Sunday , 16 August 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Racing Club de Lens
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Nantes
Sat 9 Nov 2024 · 18:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis 38,202 HT 45' · FT 45'
Przemyslaw Frankowski pen 21' 1–0
1–1 36' Moses Simon pen
1–2 71' Nicolas Cozza
Hamzat Ojediran 86' 2–2
Adrien Thomasson 90' 3–2
Facundo Medina 35' Y
Remy Labeau Lascary 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
16 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2024-11-09 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 FC Nantes 2024-02-03 FC Nantes 0–1 Racing Club de Lens 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov FC Nantes H 3–2 W
02 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–1 L
26 Oct Lille OSC H 0–2 L
19 Oct AS Saint-Étienne A 2–0 W
06 Oct RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–2 D
28 Sep OGC Nice H 0–0 D
FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov Racing Club de Lens A 2–3 L
03 Nov Olympique de Marseille H 1–2 L
27 Oct RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–3 L
20 Oct OGC Nice H 1–1 D
06 Oct Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
29 Sep AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 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' Racing Club de Lens have kicked off against FC Nantes. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Remy Labeau Lascary has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Przemyslaw Frankowski — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Antoine Kombouare might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Facundo Medina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 35.
  • 36' GOAL! Moses Simon scores on 36.
  • 41' Facundo Medina has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' That is a card for Racing Club de Lens. Remy Labeau Lascary will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' FC Nantes come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' It looks surprising FC Nantes does not make any changes. Nicolas Cozza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Florian Sotoca on, Andy Diouf off on 63 minutes.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Herba Guirassy. He replaces Mostafa Mohamed on 66 minute.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Hamzat Ojediran on, Neil El Aynaoui off on 69 minutes.
  • 71' GOAL! Nicolas Cozza fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 76' The whistle greets Jonathan Gradit as he departs to be replaced by Angelo Fulgini.
  • 80' Another substitution for FC Nantes to replace Moses Simon by Sorba Thomas on 80 minute.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' Hamzat Ojediran has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The France midfielder Adrien Thomasson breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 3-2!
  • 90' The whistle greets Douglas Augusto as he departs to be replaced by Florent Mollet.
  • With this win, Racing Club de Lens is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

FC Nantes Lineups

3-4-3

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

2024-11-09 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 FC Nantes 2024-02-03 FC Nantes 0–1 Racing Club de Lens 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2024-11-09 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 FC Nantes W 2024-11-02 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-10-26 Racing Club de Lens 0–2 Lille OSC L 2024-10-19 AS Saint-Étienne 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2024-10-06 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2024-09-28 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 OGC Nice D

FC Nantes Form

2024-11-09 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 FC Nantes L 2024-11-03 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-10-27 RC Strasbourg Alsace 3–1 FC Nantes L 2024-10-20 FC Nantes 1–1 OGC Nice D 2024-10-06 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 FC Nantes L 2024-09-29 FC Nantes 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.1 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 FC Nantes xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens52% Draw31% FC Nantes17%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 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
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens29% Draw59% FC Nantes12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
21.5%
1 – 0
19.5%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
3.9%
1 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2%
4 – 0
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push FC Nantes covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 27% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
57% ✗
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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