Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

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
14% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Metz
Pape Fall 5 G
Jessy Deminguet 2 G 2 A
Giorgi Abuashvili 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz has kicked off!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. Habib Maiga is booked for FC Metz — Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' Mounir Chouiar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frederic Antonetti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' Walid Mesloub has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The referee shows FC Metz player a Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Ibrahima Niane by Habib Diallo on 70 minute.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Souleymane Diarra comes on to replace Mounir Chouiar.
  • 77' FC Metz make a change. Habib Maiga trudges off to be replaced by Victorien Angban on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Habib Diallo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 80' Grejohn Kyei gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Arthur Gomis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Walid Mesloub.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' FC Metz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marvin Gakpa is hanging Farid Boulaya on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marvin Gakpa.
  • It finishes all square. Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz share the spoils 0-0.

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
Farid Boulaya 1
Joel Asoro 1
Opa Nguette 1
Florian Sotoca 1
Yannick Cahuzac 1
Jonathan Clauss 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.