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

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

Racing Club de Lens

4 – 0

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FC Nantes

Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Florian Sotoca pen 27' 1–0

Facundo Medina 58' 2–0

Florian Sotoca pen 72' 3–0

Neil El Aynaoui 89' 4–0

Sepe Elye Wahi 68' Y

Y 68' Eray Comert

Y 83' Jean-Kevin Duverne

Overview

Match Preview

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

Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
FC Nantes 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Pierre Gaillouste
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Ludovic Reyes

6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Nantes

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-28 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 FC Nantes 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	FC Nantes	H	4–0	W
24 Oct	PSV	H	1–1	D
20 Oct	Le Havre AC	A	0–0	D
08 Oct	Lille OSC	H	1–1	D
03 Oct	Arsenal FC	H	2–1	W
29 Sep	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	1–0	W

FC Nantes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Racing Club de Lens	A	0–4	L
22 Oct	Montpellier HSC	H	2–0	W
06 Oct	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	2–1	W
01 Oct	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	1–3	L
23 Sep	FC Lorient	H	5–3	W
17 Sep	Clermont Foot 63	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% 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' Welcome to Stade Bollaert-Delelis that hosts another battle between Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes.
5' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Racing Club de Lens seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' Brilliant from the ! Florian Sotoca makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 27.
32' Pedro Chirivella has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past FC Nantes's compact 3-4-2-1.
47' Jean-Kevin Duverne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Nantes so far.
52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
58' What a moment for Facundo Medina! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
60' Abdoul Bamba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Moses Simon at the 60 minute mark.
65' Neil El Aynaoui has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 17 cards already picked up this season.
68' Sepe Elye Wahi was booked on 68.
69' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 69 minute. Sepe Elye Wahi leaves to be changed by Morgan Guilavogui.
72' Against the run of play, Adrien Thomasson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
72' Adson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto on 72 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Adrien Thomasson as he leaves the pitch. Angelo Fulgini steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
80' Neil El Aynaoui is replacing Andy Diouf for the Racing Club de Lens side.
81' Jaouen Hadjam is replacing Quentin Merlin for the FC Nantes side.
82' The supporters are chanting for Moussa Sissoko. He replaces Samuel Moutoussamy on 82 minute.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jean-Kevin Duverne on 83.
84' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Florian Sotoca by Oscar Cortes on 84 minute.
89' The Morocco Neil El Aynaoui breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 4-0!
Racing Club de Lens celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Ruben Aguilar
24
Jonathan Gradit
30
Brice Samba
28
Adrien Thomasson ↓ Angelo Fulgini 77'
4
Kevin Danso
3
Deiver Machado ↓ Massadio Haidara 69'
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Oscar Cortes 84'
6
Salis Abdul Samed
9
Sepe Elye Wahi ↓ Morgan Guilavogui 69'
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Neil El Aynaoui 77'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Nantes Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

25
Florent Mollet
11
Marcus Coco
8
Samuel Moutoussamy ↓ Moussa Sissoko 82'
21
Jean-Charles Castelletto ↓ Adson 72'
2
Jean-Kevin Duverne
27
Moses Simon ↓ Abdoul Bamba 60'
1
Alban Lafont
24
Eray Comert
5
Pedro Chirivella
29
Quentin Merlin ↓ Jaouen Hadjam 81'
39
Matthis Abline ↓ Mostafa Mohamed 60'

Bench

Coach Pierre Aristouy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Moses Simon	5
Gael Kakuta	3
David Pereira da Costa	3
Imran Louza	2
Florian Sotoca	2
Randal Kolo Muani	2
Neil El Aynaoui	2
Arnaud Kalimuendo	2

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-10-28 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 FC Nantes W 2023-10-24 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 PSV D 2023-10-20 Le Havre AC 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2023-10-08 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Lille OSC D 2023-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Arsenal FC W 2023-09-29 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W

FC Nantes Form

2023-10-28 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 FC Nantes L 2023-10-22 FC Nantes 2–0 Montpellier HSC W 2023-10-06 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–2 FC Nantes W 2023-10-01 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3–1 FC Nantes L 2023-09-23 FC Nantes 5–3 FC Lorient W 2023-09-17 Clermont Foot 63 0–1 FC Nantes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 FC Nantes xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens54% Draw25% FC Nantes21%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

79%

Draw or FC Nantes

46%

Racing Club de Lens or FC Nantes

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens39% Draw44% FC Nantes17%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	FC Nantes covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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