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Racing Club de Lens vs Chamois Niortais FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Mon 25 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Chamois Niortais FCLigue 2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee Bertrand Corcuff
  • Referee Julien Blanchais
  • Referee Anthony Ustaritz

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Racing Club de Lens and Chamois Niortais FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 7' What composure from Arthur Gomis! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 12' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Chamois Niortais FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 17' Dylan Louiserre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 22' 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 Florian Lapis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 32' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' A goal from the Martinique international Florian Lapis! He fires home on 33 to make it 1-1!
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Cheick Oumar Doucoure. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 42' Valentin Jacob doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Chamois Niortais FCYacine Bourhane on, Brahim Konate off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Montanier will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' GOAL! Mounir Chouiar fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Jeremy Vachoux comes on to replace Jean-Louis Leca.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Grejohn Kyei gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Souleymane Diarra comes on to replace Achraf Bencharki.
  • 69' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Adrian Dabasse gets the nod from Chamois Niortais FC. He replaces Zoumana Kone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and Chamois Niortais FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 77' The whistle greets David Djigla as he departs to be replaced by Thibaut Vion.
  • 79' Grejohn Kyei makes way for Thierry Ambrose at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Chamois Niortais FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Racing Club de Lens celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

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

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens61% Draw23% Chamois Niortais FC16%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
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

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens41% Draw45% Chamois Niortais FC14%
Actual: 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.