Saturday , 14 November 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Metz
Sun 14 Mar 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Jonathan Gradit 7' Y
Massadio Haidara 19' Y
Facundo Medina 37' Y
Y 37' Vagner
Y 50' John Boye
Y 82' Pape Matar Sarr
Seko Fofana 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Julien Aube
  • Referee Djemel Zitouni
  • Referee Mickael Leleu
6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.7 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

4
6
8
Racing Club de Lens 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-14 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Metz 2020-12-19 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar FC Metz H 2–2 D
03 Mar AS Saint-Étienne A 3–2 W
28 Feb Angers SCO A 2–2 D
21 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 2–1 W
13 Feb Stade de Reims A 1–1 D
06 Feb Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–0 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Racing Club de Lens A 2–2 D
03 Mar Angers SCO H 0–1 L
27 Feb FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–1 W
21 Feb OGC Nice A 2–1 W
14 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–2 L
07 Feb AS Saint-Étienne A 0–1 L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 7' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 7.
  • 12' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 13' Magnificent from Jonathan Clauss! That is 22 goals in 262 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 18' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 19' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' 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.
  • 27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vagner makes it 1-1.
  • 32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Franck Haise will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' A goal from the France international Yannick Cahuzac! He fires home on 36 to make it 2-1!
  • 37' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Jean-Louis Leca has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 459 appearances.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Boye on 50.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' What an equalizer from Thomas Delaine!
  • 62' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Florian Sotoca is replaced by Gael Kakuta on 70 minute.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 76' FC Metz make a change. Vagner trudges off to be replaced by Thierry Ambrose on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Pape Matar Sarr on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Metz will be frustrated.
  • 84' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Jonathan Clauss by Clement Michelin on 84 minute.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Seko Fofana.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

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

2021-03-14 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Metz 2020-12-19 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-03-14 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Metz D 2021-03-03 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2021-02-28 Angers SCO 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-02-21 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2021-02-13 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-02-06 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D

FC Metz Form

2021-03-14 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Metz D 2021-03-03 FC Metz 0–1 Angers SCO L 2021-02-27 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–2 FC Metz W 2021-02-21 OGC Nice 1–2 FC Metz W 2021-02-14 FC Metz 1–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2021-02-07 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 FC Metz L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.23 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens36% Draw29% FC Metz35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Metz
64%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens25% Draw48% FC Metz27%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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