Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 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)
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
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)
H2H (10 games)
30%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
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' And we are off! Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Montpellier HSC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
- 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 30' Racing Club de Lens currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 35' Montpellier HSC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 39' Racing Club de Lens is taking the lead after the goal scored by Remy Labeau Lascary on 39.
- 43' Montpellier HSC player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' Montpellier HSC ring the changes. Arnaud Nordin has done his job and it is now time for Wahbi Khazri to step up.
- 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nikola Maksimovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
- 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' Neil El Aynaoui is replacing Andy Diouf for the Racing Club de Lens side.
- 61' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Remy Labeau Lascary is replaced by Florian Sotoca on 61 minute.
- 66' Andy Diouf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 71' The referee shows Montpellier HSC player a card on 71.
- 71' A tactical swap from Montpellier HSC — Akor Adams on, Nikola Maksimovic off on 71 minutes.
- 76' David Pereira da Costa is replacing Angelo Fulgini for the Racing Club de Lens side.
- 79' Florian Sotoca picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 81' The whistle greets Facundo Medina as he departs to be replaced by Jhoanner Chavez.
- 84' Gabriel Bares is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joris Chotard at the 84 minute mark.
- 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Brice Samba. He receives a card.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. Racing Club de Lens take all three points.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 30
- 28
- 11
- 4
- 29
- 14
-
8
M'Bala Nzola ↓ Wesley Said 61'
-
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Neil El Aynaoui 60'
- 21
- 36
- 25
Bench
- 24
- 20
- 16
-
22
Wesley Said ↑ 61'
-
7
Florian Sotoca ↑ 61'
-
10
David Pereira da Costa ↑ 76'
-
23
Neil El Aynaoui ↑ 60'
-
13
Jhoanner Chavez ↑ 81'
- 15
Coach
Will Still
Montpellier HSC Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 3
- 40
-
12
Jordan Ferri ↓ Junior Ndiaye 84'
-
7
Arnaud Nordin ↓ Wahbi Khazri 46'
- 11
- 5
-
52
Nikola Maksimovic ↓ Akor Adams 71'
- 27
- 9
-
13
Joris Chotard ↓ Gabriel Bares 84'
- 29
Bench
- 16
-
10
Wahbi Khazri ↑ 46'
- 77
- 17
-
15
Gabriel Bares ↑ 84'
-
8
Akor Adams ↑ 71'
- 47
- 44
-
41
Junior Ndiaye ↑ 84'
Coach
Jean-Louis Gasset
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Stephy Mavididi | 2 |
| Gael Kakuta | 2 |
| Wesley Said | 2 |
| Gaetan Laborde | 1 |
| Othmane Maamma | 1 |
| Deiver Machado | 1 |
| Jonas Omlin | 1 |
| Sepe Elye Wahi | 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
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
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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
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.