Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 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 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 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 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-Étienne 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, Montpellier HSC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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 Junior Ndiaye suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anass Zaroury made 262 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' It’s high time Jean-Louis Gasset made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' Montpellier HSC 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.
- 39' Goal! Remy Labeau Lascary scores his 7 goal in 446 matches.
- 43' It’s a booking for Montpellier HSC player. Teji Savanier gets a card.
- 46' Wahbi Khazri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnaud Nordin on 46 minute.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montpellier HSC that had 417 games and scored 379 goals.
- 60' Neil El Aynaoui has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andy Diouf on 60 minute.
- 61' Florian Sotoca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Remy Labeau Lascary on 61 minute.
- 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Modibo Sagnan, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 71' Modibo Sagnan was booked on 71.
- 71' Akor Adams is replacing Nikola Maksimovic for the Montpellier HSC side.
- 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' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Facundo Medina is replaced by Jhoanner Chavez on 81 minute.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Bares. He replaces Joris Chotard on 84 minute.
- 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 90' Brice Samba is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- With this win, Racing Club de Lens is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 28
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- 29
- 14
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M'Bala Nzola ↓ Wesley Said 61'
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Andy Diouf ↓ Neil El Aynaoui 60'
- 21
- 36
- 25
Bench
- 24
- 20
- 16
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22
Wesley Said ↑ 61'
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Florian Sotoca ↑ 61'
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10
David Pereira da Costa ↑ 76'
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23
Neil El Aynaoui ↑ 60'
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Jhoanner Chavez ↑ 81'
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Coach Will StillMontpellier HSC Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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- 40
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Jordan Ferri ↓ Junior Ndiaye 84'
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Arnaud Nordin ↓ Wahbi Khazri 46'
- 11
- 5
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Nikola Maksimovic ↓ Akor Adams 71'
- 27
- 9
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Joris Chotard ↓ Gabriel Bares 84'
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Bench
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Wahbi Khazri ↑ 46'
- 77
- 17
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Gabriel Bares ↑ 84'
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Akor Adams ↑ 71'
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Junior Ndiaye ↑ 84'
Coach Jean-Louis Gasset -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wesley Said 2 Stephy Mavididi 2 Gael Kakuta 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 LMontpellier HSC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.38 Racing Club de Lens xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.9 Montpellier HSC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.28Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%1 – 0 13%0 – 0 12.5%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.5%0 – 1 8%1 – 2 5.5%3 – 0 4.3%3 – 1 4%0 – 2 4%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.