Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2021-22

Racing Club de Lens

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Montpellier HSC

Wed 20 Apr 2022 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

David Pereira da Costa 70' Y

David Pereira da Costa 72' Y

Overview

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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 Mehdi Rahmouni
Referee Amaury Delerue
Referee Djemel Zitouni
Referee Romain Lissorgue
Referee Bartolomeu Varela
Referee

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-20 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC 2021-10-17 Montpellier HSC 1–0 Racing Club de Lens 2021-01-30 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2020-12-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Montpellier HSC	H	2–0	W
16 Apr	Lille OSC	A	2–1	W
10 Apr	OGC Nice	H	3–0	W
03 Apr	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	0–1	L
19 Mar	Clermont Foot 63	H	3–1	W
13 Mar	FC Metz	A	0–0	D

Montpellier HSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Racing Club de Lens	A	0–2	L
17 Apr	Stade de Reims	H	0–0	D
10 Apr	Olympique de Marseille	A	0–2	L
03 Apr	Stade Brestois 29	H	1–2	L
20 Mar	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	OGC Nice	H	0–0	D

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

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' 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. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Mamadou Sakho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
15' Montpellier HSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Montpellier HSC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teji Savanier made 340 appearances and scored 49 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
37' GOAL! David Pereira da Costa fires home to make it 1-0!
42' Montpellier HSC have won 383 goals from 422 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Olivier Dall'Oglio will be considering his options from the bench.
52' 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.
57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' The Montpellier HSC bench stirs into life. Valere Germain is withdrawn and Florent Mollet gets his opportunity.
62' Teji Savanier gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Sacha Delaye and will look to change the dynamic.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
68' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Przemyslaw Frankowski is hanging Jonathan Clauss on the field on 68 minute.
70' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
72' Poor challenge from David Pereira da Costa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
74' Jordan Ferri gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Leo Leroy and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Ignatius Ganago doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephy Mavididi, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
82' Wesley Said gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Florian Sotoca and will look to change the dynamic.
87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
88' Another substitution for Montpellier HSC to replace Remy Cabella by Nicholas Gioacchini on 88 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Racing Club de Lens players.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

24
Jonathan Gradit
28
Cheick Doucoure ↓ Yannick Cahuzac 82'
4
Kevin Danso
11
Jonathan Clauss ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 68'
8
Seko Fofana
3
Deiver Machado
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Wesley Said 82'
5
Christopher Wooh
1
Wuilker Farinez
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo ↓ Ignatius Ganago 68'
20
David Pereira da Costa ↓ Patrick Berg 74'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Mamadou Sakho
8
Ambroise Oyongo
22
Remy Cabella ↓ Nicholas Gioacchini 88'
9
Valere Germain ↓ Florent Mollet 61'
10
Stephy Mavididi ↓ Sepe Elye Wahi 74'
1
Jonas Omlin
2
Arnaud Souquet
18
Leo Leroy ↓ Jordan Ferri 74'
13
Joris Chotard
14
Maxime Esteve
34
Sacha Delaye ↓ Teji Savanier 62'

Bench

Coach Olivier Dall'Oglio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wesley Said	2
Stephy Mavididi	2
Gael Kakuta	2
Remy Labeau Lascary	1
Cheick Doucoure	1
M'Bala Nzola	1
Ignatius Ganago	1
Jeremy Agbonifo	1

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2022-04-20 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC W 2022-04-16 Lille OSC 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice W 2022-04-03 RC Strasbourg Alsace 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2022-03-19 Racing Club de Lens 3–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2022-03-13 FC Metz 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D

Montpellier HSC Form

2022-04-20 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2022-04-17 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Stade de Reims D 2022-04-10 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2022-04-03 Montpellier HSC 1–2 Stade Brestois 29 L 2022-03-20 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–2 Montpellier HSC W 2022-03-12 Montpellier HSC 0–0 OGC Nice D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.6 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Montpellier HSC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens55% Draw26% Montpellier HSC19%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

80%

Draw or Montpellier HSC

45%

Racing Club de Lens or Montpellier HSC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens36% Draw48% Montpellier HSC16%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

12.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.3%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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