Nimes Olympique vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Nimes Olympique vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade des Costieres.
- Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Racing Club de Lens 34 games · 70 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Karim Abed
- Referee Mathieu Grosbost
- Referee Franck Schneider
- Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
- Referee Ahmed Taleb
16 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 2.6 goals/gameStandings
# 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 FC Lorient 34 45 10 Toulouse FC 33 44 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 33 23 18 FC Metz 34 17 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Sep Racing Club de Lens H 1–1 D 18 Sep Olympique Lyonnais A 0–0 D 13 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–4 L 30 Aug FC Nantes A 1–2 L 23 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 4–0 W 07 Mar FC Metz A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 23 Aug OGC Nice A 1–2 L 09 Mar US Orleans Loiret H 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens0-15–/316-301/231-452/246-603/261-753/–76+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade des Costieres that hosts another battle between Nimes Olympique and Racing Club de Lens.
- 2' Jonathan Gradit was booked on 2.
- 7' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 17' 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.
- 22' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
- 27' Yannick Cahuzac needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 34' What a strike from Ignatius Ganago! The score is 0-1.
- 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
- 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' The whistle greets Jonathan Gradit as he departs to be replaced by Steven Fortes.
- 50' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
- 54' The supporters are chanting for Simon Banza. He replaces Ignatius Ganago on 54 minute.
- 59' Nimes Olympique 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.
- 64' 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.
- 66' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Nolan Roux by Kevin Denkey on 66 minute.
- 67' Patrick Burner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaetan Paquiez on 67 minute.
- 71' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Corentin Jean is hanging Florian Sotoca on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' Jean-Louis Leca has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 81' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Gael Kakuta by Manuel Perez on 81 minute.
- 86' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 87' Goal! Zinedine Ferhat scores his 19 goal in 426 matches.
- 90' Manuel Perez was booked on 90.
- 90' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Florian Miguel is hanging Anthony Briancon on the field on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Nimes Olympique Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 25
- 10
- 23
- 20
- 15
- 5
- 12
- 18
- 3
- 22
Bench
- 8
- 4
- 21
- 26
- 17
- 27
- 16
- 13
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 18
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24
Jonathan Gradit ↓ Steven Fortes 46'
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27
Ignatius Ganago ↓ Simon Banza 54'
- 16
- 28
- 11
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10
Gael Kakuta ↓ Manuel Perez 81'
- 14
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7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Corentin Jean 71'
- 4
Bench
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15
Steven Fortes ↑ 46'
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25
Corentin Jean ↑ 71'
- 22
- 9
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6
Manuel Perez ↑ 81'
- 21
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23
Simon Banza ↑ 54'
- 30
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33
Ismaelben Boura ↑ 81'
Coach Franck Haise -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Zinedine Ferhat 2 Ignatius Ganago 2 Massadio Haidara 1 Head to Head
Nimes Olympique Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
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 2020-08-23 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2020-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 US Orleans Loiret W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.42 Nimes Olympique xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.27 Racing Club de Lens xGI would bet for: Nimes Olympique or Racing Club de Lens 71% + Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.69Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Nimes Olympique or Draw 68%Draw or Racing Club de Lens 61%Nimes Olympique or Racing Club de Lens 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 8.7%1 – 0 8.6%2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 7.6%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 0 6.7%2 – 2 5.4%0 – 2 5.3%3 – 1 4%1 – 3 3.2%3 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique
Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 20% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 18% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.