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

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

Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FC Nantes 34 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

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

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

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' The wait is over. Racing Club de Lens get us underway at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
5' The travelling FC Nantes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
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' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Nantes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' The 30-year-old Moses Simon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
27' Racing Club de Lens is taking the lead after the goal scored by Florian Sotoca on 27.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' Brice Samba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 399 appearances.
47' Racing Club de Lens have won 422 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Nantes's 3-4-2-1 shape.
58' Brilliant from the ! Facundo Medina makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 58.
60' Abdoul Bamba gets the nod from FC Nantes. He replaces Moses Simon and will look to change the dynamic.
65' FC Nantes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Sepe Elye Wahi is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Yellow card on 68.
69' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Morgan Guilavogui on, Sepe Elye Wahi off on 69 minutes.
72' GOAL! Adrien Thomasson fires home to make it 3-0!
72' Adson gets the nod from FC Nantes. He replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Adrien Thomasson is withdrawn and Angelo Fulgini gets his opportunity.
80' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Andy Diouf is replaced by Neil El Aynaoui on 80 minute.
81' The whistle greets Quentin Merlin as he departs to be replaced by Jaouen Hadjam.
82' Another change for FC Nantes made on 82 minute. Samuel Moutoussamy leaves to be changed by Moussa Sissoko.
83' Jean-Kevin Duverne picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Florian Sotoca is replaced by Oscar Cortes.
89' Neil El Aynaoui has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Nantes.

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
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

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

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.