Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 0
Full Time
AJ Auxerre
Sat 9 Mar 2019 · 14:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Francois Bellugou
Y 45' Carlens Arcus
Y 72' Daniel Mancini
Steven Fortes 84' Y
Massadio Haidara 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs AJ Auxerre — Ligue 2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Julien Schmitt

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

7
3
2
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals AJ Auxerre
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AJ Auxerre 2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-04-01 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2015-11-06 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 AJ Auxerre

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar AJ Auxerre H 2–0 W
03 Mar Paris FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Chamois Niortais FC H 4–1 W
17 Feb FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 1–0 W
09 Feb FC Metz H 0–0 D
04 Feb AS Beziers H 3–0 W
AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
01 Mar ES Troyes AC H 0–2 L
22 Feb AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L
15 Feb Clermont Foot 63 H 1–0 W
11 Feb Stade Brestois 29 A 0–1 L
01 Feb Red Star FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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, AJ Auxerre does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Francois Bellugou has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and AJ Auxerre are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Guillaume Gillet, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 25' The travelling AJ Auxerre supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Francois Bellugou argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Arthur Gomis makes it 1-0.
  • 42' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jean-Kevin Duverne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Carlens Arcus has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' AJ Auxerre fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Thierry Ambrose on, Achraf Bencharki off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Correa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Mancini argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Grejohn Kyei on, Mounir Chouiar off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Arial Mendy makes way for Fabien Centonze at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • 74' Another change for AJ Auxerre made on 74 minute. Jordan Adeoti leaves to be changed by Yanis Merdji.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Grejohn Kyei makes it 2-0.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 88' Massadio Haidara was booked on 88.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Racing Club de Lens take all three points.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Correa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ado Onaiwu 2
Florian Thauvin 2
Alexis Claude Maurice 2
Grejohn Kyei 2
Alexis Claude-Maurice 2
Gaetan Perrin 2
Jordan Adeoti 1
Gabriel Osho 1

Head to Head

2019-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AJ Auxerre 2018-10-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-04-01 AJ Auxerre 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2015-11-06 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 AJ Auxerre

Racing Club de Lens Form

2019-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AJ Auxerre W 2019-03-03 Paris FC 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-02-25 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 Chamois Niortais FC W 2019-02-17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-02-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz D 2019-02-04 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AS Beziers W

AJ Auxerre Form

2019-03-09 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AJ Auxerre L 2019-03-01 AJ Auxerre 0–2 ES Troyes AC L 2019-02-22 AC Ajaccio 2–1 AJ Auxerre L 2019-02-15 AJ Auxerre 1–0 Clermont Foot 63 W 2019-02-11 Stade Brestois 29 1–0 AJ Auxerre L 2019-02-01 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Red Star FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 AJ Auxerre xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + Racing Club de Lens to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens56% Draw26% AJ Auxerre18%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
82%
Draw or AJ Auxerre
44%
Racing Club de Lens or AJ Auxerre
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens36% Draw49% AJ Auxerre15%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push AJ Auxerre covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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