Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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 Pignard Jeremie
- Assistant 1 Aurelien Drouet
- Assistant 2 Laurent Coniglio
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May | FC Lorient | H | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Apr | Olympique de Marseille | A | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Apr | Clermont Foot 63 | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Apr | FC Metz | A | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Apr | Le Havre AC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Mar | Lille OSC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Apr | Toulouse FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Apr | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 19 Apr | OGC Nice | A | 0–3 | L |
| 07 Apr | Montpellier HSC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 31 Mar | Stade Brestois 29 | H | 0–1 | L |
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)
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
40%
Clean Sheets
FC Lorient this season
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' The ball is rolling at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Racing Club de Lens are looking to make home advantage count against FC Lorient.
- 5' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 10' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Lorient that had 436 games and scored 385 goals.
- 20' That is a card for FC Lorient. Tiemoue Bakayoko will be fuming at that decision.
- 25' 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.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Lorient are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' 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 Florian Sotoca suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 45' 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.
- 46' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Kevin Danso is withdrawn and Massadio Haidara gets his opportunity.
- 51' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' FC Lorient come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 57' The Ivory Coast forward Sepe Elye Wahi breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 1-0!
- 58' Sepe Elye Wahi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 63' Badredine Bouanani, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Lorient are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Panos Katseris.
- 76' Mohamed Bamba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 78' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Angelo Fulgini has done his job and it is now time for Adrien Thomasson to step up.
- 79' Time for substitution for FC Lorient. Panos Katseris is replaced by Gedeon Kalulu.
- 81' What a moment for David Pereira da Costa! That strike on 81 puts his side firmly in control.
- 83' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Deiver Machado by Ruben Aguilar on 83 minute.
- 87' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Salis Abdul Samed on, David Pereira da Costa off on 87 minutes.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 26
- 24
- 30
- 11
-
4
Kevin Danso ↓ Massadio Haidara 46'
- 29
-
3
Deiver Machado ↓ Ruben Aguilar 83'
- 14
- 7
- 10
-
9
Sepe Elye Wahi ↓ Wesley Said 78'
Bench
-
2
Ruben Aguilar ↑ 83'
-
28
Adrien Thomasson ↑ 78'
-
22
Wesley Said ↑ 78'
- 16
-
21
Massadio Haidara ↑ 46'
-
6
Salis Abdul Samed ↑ 87'
- 27
- 18
- 32
Coach
Franck Haise
FC Lorient Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 5
- 19
- 15
- 21
- 38
- 14
- 6
- 3
- 32
-
9
Mohamed Bamba ↓ Eli Kroupi 79'
-
7
Panos Katseris ↓ Gedeon Kalulu 79'
Bench
- 17
-
24
Gedeon Kalulu ↑ 79'
- 1
- 27
- 12
- 95
- 37
-
10
Badredine Bouanani ↑ 79'
-
22
Eli Kroupi ↑ 79'
Coach
Regis Le Bris
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Florian Sotoca | 3 |
| Terem Moffi | 3 |
| Seko Fofana | 3 |
| Lois Openda | 2 |
| Pierre-Yves Hamel | 2 |
| Gael Kakuta | 2 |
| Adrian Grbic | 1 |
| Corentin Jean | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
2024-05-03
Racing Club de Lens
2–0
FC Lorient
W
2024-04-28
Olympique de Marseille
2–1
Racing Club de Lens
L
2024-04-20
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
Clermont Foot 63
W
2024-04-12
FC Metz
2–1
Racing Club de Lens
L
2024-04-06
Racing Club de Lens
1–1
Le Havre AC
D
2024-03-29
Lille OSC
2–1
Racing Club de Lens
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85
FC Lorient xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens to win 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Lorient
39%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Lorient
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | FC Lorient covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 19% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 24% | 40% |
| -0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 10% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.