Racing Club de Lens vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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 Mathieu Vernice
- Assistant 1 Florian Goncalves de Araujo (France)
- Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | FC Nantes | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 May | OGC Nice | A | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Apr | Stade Brestois 29 | A | 3–3 | D |
| 17 Apr | Toulouse FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 04 Apr | Lille OSC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 20 Mar | Angers SCO | H | 5–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 May | Olympique de Marseille | H | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Apr | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 19 Apr | Stade Brestois 29 | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Apr | AJ Auxerre | A | 0–0 | 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)
H2H (12 games)
58%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). FC Nantes are 1st (24 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade Bollaert-Delelis will turn into a battlefield for Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Abdallah Sima gets a card.
- 20' It’s high time Pierre Sage made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ibrahima Sissoko made 363 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' 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.
- 36' Racing Club de Lens player sees a card in front of him.
- 41' Nicolas Cozza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Nantes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' 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.
- 66' It looks surprising FC Nantes does not make any changes. Abdallah Sima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 71' Racing Club de Lens is taking the lead after the goal scored by Abdallah Sima on 71.
- 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ali Yousef on 75.
- 79' What a strike from Mezian Soares! The score is 2-0.
- 84' FC Nantes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 89' 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.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Racing Club de Lens and FC Nantes (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 14
- 20
- 22
- 11
- 21
- 19
- 6
- 40
- 25
- 38
- 5
Bench
- 27
- 2
- 16
- 7
- 18
- 26
- 32
- 4
- 41
Coach
Pierre Sage
FC Nantes Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 3
- 24
- 1
- 28
- 37
- 6
- 26
- 8
- 21
- 10
- 22
Bench
- 20
- 30
- 31
- 19
- 17
- 66
- 11
- 72
- 2
Coach
Vahid Halilhodžić
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Moses Simon | 5 |
| David Pereira da Costa | 3 |
| Gael Kakuta | 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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.97
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.41
FC Nantes xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.38
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 1.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 2.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 3.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
| ± 4.5 | 2% |
|
98% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Nantes
48%
Racing Club de Lens or FC Nantes
66%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11%
1 – 1
10.9%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.1%
0 – 2
1.8%
3 – 1
1.8%
2 – 2
1.2%
4 – 0
0.9%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | FC Nantes covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 13% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 28% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 11% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
66%
✓
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.