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

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Racing Club de Lens
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Lorient
Tue 23 Apr 2019 · 18:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Sidy Sarr
Y 42' Felipe Saad
Y 43' Matthieu Saunier
Yannick Gomis 54' Y
Massadio Haidara 57' Y
Simon Banza 83' Y
Fabien Centonze 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient — Ligue 2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Arnaud Baert
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Mohamed Benkemouche

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

9
7
5
Racing Club de Lens 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Lorient
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient 2018-11-30 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2018-05-11 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr FC Lorient H 0–1 L
20 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–0 W
12 Apr Valenciennes FC H 0–0 D
08 Apr La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 0–0 D
01 Apr Le Havre AC H 0–0 D
18 Mar GFC Ajaccio A 0–1 L
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Racing Club de Lens A 1–0 W
19 Apr ES Troyes AC H 0–3 L
15 Apr Paris FC A 2–2 D
05 Apr AS Beziers H 3–1 W
31 Mar FC Metz A 1–2 L
16 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 1–1 D

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% 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 FC Lorient.
  • 3' Pierre-Yves Hamel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 8' Jimmy Cabot has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 434 appearances.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' FC Lorient fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Lorient needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Felipe Saad argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Matthieu Saunier. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Illan Meslier made 434 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Lorient's shape.
  • 54' The referee has no hesitation. Arthur Gomis is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Yellow card on 54.
  • 54' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Walid Mesloub on, Souleymane Diarra off on 54 minutes.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Massadio Haidara.
  • 58' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Grejohn Kyei has done his job and it is now time for Mounir Chouiar to step up.
  • 63' Yoane Wissa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Julien Ponceau. He replaces Fabien Lemoine on 67 minute.
  • 72' The FC Lorient Bretagne Sud bench stirs into life. Pierre-Yves Hamel is withdrawn and Yoane Wissa gets his opportunity.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Cheick Oumar Doucoure as he leaves the pitch. Simon Banza steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 80' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Simon Banza is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' FC Lorient 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.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fabien Centonze.
  • 90' Fresh legs for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud! Wilfried Ebane comes on to replace Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mickael Landreau

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Seko Fofana 3
Florian Sotoca 3
Terem Moffi 3
Gael Kakuta 2
Lois Openda 2
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Romain Faivre 1
Tony Mauricio 1

Head to Head

2019-04-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient 2018-11-30 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2018-05-11 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient

Racing Club de Lens Form

2019-04-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient L 2019-04-20 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-04-12 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2019-04-08 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2019-04-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Le Havre AC D 2019-03-18 GFC Ajaccio 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L

FC Lorient Form

2019-04-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient W 2019-04-19 FC Lorient 0–3 ES Troyes AC L 2019-04-15 Paris FC 2–2 FC Lorient D 2019-04-05 FC Lorient 3–1 AS Beziers W 2019-03-31 FC Metz 2–1 FC Lorient L 2019-03-16 FC Lorient 1–1 Stade Brestois 29 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.99 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Racing Club de Lens or FC Lorient 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens33% Draw33% FC Lorient34%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Lorient
67%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Lorient
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens22% Draw55% FC Lorient23%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%
3 – 1
2.2%
0 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 20% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.