Racing Club de Lens vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2022-23

Racing Club de Lens

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AC Ajaccio

Sat 27 May 2023 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Tony Strata

Y 34' Oumar Gonzalez

Lois Openda 57' Y

Overview

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Racing Club de Lens vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
AC Ajaccio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Leonard
Referee Erwan Finjean
Referee Cedric Favre
Referee
Referee
Referee Abdelali Chaoui

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

Racing Club de Lens 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals AC Ajaccio

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-27 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AC Ajaccio 2022-08-14 AC Ajaccio 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2019-12-14 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2019-05-10 AC Ajaccio 0–2 Racing Club de Lens 2018-12-22 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 May	AC Ajaccio	H	3–0	W
21 May	FC Lorient	A	3–1	W
12 May	Stade de Reims	H	2–1	W
06 May	Olympique de Marseille	H	2–1	W
02 May	Toulouse FC	A	1–0	W
22 Apr	AS Monaco FC	H	3–0	W

AC Ajaccio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 May	Racing Club de Lens	A	0–3	L
21 May	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	0–5	L
13 May	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	0–5	L
07 May	Toulouse FC	H	0–0	D
29 Apr	Lille OSC	A	0–3	L
23 Apr	Stade Brestois 29	H	0–0	D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% 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/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, AC Ajaccio does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Ajaccio backline.
13' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tony Strata.
16' Against the run of play, Deiver Machado has scored! This game has turned on its head.
21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Hamed Toure made 402 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adrien Thomasson makes it 2-0.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
34' The referee shows AC Ajaccio player a Yellow card on 34.
35' Magnificent from Lois Openda! That is 105 goals in 359 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Ajaccio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
50' Alexis Claude Maurice, a France , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Ajaccio's shape.
57' Poor challenge from Lois Openda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
62' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' The whistle greets Riad Nouri as he departs to be replaced by Ivane Chegra.
68' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Lois Openda is replaced by Adam Buksa on 68 minute.
69' Deiver Machado makes way for Massadio Haidara at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
73' Another substitution for AC Ajaccio to replace Ben Hamed Toure by Moussa Soumano on 73 minute.
78' Salis Abdul Samed has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 365 appearances.
81' Wesley Said is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florian Sotoca at the 81 minute mark.
82' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Angelo Fulgini departs to be replaced by Alexis Claude Maurice.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
3-0 the final result. AC Ajaccio will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

11
Lois Openda ↓ Adam Buksa 68'
24
Jonathan Gradit
30
Brice Samba
28
Adrien Thomasson ↓ David Pereira da Costa 68'
20
Angelo Fulgini ↓ Alexis Claude Maurice 82'
4
Kevin Danso
8
Seko Fofana
3
Deiver Machado ↓ Massadio Haidara 69'
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Wesley Said 81'
26
Salis Abdul Samed

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

16
Francois-Joseph Sollacaro
21
Cedric Avinel
5
Riad Nouri ↓ Ivane Chegra 67'
20
Mohamed Youssouf
8
Vincent Marchetti
4
Michael Barreto ↓ Mathieu Coutadeur 73'
14
Cyrille Bayala
25
Oumar Gonzalez
15
Clement Vidal
31
Tony Strata
33
Ben Hamed Toure ↓ Moussa Soumano 73'

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	2
Adrien Thomasson	1
Deiver Machado	1
Mathieu Coutadeur	1
Naoto Sawai	1
Mounir Chouiar	1
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde	1
Saif Touka	1

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-05-27 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AC Ajaccio W 2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-05-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade de Reims W 2023-05-06 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-05-02 Toulouse FC 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-04-22 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AS Monaco FC W

AC Ajaccio Form

2023-05-27 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AC Ajaccio L 2023-05-21 AC Ajaccio 0–5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2023-05-13 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5–0 AC Ajaccio L 2023-05-07 AC Ajaccio 0–0 Toulouse FC D 2023-04-29 Lille OSC 3–0 AC Ajaccio L 2023-04-23 AC Ajaccio 0–0 Stade Brestois 29 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.95 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 AC Ajaccio xG

I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens66% Draw22% AC Ajaccio12%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

88%

Draw or AC Ajaccio

34%

Racing Club de Lens or AC Ajaccio

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens45% Draw44% AC Ajaccio11%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.8%

1 – 0

12.8%

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

1 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	20%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	25%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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