Racing Club de Lens vs AS Monaco FC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs AS Monaco FC — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- AS Monaco FC 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Pignard Jeremie
- Referee Aurelien Drouet
- Referee Gael Angoula
- Referee Gilles Lang
- Referee Eric Wattellier
- 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May | AS Monaco FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 16 May | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 0–3 | L |
| 07 May | Lille OSC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 01 May | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Apr | Nimes Olympique | H | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Apr | Stade Brestois 29 | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–0 | D |
| 16 May | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | H | 2–1 | W |
| 09 May | Stade de Reims | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 May | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 2–3 | L |
| 25 Apr | Angers SCO | A | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Apr | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Racing Club de Lens | AS Monaco FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #1 |
| 4 | Points | 13 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 1 / 3 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 0 |
| 9 | Scored | 8 |
| 9 | Conceded | 3 |
| +0 | GD | +5 |
| 0.80 | PPG | 2.60 |
| 20% | Win % | 80% |
Key Stats
54%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
77%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
40%
Clean Sheets
AS Monaco FC this season
AS Monaco FC this season
Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts). AS Monaco FC are 1st (13 pts).
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
AS Monaco FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ 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 |
AS Monaco FC
| Paris Brunner | 4 G | |
| Eric Dier | 1 G | 1 A |
| Flavio Nazinho | 1 G | 1 A |
| Stanis Idumbo-Muzambo | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Racing Club de Lens welcome AS Monaco FC for this crunch clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- 5' The 28-year-old Axel Disasi has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 15' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 20' AS Monaco FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 30' Pietro Pellegri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' The travelling AS Monaco FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Jonathan Clauss has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 50' Aurelien Tchouameni is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Monaco FC so far.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 65' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Monaco FC's shape.
- 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 72' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Arnaud Kalimuendo comes on to replace Ignatius Ganago.
- 74' Poor challenge from Facundo Medina. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 78' Fresh legs for AS Monaco FC! Fabregas comes on to replace Youssouf Fofana.
- 82' Poor challenge from Jonathan Clauss. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 86' AS Monaco FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Gael Kakuta. He replaces Yannick Cahuzac on 86 minute.
- 88' Simon Banza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Facundo Medina at the 88 minute mark.
- 90' The AS Monaco FC bench stirs into life. Kevin Volland is withdrawn and Axel Disasi gets his opportunity.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
-
18
Yannick Cahuzac ↓ Gael Kakuta 86'
- 24
- 9
- 16
- 21
- 28
- 11
- 8
-
14
Facundo Medina ↓ Simon Banza 88'
-
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Corentin Jean 72'
- 4
Bench
- 15
-
25
Corentin Jean ↑ 72'
- 20
- 22
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 88'
-
10
Gael Kakuta ↑ 86'
- 1
-
29
Arnaud Kalimuendo ↑ 72'
- 19
Coach
Franck Haise
AS Monaco FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 29
- 17
- 40
-
22
Youssouf Fofana ↓ Fabregas 78'
- 8
-
31
Kevin Volland ↓ Axel Disasi 90'
- 3
-
11
Gelson Martins ↓ Krepin Diatta 72'
- 9
- 32
Bench
- 30
-
27
Krepin Diatta ↑ 72'
-
4
Fabregas ↑ 78'
- 13
-
19
Pietro Pellegri ↑ 90'
- 26
- 2
-
20
Axel Disasi ↑ 90'
- 36
Coach
Niko Kovać
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Lois Openda | 4 |
| Ignatius Ganago | 3 |
| Wesley Said | 2 |
| Neil El Aynaoui | 2 |
| Adrien Thomasson | 2 |
| Simon Banza | 2 |
| Benoit Mukinayi | 2 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
2021-05-23
Racing Club de Lens
0–0
AS Monaco FC
D
2021-05-16
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
3–0
Racing Club de Lens
L
2021-05-07
Racing Club de Lens
0–3
Lille OSC
L
2021-05-01
Paris Saint-Germain FC
2–1
Racing Club de Lens
L
2021-04-25
Racing Club de Lens
2–1
Nimes Olympique
W
2021-04-18
Stade Brestois 29
1–1
Racing Club de Lens
D
AS Monaco FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.81
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32
AS Monaco FC xG
I would bet for:
AS Monaco FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
58%
Draw or AS Monaco FC
73%
Racing Club de Lens or AS Monaco FC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
5%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
2 – 2
3.4%
2 – 3
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | AS Monaco FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 14% | 79% |
| -0.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| +0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +1 | 53% | 24% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 14% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
27%
✗
AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

