Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2021-22

Racing Club de Lens

2 – 2

Full Time

FC Lorient

Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Laurent Abergel

Y 12' Thomas Fontaine

Kevin Danso 18' Y

Y 23' Igor Carioca

Y 59' Paul Nardi

Facundo Medina 75' Y

Overview

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Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
FC Lorient 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Rainville
Referee Willy Delajod
Referee Philippe Jeanne
Referee
Referee
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Monaco FC	5	13
2	Olympique Lyonnais	5	11
3	Paris FC	5	11
4	Lille OSC	5	10
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	5	10
6	Paris Saint-Germain FC	5	8
7	Angers SCO	5	7
8	RC Strasbourg Alsace	5	7
9	Le Mans FC	5	6
10	AJ Auxerre	5	6
11	Stade Brestois 29	5	5
12	FC Lorient	5	5
13	Toulouse FC	5	5
14	OGC Nice	5	5
15	Racing Club de Lens	5	4
16	ES Troyes AC	5	4
17	Olympique de Marseille	5	3
18	Le Havre AC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Racing Club de Lens 22 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Lorient

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-29 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Lorient 2021-04-11 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Lorient 2020-09-13 FC Lorient 2–3 Racing Club de Lens 2019-11-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 FC Lorient 2019-04-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

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

FC Lorient

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
#15	Position	#12
4	Points	5
5	Played	5
1 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
9	Scored	5
9	Conceded	6
+0	GD	-1
0.80	PPG	1.00
20%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

40% Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season

Racing Club de Lens are 15th (4 pts). FC Lorient are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Lorient

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	3 G	3 A
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

FC Lorient

Jean-Victor Makengo

1 G

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.
5' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 449 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
6' A moment of madness from Laurent Abergel on 6 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Lorient will be frustrated.
11' FC Lorient fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
12' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thomas Fontaine.
17' The energy levels are beginning to show. Christophe Pélissier might look to freshen things up shortly.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kevin Danso.
23' Igor Carioca has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
24' A stunning finish from Jonathan Clauss — that came from absolutely nowhere!
27' Magnificent from Armand Lauriente! That is 51 goals in 218 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
32' Kevin Danso is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
35' Thomas Monconduit puts FC Lorient on the lead.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' Terem Moffi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 66 goals in his last 132 appearances.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
59' The referee has no hesitation. Paul Nardi is booked for FC Lorient — Yellow card on 59.
64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Lorient are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
66' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Przemyslaw Frankowski is withdrawn and Deiver Machado gets his opportunity.
67' Simon Banza gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Ignatius Ganago and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Magnificent from Seko Fofana! That is 29 goals in 458 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
71' Goal! Seko Fofana scores his 29 goal in 458 matches.
74' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Gael Kakuta has done his job and it is now time for David Pereira da Costa to step up.
75' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
76' The supporters are chanting for Enzo Le Fee. He replaces Armand Lauriente on 76 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Fabien Lemoine as he leaves the pitch. Adrian Grbic steps in for FC Lorient.
79' The FC Lorient bench stirs into life. Armand Lauriente is withdrawn and Enzo Le Fee gets his opportunity.
84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
88' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Florian Sotoca departs to be replaced by Corentin Jean.
89' Ismaelben Boura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Clauss at the 89 minute mark.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

18
Yannick Cahuzac
24
Jonathan Gradit
9
Ignatius Ganago ↓ Simon Banza 67'
16
Jean-Louis Leca
4
Kevin Danso
11
Jonathan Clauss ↓ Ismaelben Boura 89'
8
Seko Fofana
10
Gael Kakuta ↓ David Pereira da Costa 74'
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Corentin Jean 88'
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Deiver Machado 67'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

FC Lorient Form

2021-08-29 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Lorient D 2021-08-22 Montpellier HSC 3–1 FC Lorient L 2021-08-13 FC Lorient 1–0 AS Monaco FC W 2021-08-08 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 FC Lorient D 2021-05-23 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–1 FC Lorient D 2021-05-16 FC Lorient 2–1 FC Metz W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.82 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.3 FC Lorient xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens48% Draw25% FC Lorient27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

73%

Draw or FC Lorient

52%

Racing Club de Lens or FC Lorient

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens36% Draw43% FC Lorient21%

Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	FC Lorient covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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