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Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz, 2017

Ligue 2 2017/18 · 2017
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Fri 18 Aug 2017 · 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 2.25
Draw 3.10
FC Metz 3.40

Head-to-Head

4
6
8
Racing Club de Lens 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2017-08-18 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Metz 2017-01-27 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug FC Metz H 2–1 W
11 Aug SV Werder Bremen H 2–0 W
04 Aug SV Wehen Wiesbaden A 0–0 D
28 Jul FC Lorient H 0–0 D
28 Jul FC Lorient H 0–0 D
19 May SV 07 Elversberg A 1–3 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 1–2 L
11 Aug SSV Ulm 1846 H 0–1 L
04 Aug SG Dynamo Dresden A 0–2 L
28 Jul 1. FC Magdeburg H 0–3 L
19 May FC Lorient A 2–3 L
12 May 1. FC Magdeburg H 0–3 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

FC Metz Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wesley Said 3
Georges Mikautadze 2
Vagner 1
Ignatius Ganago 1
Habib Diallo 1
Ibrahima Niane 1
Przemyslaw Frankowski 1
Habib Diallo 1

Head to Head

2017-08-18 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Metz 2017-01-27 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2017-08-18 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Metz W 2017-08-11 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2017-08-04 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient D 2017-07-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Lorient D 2017-05-19 SV 07 Elversberg 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L

FC Metz Form

2017-08-18 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Metz L 2017-08-11 FC Metz 0–1 SSV Ulm 1846 L 2017-08-04 SG Dynamo Dresden 2–0 FC Metz L 2017-07-28 FC Metz 0–3 1. FC Magdeburg L 2017-05-19 FC Lorient 3–2 FC Metz L 2017-05-12 FC Metz 0–3 1. FC Magdeburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.4 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens51% Draw27% FC Metz22%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Metz
49%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens32% Draw50% FC Metz18%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
12%
0 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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