Thursday , 2 July 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 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

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

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens FC Metz
#4 Position #2
0 Points 17
0 Played 34
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 23
0 Scored 32
0 Conceded 76
+0 GD -44
– PPG 0.50
– Win % 9%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). FC Metz are 2nd (17 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade Bollaert-Delelis!
  • 5' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 446 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Joel Asoro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' Joel Asoro doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' Deiver Machado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 57' FC Metz fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Joel Asoro as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Van Den Kerkhof steps in for FC Metz.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Ruben Aguilar is replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 64' Sepe Elye Wahi was booked on 64.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' Andy Diouf gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Abdukodir Khusanov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Another substitution for FC Metz to replace Lamine Camara by Habib Maiga on 73 minute.
  • 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fali Cande is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Metz.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' Cheikh Sabaly has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • With this win, FC Metz is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Jonathan Clauss 1
Thomas Delaine 1
Vagner 1
Ignatius Ganago 1
Habib Diallo 1
Ibrahima Niane 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
2 / 4
0.49 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens26% Draw43% FC Metz31%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes19% 0% No81%
Avg goals/match: 1.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 62%
38%
± 1.5 29%
71%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Metz
74%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Metz
57%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens13% Draw72% FC Metz15%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
37.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
0.9%
0 – 3
0.9%
3 – 0
0.6%
1 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 18% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 21% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
57% ✗
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

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