Racing Club de Lens vs Chamois Niortais FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs Chamois Niortais FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Chamois Niortais FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Pierre Gaillouste
- Referee Bertrand Corcuff
- Referee Julien Blanchais
- Referee Anthony Ustaritz
6 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 13.5 goals/game
🟥 3 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 Jan | ES Troyes AC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Jan | AS Nancy-Lorraine | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb | Racing Club de Lens | A | 1–4 | L |
| 15 Feb | ES Troyes AC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Feb | AC Ajaccio | A | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Feb | AS Nancy-Lorraine | H | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Jan | US Orleans Loiret | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Jan | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Racing Club de Lens is hosting Chamois Niortais FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Chamois Niortais FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 7' GOAL! Arthur Gomis fires home to make it 1-0!
- 12' Jean-Louis Leca needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 460 games and scored 443 goals.
- 32' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Chamois Niortais FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 33' GOAL! Florian Lapis scores on 33.
- 38' It looks surprising Chamois Niortais FC does not make any changes. Valentin Jacob has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' Cheick Oumar Doucoure picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 42' Chamois Niortais FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Valentin Jacob on 42.
- 46' Time for substitution for Chamois Niortais FC. Brahim Konate is replaced by Yacine Bourhane.
- 51' Zoumana Kone is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chamois Niortais FC tonight.
- 54' The France Mounir Chouiar breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-2!
- 59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 61' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Jean-Louis Leca departs to be replaced by Jeremy Vachoux.
- 63' Grejohn Kyei adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
- 64' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Souleymane Diarra is hanging Achraf Bencharki on the field on 64 minute.
- 69' Thibaut Vion has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' The Chamois Niortais FC bench stirs into life. Zoumana Kone is withdrawn and Adrian Dabasse gets his opportunity.
- 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 77' Chamois Niortais FC make a change. David Djigla trudges off to be replaced by Thibaut Vion on 77 minutes.
- 79' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thierry Ambrose is hanging Grejohn Kyei on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and Chamois Niortais FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 89' Chamois Niortais FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Racing Club de Lens players.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 16
- 18
- 2
- 25
-
29
Grejohn Kyei ↓ Thierry Ambrose 79'
- 14
- 21
- 27
- 28
- 20
Bench
- 7
-
30
Jeremy Vachoux ↑ 61'
- 6
-
8
Souleymane Diarra ↑ 64'
- 3
-
9
Thierry Ambrose ↑ 79'
- 19
Coach
Philippe Montanier
Chamois Niortais FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
26
Brahim Konate ↓ Yacine Bourhane 46'
- 6
- 1
- 10
- 28
- 12
- 23
-
7
David Djigla ↓ Thibaut Vion 77'
- 3
- 18
-
21
Zoumana Kone ↓ Adrian Dabasse 70'
Bench
-
24
Yacine Bourhane ↑ 46'
- 19
-
14
Thibaut Vion ↑ 77'
- 17
-
20
Adrian Dabasse ↑ 70'
- 34
- 30
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yannick Gomis | 2 |
| Valentin Jacob | 1 |
| Mounir Chouiar | 1 |
| Grejohn Kyei | 1 |
| Gaetan Robail | 1 |
| Ande Dona N'Doh | 1 |
| Ande Dona N'Doh | 1 |
| Thierry Ambrose | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
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
2019-01-28
ES Troyes AC
1–0
Racing Club de Lens
L
2019-01-19
Racing Club de Lens
2–1
AS Nancy-Lorraine
W
Chamois Niortais FC Form
2019-02-25
Racing Club de Lens
4–1
Chamois Niortais FC
L
2019-02-15
Chamois Niortais FC
1–1
ES Troyes AC
D
2019-02-08
AC Ajaccio
1–0
Chamois Niortais FC
L
2019-02-01
Chamois Niortais FC
1–1
AS Nancy-Lorraine
D
2019-01-26
US Orleans Loiret
1–0
Chamois Niortais FC
L
2019-01-19
Chamois Niortais FC
1–1
Grenoble Foot 38
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.8
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83
Chamois Niortais FC xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens to win 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
84%
Draw or Chamois Niortais FC
39%
Racing Club de Lens or Chamois Niortais FC
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
Actual
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | Chamois Niortais FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 24% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
44%
✓
Chamois Niortais FC keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

