Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2023-24
Racing Club de Lens
4 – 0
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Ludovic Reyes

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
2023-10-28 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' What a night it is going to be! Racing Club de Lens welcome FC Nantes for this crunch clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
  • 5' Jean-Kevin Duverne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The travelling FC Nantes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 27' Florian Sotoca makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 32' The 27-year-old Alban Lafont has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' FC Nantes is showing some good football. However, FC Nantes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Nantes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Facundo Medina — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' FC Nantes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Abdoul Bamba is hanging Moses Simon on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sepe Elye Wahi.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Morgan Guilavogui on, Sepe Elye Wahi off on 69 minutes.
  • 72' Magnificent from Adrien Thomasson! That is 39 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' Jean-Charles Castelletto makes way for Adson at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Nantes.
  • 77' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Adrien Thomasson trudges off to be replaced by Angelo Fulgini on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Andy Diouf trudges off to be replaced by Neil El Aynaoui on 80 minutes.
  • 81' The FC Nantes bench stirs into life. Quentin Merlin is withdrawn and Jaouen Hadjam gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Samuel Moutoussamy makes way for Moussa Sissoko at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Nantes.
  • 83' Jean-Kevin Duverne catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' Oscar Cortes is replacing Florian Sotoca for the Racing Club de Lens side.
  • 89' A goal from the Morocco international Neil El Aynaoui! He fires home on 89 to make it 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

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

FC Nantes Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pierre Aristouy

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

2023-10-28 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

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
1.16 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.49 FC Nantes xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens52% Draw32% FC Nantes16%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Nantes
48%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Nantes
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens32% Draw58% FC Nantes10%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.6%
1 – 0
21%
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
2.6%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 2
2.1%
2 – 2
1.7%
4 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Nantes covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 28% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
61% ✓
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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