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

Head-to-Head

9
7
6
Racing Club de Lens 22 games · Avg 2.6 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

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Racing Club de Lens kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' Magnificent from Pierre-Yves Hamel! That is 53 goals in 437 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Lorient winning 100% of all matches.
  • 18' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 28' FC Lorient come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Lorient's shape.
  • 34' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' Grejohn Kyei has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 43' Matthieu Saunier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' With 1 assists to his name this season, Thierry Ambrose is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 54' Arthur Gomis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
  • 54' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Souleymane Diarra by Walid Mesloub on 54 minute.
  • 57' Massadio Haidara is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' Mounir Chouiar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Grejohn Kyei at the 58 minute mark.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' Time for substitution for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud. Fabien Lemoine is replaced by Julien Ponceau.
  • 72' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud ring the changes. Pierre-Yves Hamel has done his job and it is now time for Yoane Wissa to step up.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Cheick Oumar Doucoure is replaced by Simon Banza on 75 minute.
  • 80' Illan Meslier, a France goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Simon Banza on 83 minutes.
  • 88' 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 Wilfried Ebane suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fabien Centonze.
  • 90' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud ring the changes. Alexis Claude Maurice has done his job and it is now time for Wilfried Ebane to step up.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Florian Sotoca 3
Terem Moffi 3
Seko Fofana 3
Lois Openda 2
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Gael Kakuta 2
Adrian Grbic 1
Corentin Jean 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.