Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Montpellier HSC
0 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Montpellier HSC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Mosson.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
  • Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert
6 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 16.7 goals/game 🟥 1 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

2
3
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' And we are off! Montpellier HSC vs Racing Club de Lens — let the football do the talking.
  • 1' M'Bala Nzola makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 6' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 457 games and scored 441 goals.
  • 11' It’s high time Will Still made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' Teji Savanier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 46 Yellow cards this season.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Theo Sainte-Luce. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Deiver Machado made 88 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Montpellier HSC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' That is a card for Racing Club de Lens. Deiver Machado will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Boubacar Kouyate picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 55' The 25-year-old Neil El Aynaoui has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Goduine Koyalipou departs to be replaced by Jeremy Agbonifo.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Jeremy Agbonifo makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Andy Delort as he leaves the pitch. Wahbi Khazri steps in for Montpellier HSC.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Rabby Nzingoula comes on to replace Khalil Fayad.
  • 74' Montpellier HSC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
  • 78' Modibo Sagnan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card 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' Tanguy Coulibaly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Enzo Tchato at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joris Chotard.
  • 90' Hamzat Ojediran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adrien Thomasson on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Montpellier HSC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stephy Mavididi 2
Gael Kakuta 2
Wesley Said 2
Angelo Fulgini 1
Pedro Mendes 1
Lucas Mincarelli 1
Gaetan Laborde 1
Othmane Maamma 1

Head to Head

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

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.