Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2020-21

Olympique Lyonnais

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Racing Club de Lens

Wed 6 Jan 2021 · 20:00 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Houssem Aouar 40' Y

Y 51' Jean-Louis Leca

Y 85' Loic Bade

Overview

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Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Olympique Lyonnais 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthieu Lombard
Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
Referee Eric Wattellier
Referee

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Olympique Lyonnais 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Racing Club de Lens

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-06 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Racing Club de Lens	H	3–2	W
23 Dec	FC Nantes	H	3–0	W
19 Dec	OGC Nice	A	4–1	W
16 Dec	Stade Brestois 29	H	2–2	D
13 Dec	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	FC Metz	A	3–1	W

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Olympique Lyonnais	A	2–3	L
23 Dec	Stade Brestois 29	H	2–1	W
19 Dec	FC Metz	A	0–2	L
16 Dec	AS Monaco FC	A	3–0	W
12 Dec	Montpellier HSC	H	2–3	L
05 Dec	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Olympique Lyonnais		Racing Club de Lens
#2	Position	#15
11	Points	4
5	Played	5
3 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
10	Scored	9
2	Conceded	9
+8	GD	+0
2.20	PPG	0.80
60%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Olympique Lyonnais are 2nd (11 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Racing Club de Lens

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais

Ernest Nuamah	3 G	1 A
Zachary Athekame	2 G	2 A
Lois Openda	1 G	1 A
Felix Bacher	1 G
Malick Fofana	1 G

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	3 G	3 A
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Olympique Lyonnais have kicked off against Racing Club de Lens. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' A quiet spell here at Groupama Stadium. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' The 35-year-old Florian Sotoca has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Olympique Lyonnais side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Steven Fortes, a Cape Verde Islands , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
39' Olympique Lyonnais is taking the lead after the goal scored by Memphis Depay on 39.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Houssem Aouar is booked for Olympique Lyonnais — Yellow card on 40.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' GOAL! Steven Fortes scores on 46.
51' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jean-Louis Leca.
52' GOAL! Memphis Depay fires home to make it 2-1!
56' GOAL! Florian Sotoca scores on 56. Assisted by Gael Kakuta
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rudi Garcia will be considering his options from the bench.
66' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Rayan Cherki comes on to replace Leo Dubois.
71' The Olympique Lyonnais manager makes a substitution. Houssem Aouar departs to be replaced by Maxence Caqueret.
72' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Issiaga Sylla on, Ismael Boura off on 72 minutes.
77' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Florian Sotoca trudges off to be replaced by Simon Banza on 77 minutes.
78' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Ignatius Ganago departs to be replaced by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
83' The supporters are chanting for Clement Michelin. He replaces Jonathan Clauss on 83 minute.
85' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Loic Bade gets a Yellow card.
87' Olympique Lyonnais ring the changes. Lucas Paqueta has done his job and it is now time for Jean Lucas to step up.
88' Another substitution for Olympique Lyonnais to replace Memphis Depay by Djamel Benlamri on 88 minute.
89' Cheick Doucoure makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Olympique Lyonnais players.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

12
Lucas Paqueta ↓ Jean Lucas 87'
1
Anthony Lopes
8
Houssem Aouar ↓ Maxence Caqueret 71'
27
Maxwel Cornet ↓ Melvin Bard 87'
10
Memphis Depay C ↓ Djamel Benlamri 88'
14
Leo Dubois ↓ Rayan Cherki 66'
5
Jason Denayer
23
Thiago Mendes
22
Mattia De Sciglio
11
Tinotenda Kadewere
2
Sinaly Diomande

Bench

4
Jean Lucas ↑ 87'
30
Julian Pollersbeck
25
Maxence Caqueret ↑ 71'
18
Rayan Cherki ↑ 66'
26
Melvin Bard ↑ 87'
3
Djamel Benlamri ↑ 88'
17
Malo Gusto
33
Yaya Soumare

Coach Rudi Garcia

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

15
Steven Fortes
24
Jonathan Gradit
9
Ignatius Ganago ↓ Arnaud Kalimuendo 78'
16
Jean-Louis Leca C
28
Cheick Doucoure
11
Jonathan Clauss ↓ Clement Michelin 83'
8
Seko Fofana ↓ David Pereira da Costa 83'
10
Gael Kakuta
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Simon Banza 77'
4
Loic Bade
33
Ismaelben Boura ↓ Issiaga Sylla 72'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	4
Wesley Said	3
Jonathan Clauss	3
Tinotenda Kadewere	2
Memphis Depay	2
Rayan Cherki	2
Cheick Doucoure	2
Jake O'Brien	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.75 Olympique Lyonnais xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Racing Club de Lens xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Olympique Lyonnais to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Olympique Lyonnais67% Draw18% Racing Club de Lens15%

Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw

85%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

33%

Olympique Lyonnais or Racing Club de Lens

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Olympique Lyonnais52% Draw35% Racing Club de Lens13%

Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

3 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

7.2%

3 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

5.4%

4 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

3.6%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap	Olympique Lyonnais covers	Push	Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	20%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Olympique Lyonnais Form

Racing Club de Lens Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Clean Sheet