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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 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

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-Montbeliard 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' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Francois Bellugou has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past AJ Auxerre's compact .
  • 20' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AJ Auxerre backline.
  • 30' It looks surprising AJ Auxerre does not make any changes. Walid Mesloub has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' 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 Mathieu Michel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Francois Bellugou on 36 minutes.
  • 37' GOAL! Arthur Gomis fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' It’s a booking for AJ Auxerre player. Carlens Arcus gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' The 32-year-old Achraf Bencharki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' AJ Auxerre seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Achraf Bencharki is withdrawn and Thierry Ambrose gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Racing Club de Lens has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 72' The referee shows AJ Auxerre player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Grejohn Kyei on, Mounir Chouiar off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Arial Mendy is replaced by Fabien Centonze on 73 minute.
  • 74' Yanis Merdji gets the nod from AJ Auxerre. He replaces Jordan Adeoti and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' What composure from Grejohn Kyei! The France international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Steven Fortes on 84.
  • 88' Massadio Haidara has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • The points are shared — Racing Club de Lens 2-0 AJ Auxerre. Honours even.

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
Florian Thauvin 2
Alexis Claude Maurice 2
Grejohn Kyei 2
Alexis Claude-Maurice 2
Gaetan Perrin 2
Ado Onaiwu 2
Daniel Namaso 1
M'Baye Niang 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-Montbeliard 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.