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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 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
3
2
Racing Club de Lens 11 games · Avg 2.4 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

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Racing Club de Lens and AJ Auxerre get this one started.
  • 5' Kenji-Van Boto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. AJ Auxerre seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' AJ Auxerre fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Adeoti made 434 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Francois Bellugou argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' Arthur Gomis adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Carlens Arcus was booked on 45.
  • 50' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AJ Auxerre's shape.
  • 55' 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 Julien Feret suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Achraf Bencharki is replaced by Thierry Ambrose.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' Daniel Mancini picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Mounir Chouiar by Grejohn Kyei on 72 minute.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Arial Mendy is replaced by Fabien Centonze on 73 minute.
  • 74' Fresh legs for AJ Auxerre! Yanis Merdji comes on to replace Jordan Adeoti.
  • 78' GOAL! Grejohn Kyei fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 83' The travelling AJ Auxerre supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 88' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Another three points for Racing Club de Lens.

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
Alexis Claude Maurice 2
Grejohn Kyei 2
Alexis Claude-Maurice 2
Gaetan Perrin 2
Thierry Ambrose 1
Neil El Aynaoui 1
Yannick Gomis 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.