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Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz, 2016

Ligue 2 2016/17 · 2016
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 4
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 19 Aug 2016 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Racing Club de Lens 2.15
Draw 3.00
FC Metz 3.75

Head-to-Head

4
6
8
Racing Club de Lens 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2016-08-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–4 FC Metz 2016-04-29 FC Metz 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2015-12-11 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz 2015-04-24 FC Metz 1–0 Racing Club de Lens 2014-11-21 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug FC Metz H 1–4 L
12 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–2 L
05 Aug UE Sant Julia A 1–1 D
29 Jul SV 07 Elversberg H 0–0 D
13 May Le Havre AC A 3–3 D
06 May Beitar Jerusalem FC H 4–2 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 4–1 W
12 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 1–3 L
05 Aug SV 07 Elversberg A 2–2 D
29 Jul FC Lorient H 0–0 D
13 May SV Wehen Wiesbaden H 2–5 L
06 May AJ Auxerre A 1–2 L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Metz kicks off things out of here…
  • The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley Said 3
Georges Mikautadze 2
Habib Diallo 1
Ibrahima Niane 1
Przemyslaw Frankowski 1
Habib Diallo 1
Nicolas de Preville 1
Ibrahima Niane 1

Head to Head

2016-08-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–4 FC Metz 2016-04-29 FC Metz 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2015-12-11 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz 2015-04-24 FC Metz 1–0 Racing Club de Lens 2014-11-21 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 FC Metz

Racing Club de Lens Form

2016-08-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–4 FC Metz L 2016-08-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2016-08-05 UE Sant Julia 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2016-07-29 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 SV 07 Elversberg D 2016-05-13 Le Havre AC 3–3 Racing Club de Lens D 2016-05-06 Racing Club de Lens 4–2 Beitar Jerusalem FC W

FC Metz Form

2016-08-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–4 FC Metz W 2016-08-12 FC Metz 1–3 Clermont Foot 63 L 2016-08-05 SV 07 Elversberg 2–2 FC Metz D 2016-07-29 FC Metz 0–0 FC Lorient D 2016-05-13 FC Metz 2–5 SV Wehen Wiesbaden L 2016-05-06 AJ Auxerre 2–1 FC Metz L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 3
1.27 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens32% Draw27% FC Metz41%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Metz
68%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
73%

Half-Time Result

Racing Club de Lens23% Draw45% FC Metz32%

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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