Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs Le Havre AC, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 3
Full Time
Le Havre AC
Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 13:00 UTC HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'
Saif Touka 24' Y
Y 30' Dina Ebimbe
Guillaume Gillet 43' Y
Steven Fortes 45' Y
Y 61' Jean-Pascal Fontaine
Manuel Perez 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Le Havre AC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Julien Rouquette
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Ludovic Reyes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

6
5
7
Racing Club de Lens 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Le Havre AC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-17 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 Le Havre AC 2019-04-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Le Havre AC 2018-10-27 Le Havre AC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2018-01-26 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Le Havre AC 2017-08-25 Le Havre AC 4–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Le Havre AC H 1–3 L
10 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D
03 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 2–0 W
27 Jul Le Mans FC A 2–1 W
02 Jun Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–3 L
30 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–1 D
Le Havre AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 3–1 W
09 Aug ES Troyes AC A 2–1 W
02 Aug Chamois Niortais FC H 1–1 D
26 Jul AC Ajaccio A 2–2 D
17 May FC Lorient H 2–3 L
10 May Valenciennes FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Racing Club de Lens face off against Le Havre AC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Tony Mauricio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Le Havre AC so far.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 448 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and Le Havre AC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 24' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Le Havre AC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Le Havre AC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' The crowd applauds Saif Touka as he leaves the pitch. Zakaria Diallo steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' Tinotenda Kadewere has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' Guillaume Gillet has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Steven Fortes.
  • 46' Guillaume Gillet puts Racing Club de Lens on the lead.
  • 51' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Jean-Pascal Fontaine has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tinotenda Kadewere makes it 1-1.
  • 66' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Tony Mauricio is withdrawn and Mounir Chouiar gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' Manuel Perez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' Himad Abdelli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamal Thiare at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' Tinotenda Kadewere with the second goal in the match!
  • 82' Another change for Le Havre AC made on 82 minute. Alexandre Bonnet leaves to be changed by Amos Youga.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Yannick Cahuzac. He replaces Manuel Perez on 83 minute.
  • 84' Barnabas Bese makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Le Havre AC are in front.
  • 85' Le Havre AC ring the changes. Tinotenda Kadewere has done his job and it is now time for Alan Dzabana to step up.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • With this win, Le Havre AC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Le Havre AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Le Guen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Ayew 2
Tinotenda Kadewere 2
Deiver Machado 1
Mehdi Tahrat 1
Ruben Aguilar 1
Harold Moukoudi 1
Florian Sotoca 1
Jean-Pascal Fontaine 1

Head to Head

2019-08-17 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 Le Havre AC 2019-04-01 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Le Havre AC 2018-10-27 Le Havre AC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2018-01-26 Racing Club de Lens 1–2 Le Havre AC 2017-08-25 Le Havre AC 4–1 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

2019-08-17 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 Le Havre AC L 2019-08-10 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2019-08-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 En Avant Guingamp W 2019-07-27 Le Mans FC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-06-02 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-05-30 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D

Le Havre AC Form

2019-08-17 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 Le Havre AC W 2019-08-09 ES Troyes AC 1–2 Le Havre AC W 2019-08-02 Le Havre AC 1–1 Chamois Niortais FC D 2019-07-26 AC Ajaccio 2–2 Le Havre AC D 2019-05-17 Le Havre AC 2–3 FC Lorient L 2019-05-10 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Le Havre AC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.22 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Le Havre AC xG
I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or Le Havre AC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens30% Draw28% Le Havre AC42%
Actual: Le Havre AC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
58%
Draw or Le Havre AC
70%
Racing Club de Lens or Le Havre AC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens22% Draw46% Le Havre AC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Le Havre AC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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