Saturday , 14 November 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Racing Club de Lens
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,988 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 37' Joel Asoro
Y 33' Joel Asoro
Sepe Elye Wahi 64' Y
Y 64' Fali Cande

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
  • Assistant 1 Mikael Berchebru
  • Assistant 2
8 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 8.9 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
2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz 2022-03-13 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep FC Metz H 0–1 L
02 Sep AS Monaco FC A 0–3 L
26 Aug Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L
20 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–1 D
13 Aug Stade Brestois 29 A 2–3 L
03 Jun AJ Auxerre A 3–1 W
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Racing Club de Lens A 1–0 W
03 Sep Stade de Reims H 2–2 D
27 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 1–0 W
18 Aug Olympique de Marseille H 2–2 D
13 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–5 L
02 Jun SC Bastia H 3–2 W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz get this one started.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Metz's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Habib Maiga made 446 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' FC Metz is showing some good football. However, FC Metz are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' Poor challenge from Joel Asoro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' The Sweden Joel Asoro breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 0-1!
  • 42' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 52' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' Fresh legs for FC Metz! Kevin Van Den Kerkhof comes on to replace Joel Asoro.
  • 63' Przemyslaw Frankowski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruben Aguilar on 63 minute.
  • 64' Sepe Elye Wahi is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 69' Deiver Machado has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Abdukodir Khusanov is replaced by Andy Diouf.
  • 73' The whistle greets Lamine Camara as he departs to be replaced by Habib Maiga.
  • 78' 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.
  • 83' France international Simon Elisor has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Metz to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Metz Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz 2022-03-13 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz L 2023-09-02 AS Monaco FC 3–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-08-26 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-08-20 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2023-08-13 Stade Brestois 29 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-06-03 AJ Auxerre 1–3 Racing Club de Lens W

FC Metz Form

2023-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Metz W 2023-09-03 FC Metz 2–2 Stade de Reims D 2023-08-27 Clermont Foot 63 0–1 FC Metz W 2023-08-18 FC Metz 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D 2023-08-13 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5–1 FC Metz L 2023-06-02 FC Metz 3–2 SC Bastia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens34% Draw31% FC Metz35%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Metz
66%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens25% Draw52% FC Metz23%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%

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% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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