Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2024-25

Racing Club de Lens

2 – 0

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Montpellier HSC

Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,313 HT 45' · FT 45'

Remy Labeau Lascary 39' 1–0

Benjamin Lecomte og 90+1' 2–0

Y 43' Teji Savanier

Y 71' Modibo Sagnan

Florian Sotoca 79' Y

Brice Samba 90' Y

Y 90' Enzo Tchato

Overview

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Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Racing Club de Lens 3 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mathieu Vernice
Assistant 1 Florian Goncalves de Araujo (France)
Assistant 2 Julien Garrigues (France)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Monaco FC	3	9
2	Olympique Lyonnais	3	7
3	Paris FC	3	7
4	Lille OSC	3	7
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	3	7
6	RC Strasbourg Alsace	3	6
7	Stade Brestois 29	3	5
8	FC Lorient	3	4
9	ES Troyes AC	3	4
10	Olympique de Marseille	3	3
11	Racing Club de Lens	3	3
12	Angers SCO	3	3
13	Le Mans FC	3	2
14	Paris Saint-Germain FC	3	2
15	OGC Nice	3	2
16	Le Havre AC	3	1
17	Toulouse FC	3	1
18	AJ Auxerre	3	0

Head-to-Head

Racing Club de Lens 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Montpellier HSC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC 2024-05-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Montpellier HSC 2023-12-08 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-02-25 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Montpellier HSC	H	2–0	W
29 Nov	Stade de Reims	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Olympique de Marseille	H	1–3	L
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

Montpellier HSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Racing Club de Lens	A	0–2	L
01 Dec	Lille OSC	H	2–2	D
23 Nov	AS Saint-Etienne	A	0–1	L
10 Nov	Stade Brestois 29	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	Le Havre AC	A	0–1	L
27 Oct	Toulouse FC	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% 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/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	3 G	1 A
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G
Franjo Ivanovic	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Racing Club de Lens and Montpellier HSC.
5' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Montpellier HSC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Montpellier HSC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
30' Austria international Kevin Danso has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' The 22-year-old Abdukodir Khusanov has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
39' Racing Club de Lens is taking the lead after the goal scored by Remy Labeau Lascary on 39.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Teji Savanier on 43 minutes.
46' The whistle greets Arnaud Nordin as he departs to be replaced by Wahbi Khazri.
51' Racing Club de Lens currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
60' Andy Diouf makes way for Neil El Aynaoui at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
61' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Remy Labeau Lascary departs to be replaced by Florian Sotoca.
66' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Montpellier HSC's compact 3-4-1-2.
71' That is a card for Montpellier HSC. Modibo Sagnan will be fuming at that decision.
71' The crowd applauds Nikola Maksimovic as he leaves the pitch. Akor Adams steps in for Montpellier HSC.
76' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Angelo Fulgini is replaced by David Pereira da Costa on 76 minute.
79' The referee calls foul for Florian Sotoca. He receives a card.
81' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Facundo Medina departs to be replaced by Jhoanner Chavez.
84' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Gabriel Bares comes on to replace Joris Chotard.
89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' The referee calls foul for Brice Samba. He receives a card.
It finishes all square. Racing Club de Lens and Montpellier HSC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

30
Brice Samba
28
Adrien Thomasson
11
Angelo Fulgini ↓ David Pereira da Costa 76'
4
Kevin Danso
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski
14
Facundo Medina ↓ Jhoanner Chavez 81'
8
M'Bala Nzola ↓ Wesley Said 61'
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Neil El Aynaoui 60'
21
Anass Zaroury
36
Remy Labeau Lascary ↓ Florian Sotoca 61'
25
Abdukodir Khusanov

Bench

Coach Will Still

Montpellier HSC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Stephy Mavididi	2
Gael Kakuta	2
Wesley Said	2
Faitout Maouassa	1
Angelo Fulgini	1
Pedro Mendes	1
Lucas Mincarelli	1
Gaetan Laborde	1

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC W 2024-11-29 Stade de Reims 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2024-11-23 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 Olympique de Marseille L 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

Montpellier HSC Form

2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-12-01 Montpellier HSC 2–2 Lille OSC D 2024-11-23 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-11-10 Montpellier HSC 3–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2024-11-03 Le Havre AC 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-10-27 Montpellier HSC 0–3 Toulouse FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Montpellier HSC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens50% Draw28% Montpellier HSC22%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

78%

Draw or Montpellier HSC

50%

Racing Club de Lens or Montpellier HSC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens32% Draw51% Montpellier HSC17%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 0

12.5%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

0 – 2

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	24%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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