Saturday , 14 November 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Lorient
Fri 3 May 2024 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Sepe Elye Wahi 57' 1–0
David Pereira da Costa 81' 2–0
Y 20' Tiemoue Bakayoko
Sepe Elye Wahi 58' Y
Y 71' Panos Katseris

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Assistant 1 Aurelien Drouet
  • Assistant 2 Laurent Coniglio
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

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7
6
Racing Club de Lens 22 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Lorient
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 FC Lorient 2023-11-04 FC Lorient 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens 2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient 2022-02-06 FC Lorient 2–0 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Welcome to Stade Bollaert-Delelis that hosts another battle between Racing Club de Lens and FC Lorient.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' FC Lorient come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' It’s gonna be a card for Tiemoue Bakayoko.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' The 30-year-old Angelo Fulgini has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Massadio Haidara. He replaces Kevin Danso on 46 minute.
  • 51' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Mohamed Bamba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' Sepe Elye Wahi adds to his 6 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Sepe Elye Wahi gets a card.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. FC Lorient seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 68' The travelling FC Lorient supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' Panos Katseris was booked on 71.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Lorient winning 100% of all matches.
  • 78' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Angelo Fulgini is withdrawn and Adrien Thomasson gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Gedeon Kalulu is replacing Panos Katseris for the FC Lorient side.
  • 81' David Pereira da Costa doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 83' Ruben Aguilar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Deiver Machado on 83 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. David Pereira da Costa is replaced by Salis Abdul Samed.
  • With this win, Racing Club de Lens is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Lorient Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 3
Terem Moffi 3
Seko Fofana 3
Lois Openda 2
Pierre-Yves Hamel 2
Gael Kakuta 2
Yoane Wissa 1
Sambou Soumano 1

Head to Head

2024-05-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 FC Lorient 2023-11-04 FC Lorient 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-05-21 FC Lorient 1–3 Racing Club de Lens 2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient 2022-02-06 FC Lorient 2–0 Racing Club de Lens

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

FC Lorient Form

2024-05-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 FC Lorient L 2024-04-28 FC Lorient 1–2 Toulouse FC L 2024-04-24 FC Lorient 1–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2024-04-19 OGC Nice 3–0 FC Lorient L 2024-04-07 Montpellier HSC 2–0 FC Lorient L 2024-03-31 FC Lorient 0–1 Stade Brestois 29 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.53 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens59% Draw26% FC Lorient15%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Lorient
41%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Lorient
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens38% Draw50% FC Lorient12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.9%
0 – 0
13.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.4%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 26% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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