Saturday , 14 November 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Racing Club de Lens
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 9 Feb 2019 · 14:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Habib Maiga
Mounir Chouiar 32' Y
Y 46' John Boye
Y 78' Habib Diallo
Walid Mesloub 81' Y
Y 89' Marvin Gakpa

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Boudikian
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Antoine Valnet
  • Referee Tugdual Philippe

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

4
6
8
Racing Club de Lens 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz 2018-09-01 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2018-01-19 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2017-08-18 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Metz 2017-01-27 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb FC Metz H 0–0 D
04 Feb AS Beziers H 3–0 W
28 Jan ES Troyes AC A 0–1 L
19 Jan AS Nancy-Lorraine H 2–1 W
14 Jan Red Star FC A 0–1 L
22 Dec AC Ajaccio H 1–2 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Racing Club de Lens A 0–0 D
01 Feb ES Troyes AC H 1–1 D
29 Jan AS Nancy-Lorraine H 3–0 W
25 Jan AC Ajaccio A 0–0 D
18 Jan Clermont Foot 63 H 1–2 L
11 Jan US Orleans Loiret A 1–0 W

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/5
61-75
1/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 8 G
Jessy Deminguet 3 G 3 A
Teji Savanier 3 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, FC Metz does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Senegal international Habib Diallo has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' It’s a booking for FC Metz player. Habib Maiga gets a Yellow card.
  • 20' FC Metz are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Racing Club de Lens have won 442 goals from 459 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mounir Chouiar.
  • 37' FC Metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Controversy at the stadium! John Boye argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fabien Centonze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Metz.
  • 61' John Boye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
  • 66' 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.
  • 70' Ibrahima Niane makes way for Habib Diallo at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 73' Souleymane Diarra is replacing Mounir Chouiar for the Racing Club de Lens side.
  • 77' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Victorien Angban comes on to replace Habib Maiga.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Habib Diallo is booked for FC Metz — Yellow card on 78.
  • 80' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Arthur Gomis trudges off to be replaced by Grejohn Kyei on 80 minutes.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Walid Mesloub.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Delaine made 446 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' A tactical swap from FC Metz — Marvin Gakpa on, Farid Boulaya off on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Marvin Gakpa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-02-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz 2018-09-01 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 2018-01-19 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2017-08-18 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Metz 2017-01-27 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

2019-02-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz D 2019-02-04 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AS Beziers W 2019-01-28 ES Troyes AC 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-01-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine W 2019-01-14 Red Star FC 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2018-12-22 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 AC Ajaccio L

FC Metz Form

2019-02-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 FC Metz D 2019-02-01 FC Metz 1–1 ES Troyes AC D 2019-01-29 FC Metz 3–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine W 2019-01-25 AC Ajaccio 0–0 FC Metz D 2019-01-18 FC Metz 1–2 Clermont Foot 63 L 2019-01-11 US Orleans Loiret 0–1 FC Metz W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Racing Club de Lens or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens38% Draw33% FC Metz29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Metz
62%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens24% Draw57% FC Metz19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
14.3%
0 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.2%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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