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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 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

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Racing Club de Lens is hosting FC Lorient for another epic battle.
  • 3' Magnificent from Pierre-Yves Hamel! That is 53 goals in 444 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' Racing Club de Lens have won 443 goals from 460 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Lorient backline.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Lorient are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Sidy Sarr is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Felipe Saad. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 43' It’s a booking for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player. Matthieu Saunier gets a Yellow card.
  • 48' FC Lorient looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mamadou Kone scoring 1 goals.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Arthur Gomis. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 54' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Souleymane Diarra exits the field as Walid Mesloub enters on 54.
  • 57' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 58' Mounir Chouiar gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Grejohn Kyei and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Another change for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud made on 67 minute. Fabien Lemoine leaves to be changed by Julien Ponceau.
  • 72' Pierre-Yves Hamel makes way for Yoane Wissa at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Lorient Bretagne Sud.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Simon Banza comes on to replace Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
  • 80' Steven Fortes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Simon Banza.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Fabien Centonze was booked on 90.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Alexis Claude Maurice as he leaves the pitch. Wilfried Ebane steps in for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud.
  • FC Lorient celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Terem Moffi 3
Seko Fofana 3
Florian Sotoca 3
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Gael Kakuta 2
Lois Openda 2
Adrien Thomasson 1
Jonathan Clauss 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.