Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Montpellier HSC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Julien Aube
- Referee Thomas Leonard
- Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
- Referee Jeremy Stinat
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Montpellier HSC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 05 Dec | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Nov | Angers SCO | H | 1–3 | L |
| 25 Nov | FC Nantes | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Nov | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Nov | Stade de Reims | H | 4–4 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Racing Club de Lens | A | 3–2 | W |
| 05 Dec | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 29 Nov | FC Lorient | A | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Nov | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 4–3 | W |
| 07 Nov | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Nov | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 1–0 | W |
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/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 3 G | 3 A |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Racing Club de Lens are looking to make home advantage count against Montpellier HSC.
- 5' Montpellier HSC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Junior Sambia, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Stephy Mavididi makes it 0-1.
- 21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michel Der Zakarian will be considering his options from the bench.
- 26' What a moment for Pedro Mendes! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
- 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and Montpellier HSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 36' Jonas Omlin doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 38' Pedro Mendes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 43' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
- 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Montpellier HSC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gael Kakuta makes no mistake. 1-3!
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' Mihajlo Ristic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 65' Montpellier HSC have won 382 goals from 421 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 69' Gaetan Laborde has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
- 69' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 69 minute. Arnaud Kalimuendo leaves to be changed by Ignatius Ganago.
- 74' 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.
- 75' Poor challenge from Yannick Cahuzac. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 77' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Issiaga Sylla exits the field as Clement Michelin enters on 77.
- 80' Montpellier HSC ring the changes. Stephy Mavididi has done his job and it is now time for Yun Illok to step up.
- 83' Simon Banza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Fortes at the 83 minute mark.
- 88' 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 Jordan Ferri suffering a number of foals already.
- 89' Fresh legs for Montpellier HSC! Hilton comes on to replace Florent Mollet.
- Another three points for Montpellier HSC.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
15
Steven Fortes ↓ Simon Banza 83'
- 18
- 16
- 21
- 11
- 8
- 10
- 7
- 29
- 4
Bench
-
9
Ignatius Ganago ↑ 69'
-
13
Clement Michelin ↑ 77'
- 22
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 83'
- 14
- 19
- 30
- 34
-
33
Ismaelben Boura ↑ 77'
Coach
Franck Haise
Montpellier HSC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 3
- 5
- 6
- 10
-
25
Florent Mollet ↓ Hilton 89'
- 12
-
11
Teji Savanier ↓ Keagan Dolly 80'
-
19
Stephy Mavididi ↓ Yun Illok 80'
- 1
- 7
Bench
- 16
-
4
Hilton ↑ 89'
- 31
- 8
-
20
Keagan Dolly ↑ 80'
- 32
-
24
Yun Illok ↑ 80'
- 2
- 13
Coach
Michel Der Zakarian
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wesley Said | 2 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 2 |
| Gael Kakuta | 2 |
| David Pereira da Costa | 1 |
| Faitout Maouassa | 1 |
| Angelo Fulgini | 1 |
| Pedro Mendes | 1 |
| Lucas Mincarelli | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
2020-12-12
Racing Club de Lens
2–3
Montpellier HSC
L
2020-12-05
Stade Rennais FC 1901
0–2
Racing Club de Lens
W
2020-11-29
Racing Club de Lens
1–3
Angers SCO
L
2020-11-25
Racing Club de Lens
1–1
FC Nantes
D
2020-11-22
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
0–1
Racing Club de Lens
W
2020-11-08
Racing Club de Lens
4–4
Stade de Reims
D
Montpellier HSC Form
2020-12-12
Racing Club de Lens
2–3
Montpellier HSC
W
2020-12-05
Montpellier HSC
1–3
Paris Saint-Germain FC
L
2020-11-29
FC Lorient
0–1
Montpellier HSC
W
2020-11-22
Montpellier HSC
4–3
RC Strasbourg Alsace
W
2020-11-07
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
0–2
Montpellier HSC
W
2020-11-01
AS Saint-Étienne
0–1
Montpellier HSC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87
Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens or Montpellier HSC 74% + Both teams to score 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Montpellier HSC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
56%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
70%
Racing Club de Lens or Montpellier HSC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Montpellier HSC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
3.8%
0 – 3
3.8%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | Montpellier HSC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 9% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 15% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +1 | 54% | 20% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 14% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.