Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2021-22

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FC Metz

Sun 24 Oct 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Vincent Pajot

Y 39' Habib Maiga

Y 40' Habib Maiga

Y 53' Kevin N'Doram

Y 54' Kevin N'Doram

Jean-Louis Leca 65' Y

Jean-Louis Leca 70' Y

Ignatius Ganago 87' 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 Nicolas Rainville
Referee Pignard Jeremie
Referee Aurelien Drouet
Referee Mickael Leleu
Referee Laurent Coniglio
Referee

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

2021-10-24 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Metz 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	FC Metz	H	4–1	W
17 Oct	Montpellier HSC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Stade de Reims	H	2–0	W
26 Sep	Olympique de Marseille	A	3–2	W
22 Sep	RC Strasbourg Alsace	H	0–1	L
18 Sep	Lille OSC	H	1–0	W

FC Metz

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Racing Club de Lens	A	1–4	L
17 Oct	Stade Rennais FC 1901	H	0–3	L
03 Oct	Angers SCO	A	2–3	L
26 Sep	Stade Brestois 29	A	2–1	W
22 Sep	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	0–3	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' Racing Club de Lens have kicked off against FC Metz. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
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' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Metz that had 438 games and scored 364 goals.
14' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Wesley Said makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 14.
15' The deadlock is broken! Wesley Said gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
20' Poor challenge from Vincent Pajot. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Przemyslaw Frankowski has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 282 appearances.
33' Nicolas de Preville has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
37' Goal! Wesley Said scores his 35 goal in 317 matches.
39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Habib Maiga.
40' FC Metz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
50' Florian Sotoca needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 35 Yellow cards this season.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin N'Doram argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' Kevin N'Doram catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
59' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Vincent Pajot is replaced by Pape Matar Sarr.
62' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 62 minute. Wesley Said leaves to be changed by Gael Kakuta.
65' Jean-Louis Leca picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
65' Magnificent from Pape Matar Sarr! That is 7 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Jean-Louis Leca will be fuming at that decision.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yannick Cahuzac is hanging Florian Sotoca on the field on 80 minute.
81' The FC Metz manager makes a substitution. Nicolas de Preville departs to be replaced by Opa Nguette.
83' Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ignatius Ganago makes no mistake. 4-2!
87' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
88' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Corentin Jean is hanging Ignatius Ganago on the field on 88 minute.
90' What composure from Przemyslaw Frankowski! The Poland international strokes it home. 5-2.
Racing Club de Lens celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

24
Jonathan Gradit
22
Wesley Said ↓ Gael Kakuta 62'
16
Jean-Louis Leca
28
Cheick Doucoure
4
Kevin Danso
11
Jonathan Clauss
8
Seko Fofana
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Yannick Cahuzac 80'
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo ↓ Ignatius Ganago 80'
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

6
Kevin N'Doram ↓ Amadou Salif Mbengue 80'
5
Jemerson
17
Thomas Delaine
3
Matthieu Udol
10
Farid Boulaya
16
Alexandre Oukidja ↓ Marc-Aurele Caillard 88'
19
Habib Maiga
14
Vincent Pajot ↓ Pape Matar Sarr 59'
9
Nicolas de Preville ↓ Opa Nguette 81'
18
Fabien Centonze
2
Dylan Bronn

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wesley Said	3
Georges Mikautadze	2
Ibrahima Niane	1
Przemyslaw Frankowski	1
Habib Diallo	1
Nicolas de Preville	1
Ibrahima Niane	1
Pape Matar Sarr	1

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-10-24 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Metz W 2021-10-17 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-10-01 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Stade de Reims W 2021-09-26 Olympique de Marseille 2–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2021-09-22 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2021-09-18 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Lille OSC W

FC Metz Form

2021-10-24 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 FC Metz L 2021-10-17 FC Metz 0–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2021-10-03 Angers SCO 3–2 FC Metz L 2021-09-26 Stade Brestois 29 1–2 FC Metz W 2021-09-22 FC Metz 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2021-09-17 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–0 FC Metz L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.7 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 FC Metz xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens52% Draw25% FC Metz23%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

77%

Draw or FC Metz

48%

Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens36% Draw45% FC Metz19%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	FC Metz covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

FC Metz keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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