Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- FC Lorient 10 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Nicolas Rainville
- Referee Willy Delajod
- Referee Philippe Jeanne
- Referee
- Referee
- Referee
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Olympique de Marseille | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | OGC Nice | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Stade Brestois 29 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | 10 | 15 |
| 11 | Racing Club de Lens | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Le Mans FC | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Angers SCO | 10 | 8 |
| 17 | ES Troyes AC | 10 | 8 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug | FC Lorient | H | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Aug | AS Monaco FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 2–2 | D |
| 08 Aug | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 May | AS Monaco FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 16 May | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug | Racing Club de Lens | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Aug | Montpellier HSC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Aug | AS Monaco FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Aug | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 May | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 May | FC Metz | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Racing Club de Lens | FC Lorient | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #10 |
| 13 | Points | 15 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 4 / 1 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 3 |
| 17 | Scored | 9 |
| 15 | Conceded | 8 |
| +2 | GD | +1 |
| 1.30 | PPG | 1.50 |
| 40% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
45%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
60%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
FC Lorient this season
Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts). FC Lorient are 10th (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
5/2
61-75
2/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Lorient
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 5 G | 8 A |
| Matthieu Udol | 2 G | |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
FC Lorient
| Jean-Victor Makengo | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Lorient kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past FC Lorient's compact .
- 6' It’s a booking for FC Lorient player. Laurent Abergel gets a Yellow card.
- 11' 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.
- 12' Poor challenge from Thomas Fontaine. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 17' 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.
- 18' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kevin Danso on 18 minutes.
- 23' A moment of madness from Igor Carioca on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Lorient will be frustrated.
- 24' Jonathan Clauss makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
- 27' Against the run of play, Armand Lauriente has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 35' Goal! Thomas Monconduit scores his 6 goal in 434 matches.
- 40' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Lorient are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 50' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' 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.
- 59' Paul Nardi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 66' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Przemyslaw Frankowski by Deiver Machado on 66 minute.
- 67' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Ignatius Ganago is replaced by Simon Banza on 67 minute.
- 70' What composure from Seko Fofana! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 2-2.
- 71' Against the run of play, Seko Fofana has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 74' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Gael Kakuta exits the field as David Pereira da Costa enters on 74.
- 75' Facundo Medina has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
- 76' Enzo Le Fee has so much to prove this time. He replaces Armand Lauriente on 76 minute.
- 77' Fabien Lemoine makes way for Adrian Grbic at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Lorient.
- 79' A tactical swap from FC Lorient — Enzo Le Fee on, Armand Lauriente off on 79 minutes.
- 84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 88' Corentin Jean gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Florian Sotoca and will look to change the dynamic.
- 89' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Jonathan Clauss has done his job and it is now time for Ismaelben Boura to step up.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 24
-
9
Ignatius Ganago ↓ Simon Banza 67'
- 16
- 4
- 11
- 8
- 10
- 14
-
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Corentin Jean 88'
- 29
Bench
-
25
Corentin Jean ↑ 88'
- 22
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 67'
-
3
Deiver Machado ↑ 67'
- 5
- 1
-
20
David Pereira da Costa ↑ 74'
-
19
Ismaelben Boura ↑ 89'
- 33
Coach
Franck Haise
FC Lorient Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
-
28
Armand Lauriente ↓ Enzo Le Fee 76'
- 6
- 5
- 15
- 25
-
18
Fabien Lemoine ↓ Adrian Grbic 77'
- 30
- 2
- 13
- 36
Bench
- 1
- 29
-
10
Enzo Le Fee ↑ 76'
- 11
-
27
Adrian Grbic ↑ 77'
- 20
- 31
- 39
Coach
Christophe Pélissier
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Seko Fofana | 3 |
| Florian Sotoca | 3 |
| Terem Moffi | 3 |
| Gael Kakuta | 2 |
| Lois Openda | 2 |
| Pierre-Yves Hamel | 2 |
| David Pereira da Costa | 1 |
| Ignatius Ganago | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
2021-08-29
Racing Club de Lens
2–2
FC Lorient
D
2021-08-21
AS Monaco FC
0–2
Racing Club de Lens
W
2021-08-15
Racing Club de Lens
2–2
AS Saint-Étienne
D
2021-08-08
Stade Rennais FC 1901
1–1
Racing Club de Lens
D
2021-05-23
Racing Club de Lens
0–0
AS Monaco FC
D
2021-05-16
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
3–0
Racing Club de Lens
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
FC Lorient xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens or Draw 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Lorient
55%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Lorient
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Lorient win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | FC Lorient covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 13% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 22% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 16% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.