	0
20	OGC Nice	0	0

Head-to-Head

Montpellier HSC 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Racing Club de Lens

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-31 Montpellier HSC 0–2 Racing Club de Lens 2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC 2024-05-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Montpellier HSC 2023-12-08 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-02-25 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Montpellier HSC

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

Racing Club de Lens

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' The game is set. Montpellier HSC kicks off things out of here…
1' The deadlock is broken! M'Bala Nzola gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
6' It’s high time Will Still made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
11' Jonathan Gradit has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 399 appearances.
16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Montpellier HSC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Theo Sainte-Luce on 18.
23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
28' Deiver Machado has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
33' 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.
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Montpellier HSC and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
43' The 22-year-old Khalil Fayad has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
45' A moment of madness from Deiver Machado on 45 minutes earns him a card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Boubacar Kouyate.
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
60' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Goduine Koyalipou is replaced by Jeremy Agbonifo.
61' GOAL! Jeremy Agbonifo fires home to make it 0-2!
64' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Andy Delort is replaced by Wahbi Khazri on 64 minute.
69' Montpellier HSC make a change. Khalil Fayad trudges off to be replaced by Rabby Nzingoula on 69 minutes.
74' Goduine Koyalipou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Montpellier HSC so far.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Modibo Sagnan.
79' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Andy Diouf has done his job and it is now time for Angelo Fulgini to step up.
81' A change in the Montpellier HSC ranks — Enzo Tchato exits the field as Tanguy Coulibaly enters on 81.
86' France international Malang Sarr has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' Poor challenge from Joris Chotard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Hamzat Ojediran on, Adrien Thomasson off on 90 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montpellier HSC.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

7
Andy Delort ↓ Wahbi Khazri 64'
40
Benjamin Lecomte
11
Teji Savanier
5
Modibo Sagnan
27
Becir Omeragic
9
Musa Al Taamari
4
Boubacar Kouyate ↓ Yael Mouanga 64'
17
Theo Sainte-Luce ↓ Othmane Maamma 64'
13
Joris Chotard
29
Enzo Tchato ↓ Tanguy Coulibaly 81'
22
Khalil Fayad ↓ Rabby Nzingoula 69'

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

30
Maty Ryan
24
Jonathan Gradit ↓ Abdulay Bah 90'
28
Adrien Thomasson ↓ Hamzat Ojediran 90'
20
Malang Sarr
19
Goduine Koyalipou ↓ Jeremy Agbonifo 60'
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski
3
Deiver Machado
14
Facundo Medina
8
M'Bala Nzola ↓ Wesley Said 90'
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Angelo Fulgini 79'
23
Neil El Aynaoui

Bench

11
Angelo Fulgini ↑ 79'
22
Wesley Said ↑ 90'
21
Anass Zaroury
15
Hamzat Ojediran ↑ 90'
34
Tom Pouilly
25
Jeremy Agbonifo ↑ 60'
33
Kyllian Antonio
50
Adam Delplace
27
Abdulay Bah ↑ 90'

Coach Will Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wesley Said	2
Stephy Mavididi	2
Gael Kakuta	2
Cheick Doucoure	1
M'Bala Nzola	1
Ignatius Ganago	1
Jeremy Agbonifo	1
David Pereira da Costa	1

Head to Head

Montpellier HSC Form

2025-01-31 Montpellier HSC 0–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2025-01-26 Toulouse FC 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2025-01-17 Montpellier HSC 2–1 AS Monaco FC W 2025-01-12 Montpellier HSC 1–3 Angers SCO L 2025-01-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-12-15 Montpellier HSC 2–2 OGC Nice D

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 accuracy

2 / 4

1.06 Montpellier HSC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.44 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Montpellier HSC28% Draw29% Racing Club de Lens43%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Montpellier HSC20% Draw49% Racing Club de Lens31%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 1

10.8%

0 – 0

10.3%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 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.