Racing Club de Lens vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 .
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Grenoble Foot 38 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Amaury Delerue
- Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
- Referee Alexandre Viala
- Referee Gaetan Korbas
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ES Troyes AC | 34 | 67 |
| 2 | Le Mans FC | 34 | 62 |
| 3 | SC Bastia | 34 | 28 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 34 | 24 |
| 5 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FC Metz | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FC Nantes | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | AS Saint-Étienne | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Red Star FC | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Stade de Reims | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FC Annecy | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Montpellier HSC | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pau FC | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | USL Dunkerque | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | En Avant Guingamp | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Clermont Foot 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Nov | Valenciennes FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 03 Nov | La Berrichonne de Chateauroux | H | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Oct | Le Havre AC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Oct | GFC Ajaccio | H | 5–0 | W |
| 06 Oct | AJ Auxerre | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Nov | AC Ajaccio | H | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Nov | US Orleans Loiret | A | 3–0 | W |
| 26 Oct | ES Troyes AC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Oct | AS Nancy-Lorraine | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Oct | Clermont Foot 63 | H | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Racing Club de Lens and Grenoble Foot 38 has kicked off!
- 5' Thierry Ambrose is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
- 10' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mehdi Tahrat made 446 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Massadio Haidara suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Grenoble Foot 38 have won 310 goals from 433 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 40' Controversy at the stadium! Thierry Ambrose argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabien Centonze.
- 43' That is a Yellow card for Grenoble Foot 38. Ibrehima Coulibaly will be fuming at that decision.
- 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Grenoble Foot 38 that had 433 games and scored 310 goals.
- 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 58' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' Cyrille Bayala is ready to make an impact after coming on for Grejohn Kyei at the 60 minute mark.
- 65' 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.
- 67' Fresh legs for Grenoble Foot 38! Malek Chergui comes on to replace Ryan Sanusi.
- 72' Alharbi El Jadeyaoui gets the nod from Grenoble Foot 38. He replaces Jessy Benet and will look to change the dynamic.
- 76' Ibrehima Coulibaly has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
- 77' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Cheick Oumar Doucoure is replaced by Achraf Bencharki.
- 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 85' Modibo Sagnan gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Massadio Haidara and will look to change the dynamic.
- 86' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 5
- 7
- 18
- 8
-
29
Grejohn Kyei ↓ Cyrille Bayala 60'
- 14
- 9
- 21
- 26
- 28
Bench
- 30
-
31
Cyrille Bayala ↑ 60'
- 6
- 33
-
3
Modibo Sagnan ↑ 85'
- 19
-
20
Achraf Bencharki ↑ 77'
Coach
Philippe Montanier
Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
- 23
- 10
-
6
Ryan Sanusi ↓ Malek Chergui 67'
- 21
- 17
- 4
- 1
- 7
- 24
- 22
Bench
- 16
- 28
- 14
- 5
-
27
Malek Chergui ↑ 67'
-
11
Alharbi El Jadeyaoui ↑ 72'
- 8
Coach
Philippe Hinschberger
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yannick Gomis | 1 |
| Cheick Doucoure | 1 |
| Jonathan Tinhan | 1 |
| Yohan Brun | 1 |
| Tony Mauricio | 1 |
| Simon Banza | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
2018-11-24
Racing Club de Lens
0–0
Grenoble Foot 38
D
2018-11-10
Valenciennes FC
4–2
Racing Club de Lens
L
2018-11-03
Racing Club de Lens
0–1
La Berrichonne de Chateauroux
L
2018-10-27
Le Havre AC
2–1
Racing Club de Lens
L
2018-10-22
Racing Club de Lens
5–0
GFC Ajaccio
W
2018-10-06
AJ Auxerre
1–2
Racing Club de Lens
W
Grenoble Foot 38 Form
2018-11-24
Racing Club de Lens
0–0
Grenoble Foot 38
D
2018-11-09
Grenoble Foot 38
2–0
AC Ajaccio
W
2018-11-03
US Orleans Loiret
0–3
Grenoble Foot 38
W
2018-10-26
Grenoble Foot 38
0–2
ES Troyes AC
L
2018-10-19
AS Nancy-Lorraine
1–2
Grenoble Foot 38
W
2018-10-05
Grenoble Foot 38
1–0
Clermont Foot 63
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.88
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 76% + Racing Club de Lens or Draw 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 1.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 2.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 3.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
| ± 4.5 | 3% |
|
97% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
70%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
65%
Racing Club de Lens or Grenoble Foot 38
65%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 0
1.9%
3 – 1
1.7%
0 – 3
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | Grenoble Foot 38 covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 9% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 21% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 20% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

