Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2022-23

Racing Club de Lens

5 – 2

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FC Lorient

Wed 31 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 58' Dango Faissal Ouattara

Y 59' Dango Faissal Ouattara

Y 60' Laurent Abergel

Y 61' Laurent Abergel

Jonathan Gradit 64' Y

Y 64' Terem Moffi

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 Mehdi Rahmouni
Referee Benoit Bastien
Referee Hicham Zakrani
Referee Thomas Leonard
Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient 2022-02-06 FC Lorient 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	FC Lorient	H	5–2	W
27 Aug	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	2–1	W
20 Aug	AS Monaco FC	A	4–1	W
14 Aug	AC Ajaccio	A	0–0	D
07 Aug	Stade Brestois 29	H	3–2	W
21 May	AS Monaco FC	H	2–2	D

FC Lorient

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Racing Club de Lens	A	2–5	L
28 Aug	Clermont Foot 63	H	2–1	W
21 Aug	Toulouse FC	A	2–2	D
07 Aug	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	1–0	W
21 May	ES Troyes AC	H	1–1	D
14 May	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	A	0–0	D

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)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

60% Clean Sheets
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' And we are off! Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient — let the football do the talking.
5' Stephane Diarra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past FC Lorient's compact .
24' Racing Club de Lens is taking the lead after the goal scored by Florian Sotoca on 24.
28' What composure from Wesley Said! The France international strokes it home. 2-0.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
38' Lukasz Poreba is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Lorient so far.
41' Terem Moffi makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FC Lorient are in front.
44' Lois Openda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wesley Said on 44 minute.
49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
50' Terem Moffi does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Lorient surge ahead!
55' Deiver Machado has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
57' What a strike from Salis Abdul Samed! The score is 3-2.
58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dango Faissal Ouattara on 58 minutes.
59' The referee shows FC Lorient player a Yellow card on 59.
59' FC Lorient make a change. Stephane Diarra trudges off to be replaced by Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni on 59 minutes.
60' The referee has no hesitation. Laurent Abergel is booked for FC Lorient — Yellow card on 60.
61' That is a Yellow card for FC Lorient. Laurent Abergel will be fuming at that decision.
64' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Jonathan Gradit gets a Yellow card.
65' Against the run of play, Lois Openda has scored! This game has turned on its head.
70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
72' Julien Ponceau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Theo Le Bris at the 72 minute mark.
77' Florian Sotoca doubles the advantage! 5-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
78' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Jimmy Cabot departs to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
79' The crowd applauds David Pereira da Costa as he leaves the pitch. Gael Kakuta steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
84' Bonke Innocent is ready to make an impact after coming on for Laurent Abergel at the 84 minute mark.
86' What a strike from Lois Openda! The score is 6-2.
87' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Lukasz Poreba exits the field as Christopher Wooh enters on 87.
89' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Lukasz Poreba is replaced by Christopher Wooh.
90' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Deiver Machado trudges off to be replaced by Massadio Haidara on 90 minutes.
Another three points for Racing Club de Lens.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

24
Jonathan Gradit
30
Brice Samba
22
Wesley Said ↓ Lois Openda 44'
19
Jimmy Cabot ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 78'
4
Kevin Danso
3
Deiver Machado ↓ Massadio Haidara 87'
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca
26
Salis Abdul Samed
20
David Pereira da Costa ↓ Gael Kakuta 79'
13
Lukasz Poreba ↓ Christopher Wooh 87'

Bench

11
Lois Openda ↑ 44'
16
Jean-Louis Leca
21
Massadio Haidara ↑ 87'
10
Gael Kakuta ↑ 79'
5
Christopher Wooh ↑ 87'
23
Ismaelben Boura
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↑ 78'

Coach Franck Haise

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

6
Laurent Abergel ↓ Bonke Innocent 84'
24
Gedeon Kalulu
15
Julien Laporte
25
Vincent Le Goff
38
Yvon Mvogo
10
Enzo Le Fee
13
Terem Moffi
7
Stephane Diarra ↓ Darlin Zidane Yongwa Ngameni 59'
11
Dango Faissal Ouattara ↓ Ibrahima Kone 84'
3
Montassar Omar Talbi
37
Theo Le Bris ↓ Julien Ponceau 72'

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	3
Terem Moffi	3
Seko Fofana	3
Pierre-Yves Hamel	2
Gael Kakuta	2
Lois Openda	2
Corentin Jean	1
Wesley Said	1

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient W 2022-08-27 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2022-08-20 AS Monaco FC 1–4 Racing Club de Lens W 2022-08-14 AC Ajaccio 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-08-07 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Stade Brestois 29 W 2022-05-21 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 AS Monaco FC D

FC Lorient Form

2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient L 2022-08-28 FC Lorient 2–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2022-08-21 Toulouse FC 2–2 FC Lorient D 2022-08-07 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–1 FC Lorient W 2022-05-21 FC Lorient 1–1 ES Troyes AC D 2022-05-14 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 FC Lorient D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.97 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 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens54% Draw23% FC Lorient23%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

77%

Draw or FC Lorient

46%

Racing Club de Lens or FC Lorient

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens38% Draw42% FC Lorient20%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.3%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	FC Lorient covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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