Racing Club de Lens vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs FC Nantes — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- FC Nantes 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
- Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
11 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 7.1 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
58%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 3 G | 3 A |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes get this one started.
- 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 15' FC Nantes 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.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 21' Magnificent from Przemyslaw Frankowski! That is 16 goals in 111 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 35' Facundo Medina was booked on 35.
- 36' GOAL! Moses Simon fires home to make it 1-1!
- 41' Guinea international Herba Guirassy has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 45' Remy Labeau Lascary catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
- 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 55' Mostafa Mohamed has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 63' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Andy Diouf exits the field as Florian Sotoca enters on 63.
- 66' FC Nantes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Herba Guirassy is hanging Mostafa Mohamed on the field on 66 minute.
- 69' Neil El Aynaoui makes way for Hamzat Ojediran at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
- 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicolas Cozza makes it 1-2.
- 76' Jonathan Gradit makes way for Angelo Fulgini at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
- 80' A tactical swap from FC Nantes — Sorba Thomas on, Moses Simon off on 80 minutes.
- 85' 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 3-4-3.
- 86' GOAL! Hamzat Ojediran fires home to make it 2-2!
- 90' GOAL! Adrien Thomasson scores on 90.
- 90' A tactical swap from FC Nantes — Florent Mollet on, Douglas Augusto off on 90 minutes.
- Full Time. Racing Club de Lens beats FC Nantes
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 24
- 30
- 28
- 4
- 29
- 3
- 14
- 10
-
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Florian Sotoca 63'
- 23
- 36
Bench
- 26
- 20
- 16
-
11
Angelo Fulgini ↑ 76'
-
7
Florian Sotoca ↑ 63'
-
21
Anass Zaroury ↑ 69'
- 13
-
15
Hamzat Ojediran ↑ 69'
- 39
Coach
Will Still
FC Nantes Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 6
- 98
- 3
- 4
- 21
- 2
-
27
Moses Simon ↓ Sorba Thomas 80'
- 1
- 31
- 5
- 39
Bench
-
22
Sorba Thomas ↑ 80'
-
25
Florent Mollet ↑ 90'
- 11
-
7
Ignatius Ganago ↑ 66'
- 17
- 30
- 41
- 66
-
62
Herba Guirassy ↑ 66'
Coach
Antoine Kombouare
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Moses Simon | 5 |
| David Pereira da Costa | 3 |
| Gael Kakuta | 3 |
| Florian Sotoca | 2 |
| Randal Kolo Muani | 2 |
| Neil El Aynaoui | 2 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | 2 |
| Adrien Thomasson | 2 |
Head to Head
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.75
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09
FC Nantes xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens to win 55% + Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Nantes
45%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Nantes
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
Actual
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | FC Nantes covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 16% | 71% |
| -1.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -1 | 29% | 22% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

