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

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Ligue 1 · 2020-21

Racing Club de Lens

2 – 2

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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

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

Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
FC Metz 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Aurelien Petit
Referee Florent Batta
Referee Julien Aube
Referee Djemel Zitouni
Referee Mickael Leleu

4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Monaco FC	5	13
2	Olympique Lyonnais	5	11
3	Paris FC	5	11
4	Lille OSC	5	10
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	5	10
6	Paris Saint-Germain FC	5	8
7	Angers SCO	5	7
8	RC Strasbourg Alsace	5	7
9	Le Mans FC	5	6
10	AJ Auxerre	5	6
11	Stade Brestois 29	5	5
12	FC Lorient	5	5
13	Toulouse FC	5	5
14	OGC Nice	5	5
15	Racing Club de Lens	5	4
16	ES Troyes AC	5	4
17	Olympique de Marseille	5	3
18	Le Havre AC	5	2

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	3 G	3 A
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Racing Club de Lens host FC Metz — let the battle begin!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
7' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Gradit argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
12' Arnaud Kalimuendo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
13' Magnificent from Jonathan Clauss! That is 20 goals in 254 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
18' Loic Bade is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Metz tonight.
19' A moment of madness from Massadio Haidara on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' GOAL! Vagner fires home to make it 1-1!
32' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' Yannick Cahuzac has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 36 minutes.
37' Facundo Medina picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
50' It’s a booking for FC Metz player. John Boye gets a Yellow card.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' What composure from Thomas Delaine! The France international strokes it home. 2-2.
62' Seko Fofana, a Ivory Coast midfielder, has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Gael Kakuta comes on to replace Florian Sotoca.
75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
76' FC Metz ring the changes. Vagner has done his job and it is now time for Thierry Ambrose to step up.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pape Matar Sarr on 82.
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.
The points are shared — Racing Club de Lens 2-2 FC Metz. Honours even.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

18
Yannick Cahuzac C
24
Jonathan Gradit
16
Jean-Louis Leca
21
Massadio Haidara
28
Cheick Doucoure
11
Jonathan Clauss ↓ Clement Michelin 84'
8
Seko Fofana
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Gael Kakuta 70'
29
Arnaud Kalimuendo ↓ Simon Banza 70'
4
Loic Bade

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

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.