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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 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 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' Racing Club de Lens have kicked off against FC Lorient. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 3' What composure from Pierre-Yves Hamel! The France international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 8' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past FC Lorient's compact .
  • 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 18' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Souleymane Diarra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Sidy Sarr. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Lorient backline.
  • 42' Felipe Saad picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' Matthieu Saunier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Guillaume Gillet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 54' Arthur Gomis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
  • 54' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Souleymane Diarra is replaced by Walid Mesloub on 54 minute.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Massadio Haidara.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Mounir Chouiar. He replaces Grejohn Kyei on 58 minute.
  • 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud make a change. Fabien Lemoine trudges off to be replaced by Julien Ponceau on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Yoane Wissa gets the nod from FC Lorient Bretagne Sud. He replaces Pierre-Yves Hamel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Cheick Oumar Doucoure makes way for Simon Banza at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • 80' 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 Thierry Ambrose suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Simon Banza on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Fresh legs for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud! Wilfried Ebane comes on to replace Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Lorient to claim maximum points.

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
Sambou Soumano 1
Adrian Grbic 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.