Racing Club de Lens vs FC Nantes, Ligue 1 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2025-26

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FC Nantes

Fri 8 May 2026 · 18:45 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Mezian Soares 79' 1–0

Abdallah Sima 15' Y

Andrija Bulatovic 36' Y

Y 75' Ali Yousef

Overview

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

Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
FC Nantes 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mathieu Vernice
Assistant 1 Florian Goncalves de Araujo (France)
Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean

6 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 18.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	10	23
2	Lille OSC	10	21
3	Paris FC	10	20
4	Olympique de Marseille	10	18
5	Olympique Lyonnais	10	17
6	OGC Nice	10	17
7	AS Monaco FC	10	16
8	Stade Rennais FC 1901	10	16
9	Stade Brestois 29	10	15
10	FC Lorient	10	15
11	Racing Club de Lens	10	13
12	Toulouse FC	10	13
13	RC Strasbourg Alsace	10	10
14	AJ Auxerre	10	10
15	Le Mans FC	10	8
16	Angers SCO	10	8
17	ES Troyes AC	10	8
18	Le Havre AC	10	2

Head-to-Head

Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Nantes

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-08 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 FC Nantes 2025-12-06 FC Nantes 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2025-02-23 FC Nantes 3–1 Racing Club de Lens 2024-11-09 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 FC Nantes 2024-02-03 FC Nantes 0–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

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

FC Nantes

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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

5/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	5 G	8 A
Matthieu Udol	2 G
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Racing Club de Lens launch into their encounter with FC Nantes.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' FC Nantes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Abdallah Sima picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anthony Lopes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
30' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-1-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
36' Andrija Bulatovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 36.
41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' France international Odsonne Edouard has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
51' Robin Risser has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Frederic Guilbert, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' FC Nantes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
66' Uros Radakovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 51 appearances.
71' What composure from Abdallah Sima! The Senegal international strokes it home. 1-0.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ali Yousef on 75.
79' GOAL! Mezian Soares fires home to make it 2-0!
84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pierre Sage might look to freshen things up shortly.
89' 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.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Racing Club de Lens to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

FC Nantes Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

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

2026-05-08 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 FC Nantes W 2026-05-02 OGC Nice 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-04-24 Stade Brestois 29 3–3 Racing Club de Lens D 2026-04-17 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Toulouse FC W 2026-04-04 Lille OSC 3–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2026-03-20 Racing Club de Lens 5–1 Angers SCO W

FC Nantes Form

2026-05-08 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 FC Nantes L 2026-05-02 FC Nantes 3–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2026-04-26 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–1 FC Nantes L 2026-04-22 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–0 FC Nantes L 2026-04-19 FC Nantes 1–1 Stade Brestois 29 D 2026-04-11 AJ Auxerre 0–0 FC Nantes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.61 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 FC Nantes xG

I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens55% Draw25% FC Nantes20%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

81%

Draw or FC Nantes

45%

Racing Club de Lens or FC Nantes

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens36% Draw47% FC Nantes17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.9%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	FC Nantes covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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