Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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/–
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Racing Club de Lens and FC Metz is underway.
  • 5' Sweden international Joel Asoro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' A moment of madness from Joel Asoro on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Metz will be frustrated.
  • 37' What a strike from Joel Asoro! The score is 0-1.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Metz is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 448 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 57' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Florian Sotoca has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' A tactical swap from FC Metz — Kevin Van Den Kerkhof on, Joel Asoro off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Ruben Aguilar trudges off to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski on 63 minutes.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sepe Elye Wahi.
  • 69' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Metz backline.
  • 72' Andy Diouf gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Abdukodir Khusanov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Lamine Camara makes way for Habib Maiga at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Metz.
  • 78' Salis Abdul Samed has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 88' FC Metz come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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
Habib Diallo 1
Nicolas de Preville 1
Ibrahima Niane 1
Pape Matar Sarr 1
Farid Boulaya 1
Joel Asoro 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.