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Racing Club de Lens vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
Racing Club de Lens
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Nantes
Sun 19 Feb 2023 · 16:05 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Remi Landry
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee
  • Referee

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

6
4
2
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Nantes
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 FC Nantes 2022-09-18 FC Nantes 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2022-04-30 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Nantes 2021-12-10 FC Nantes 3–2 Racing Club de Lens 2021-01-17 FC Nantes 1–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb FC Nantes H 3–1 W
12 Feb Olympique Lyonnais A 1–2 L
05 Feb Stade Brestois 29 A 1–1 D
01 Feb OGC Nice H 0–1 L
28 Jan ES Troyes AC A 1–1 D
14 Jan AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Racing Club de Lens A 1–3 L
16 Feb Juventus FC A 1–1 D
12 Feb FC Lorient H 1–0 W
05 Feb AC Ajaccio A 2–0 W
01 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 0–2 L
29 Jan Clermont Foot 63 A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens FC Nantes
#4 Position #1
0 Points 24
0 Played 34
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 5 / 9 / 20
0 Scored 29
0 Conceded 52
+0 GD -23
– PPG 0.71
– Win % 15%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). FC Nantes are 1st (24 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Racing Club de Lens launch into their encounter with FC Nantes.
  • 5' France international Brice Samba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens have won 422 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' FC Nantes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Deiver Machado is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
  • 37' Adrien Thomasson doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 41' Magnificent from Florent Mollet! That is 29 goals in 417 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Jonathan Gradit needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Adrien Thomasson has done his job and it is now time for Lois Openda to step up.
  • 63' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Angelo Fulgini is withdrawn and David Pereira da Costa gets his opportunity.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Charles Traore adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 76' Massadio Haidara gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Deiver Machado and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' A tactical swap from FC Nantes — Lohann Doucet on, Moussa Sissoko off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' A goal from the Belgium international Lois Openda! He fires home on 83 to make it 4-1!
  • 88' Salis Abdul Samed makes way for Jean Onana at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
  • Another three points for Racing Club de Lens.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moses Simon 5
David Pereira da Costa 3
Gael Kakuta 3
Arnaud Kalimuendo 2
Adrien Thomasson 2
Imran Louza 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Randal Kolo Muani 2

Head to Head

2023-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 FC Nantes 2022-09-18 FC Nantes 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2022-04-30 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 FC Nantes 2021-12-10 FC Nantes 3–2 Racing Club de Lens 2021-01-17 FC Nantes 1–1 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 FC Nantes W 2023-02-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-02-05 Stade Brestois 29 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2023-02-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice L 2023-01-28 ES Troyes AC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2023-01-14 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 AJ Auxerre W

FC Nantes Form

2023-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 FC Nantes L 2023-02-16 Juventus FC 1–1 FC Nantes D 2023-02-12 FC Nantes 1–0 FC Lorient W 2023-02-05 AC Ajaccio 0–2 FC Nantes W 2023-02-01 FC Nantes 0–2 Olympique de Marseille L 2023-01-29 Clermont Foot 63 0–0 FC Nantes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.79 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.57 FC Nantes xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Racing Club de Lens or Draw 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens40% Draw37% FC Nantes23%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 40%
60%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Nantes
60%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Nantes
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens21% Draw65% FC Nantes14%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.3%
1 – 0
18.6%
0 – 1
12.9%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.5%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Nantes covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 24% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 17% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
57% ✗
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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