Saturday , 14 November 2026

Olympique Lyonnais vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Olympique Lyonnais
0 – 3
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 19:45 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 43' Florian Sotoca
0–2 53' Sepe Elye Wahi pen
0–3 87' Kevin Danso
Y 29' Jonathan Gradit
Y 83' Kevin Danso
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 84' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Nicolas Rodrigues (France)
8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

4
3
6
Olympique Lyonnais 13 games · Avg 2.7 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens 2023-12-02 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-02-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2022-10-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2022-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Racing Club de Lens H 0–3 L
23 Feb FC Metz A 2–1 W
16 Feb OGC Nice H 1–0 W
11 Feb Montpellier HSC A 2–1 W
04 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 1–0 W
26 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–3 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Olympique Lyonnais A 3–0 W
25 Feb AS Monaco FC H 2–3 L
22 Feb SC Freiburg A 2–3 L
18 Feb Stade de Reims A 1–1 D
15 Feb SC Freiburg H 0–0 D
10 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Olympique Lyonnais Racing Club de Lens
#5 Position #11
17 Points 13
10 Played 10
5 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 5
15 Scored 17
9 Conceded 15
+6 GD +2
1.70 PPG 1.30
50% Win % 40%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Olympique Lyonnais are 5th (17 pts). Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 4 G 1 A
Corentin Tolisso 2 G 3 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 3 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Olympique Lyonnais and Racing Club de Lens has kicked off!
  • 5' Olympique Lyonnais is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Duje Caleta-Car has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sepe Elye Wahi made 429 appearances and scored 57 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Jonathan Gradit. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 34' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' 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' Brilliant from the ! Florian Sotoca makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 43.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' What a moment for Sepe Elye Wahi! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Olympique Lyonnais and Racing Club de Lens are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Rayan Cherki. He replaces Gift Orban on 61 minute.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pierre Sage might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 74' Adrien Thomasson is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Pereira da Costa at the 74 minute mark.
  • 77' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Said Benrahma is withdrawn and Mama Balde gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Sepe Elye Wahi is replaced by Wesley Said on 79 minute.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Kevin Danso on 83 minutes earns him a card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Ainsley Maitland-Niles. He receives a card.
  • 86' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Ernest Nuamah is withdrawn and Clinton Mata gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Magnificent from Kevin Danso! That is 6 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Jonathan Gradit by Abdukodir Khusanov on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 5
Wesley Said 3
Jonathan Clauss 3
Tinotenda Kadewere 2
Memphis Depay 2
Rayan Cherki 2
Cheick Doucoure 2
Jake O'Brien 2

Head to Head

2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens 2023-12-02 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-02-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2022-10-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2022-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-02-23 FC Metz 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-02-16 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 OGC Nice W 2024-02-11 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2024-02-04 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2024-01-26 Olympique Lyonnais 2–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2024-02-25 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 AS Monaco FC L 2024-02-22 SC Freiburg 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-02-18 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2024-02-15 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 SC Freiburg D 2024-02-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Olympique Lyonnais or Racing Club de Lens 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais36% Draw28% Racing Club de Lens36%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
64%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
64%
Olympique Lyonnais or Racing Club de Lens
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais26% Draw46% Racing Club de Lens28%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
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.