Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 0
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Facundo Medina 19' Y
Y 19' Sepe Elye Wahi
Y 31' Maxime Esteve
Deiver Machado 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Huseyin Ocak
  • Referee Antoine Valnet
  • Referee
  • Referee Christian Guillard
3 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 20.0 goals/game

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

5
3
2
Racing Club de Lens 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Montpellier HSC H 1–0 W
09 Oct Lille OSC A 0–1 L
02 Oct Olympique Lyonnais H 1–0 W
18 Sep FC Nantes A 0–0 D
09 Sep ES Troyes AC H 1–0 W
04 Sep Stade de Reims A 1–1 D
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–1 L
09 Oct AS Monaco FC H 0–2 L
02 Oct Toulouse FC A 2–4 L
17 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–1 W
11 Sep Angers SCO A 1–2 L
04 Sep Lille OSC H 1–3 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
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' Racing Club de Lens have kicked off against Montpellier HSC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Brice Samba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 32 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' 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 Axel Gueguin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' The referee has no hesitation. Facundo Medina is booked for Racing Club de Lens — Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' The travelling Montpellier HSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maxime Esteve.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past Montpellier HSC's compact .
  • 41' Arnaud Nordin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Racing Club de Lens 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.
  • 51' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montpellier HSC that had 422 games and scored 383 goals.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Jimmy Cabot on, Przemyslaw Frankowski off on 59 minutes.
  • 60' David Pereira da Costa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexis Claude Maurice at the 60 minute mark.
  • 64' The whistle greets Arnaud Nordin as he departs to be replaced by Faitout Maouassa.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Deiver Machado.
  • 67' What a strike from Wesley Said! The score is 1-0.
  • 68' Wesley Said has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christopher Jullien, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 80' Another change for Montpellier HSC made on 80 minute. Teji Savanier leaves to be changed by Valere Germain.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Seko Fofana has done his job and it is now time for Jean Onana to step up.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Racing Club de Lens! Lukasz Poreba comes on to replace Salis Abdul Samed.
  • The points are shared — Racing Club de Lens 1-0 Montpellier HSC. Honours even.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Montpellier HSC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Dall'Oglio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC W 2022-10-09 Lille OSC 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2022-10-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2022-09-18 FC Nantes 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2022-09-09 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 ES Troyes AC W 2022-09-04 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D

Montpellier HSC Form

2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2022-10-09 Montpellier HSC 0–2 AS Monaco FC L 2022-10-02 Toulouse FC 4–2 Montpellier HSC L 2022-09-17 Montpellier HSC 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2022-09-11 Angers SCO 2–1 Montpellier HSC L 2022-09-04 Montpellier HSC 1–3 Lille OSC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.44 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Montpellier HSC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens53% Draw27% Montpellier HSC20%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
80%
Draw or Montpellier HSC
47%
Racing Club de Lens or Montpellier HSC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens34% Draw50% Montpellier HSC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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