Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

Racing Club de Lens

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Montpellier HSC

Sun 19 May 2024 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

Sepe Elye Wahi 4' 1–0

Deiver Machado 45+3' 2–0

2–1 58' Othmane Maamma

2–2 74' Lucas Mincarelli

Y 90' Wahbi Khazri

Overview

Match Preview

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 Thomas Leonard
Assistant 1 Julien Haulbert
Assistant 2 Gwenael Pasqualotti

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Montpellier HSC 2023-12-08 Montpellier HSC 0–0 Racing Club de Lens 2023-02-25 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2022-10-15 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Montpellier HSC 2022-04-20 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Montpellier HSC	H	2–2	D
12 May	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	1–1	D
03 May	FC Lorient	H	2–0	W
28 Apr	Olympique de Marseille	A	1–2	L
20 Apr	Clermont Foot 63	H	1–0	W
12 Apr	FC Metz	A	1–2	L

Montpellier HSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Racing Club de Lens	A	2–2	D
12 May	AS Monaco FC	H	0–2	L
03 May	Toulouse FC	A	2–1	W
26 Apr	FC Nantes	H	1–1	D
21 Apr	Stade de Reims	A	2–1	W
14 Apr	Clermont Foot 63	A	1–1	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

1/1

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Racing Club de Lens and Montpellier HSC is underway.
4' GOAL! Sepe Elye Wahi scores on 4. Assisted by Florian Sotoca
9' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
14' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
19' It’s high time Michel Der Zakarian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and Montpellier HSC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Montpellier HSC backline.
34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Montpellier HSC's compact 3-4-3.
44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' It is a substitution in Montpellier HSC team. Khalil Fayad is replaced by Leo Leroy on 46 minute.
48' The Colombia defender Deiver Machado breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-0!
53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and Montpellier HSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
58' A stunning finish from Othmane Maamma — that came from absolutely nowhere!
59' Montpellier HSC ring the changes. Othmane Maamma has done his job and it is now time for Wahbi Khazri to step up.
64' 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.
69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and Montpellier HSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Angelo Fulgini trudges off to be replaced by Adrien Thomasson on 70 minutes.
74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lucas Mincarelli makes it 2-2.
79' Sacha Delaye gets the nod from Montpellier HSC. He replaces Lucas Mincarelli and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. David Pereira da Costa departs to be replaced by Wesley Said.
83' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Florian Sotoca has done his job and it is now time for Morgan Guilavogui to step up.
88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' Wahbi Khazri is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Ayanda Sishuba on, Sepe Elye Wahi off on 90 minutes.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

26
Nampalys Mendy
2
Ruben Aguilar ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 70'
24
Jonathan Gradit
11
Angelo Fulgini ↓ Adrien Thomasson 70'
16
Jean-Louis Leca
3
Deiver Machado
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Morgan Guilavogui 83'
10
David Pereira da Costa ↓ Wesley Said 82'
9
Sepe Elye Wahi ↓ Ayanda Sishuba 90'
25
Abdukodir Khusanov

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Montpellier HSC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

3
Issiaga Sylla ↑ 79'
10
Wahbi Khazri ↑ 59'
23
Yann Karamoh ↑ 59'
77
Falaye Sacko
18
Leo Leroy ↑ 46'
17
Theo Sainte-Luce
19
Sacha Delaye ↑ 79'
29
Enzo Tchato
1
Belmin Dizdarevic

Coach Michel Der Zakarian

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

2024-05-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2024-05-12 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2024-05-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 FC Lorient W 2024-04-28 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2024-04-20 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Clermont Foot 63 W 2024-04-12 FC Metz 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L

Montpellier HSC Form

2024-05-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Montpellier HSC D 2024-05-12 Montpellier HSC 0–2 AS Monaco FC L 2024-05-03 Toulouse FC 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2024-04-26 Montpellier HSC 1–1 FC Nantes D 2024-04-21 Stade de Reims 1–2 Montpellier HSC W 2024-04-14 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 Montpellier HSC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.39 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Montpellier HSC xG

I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens44% Draw28% Montpellier HSC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

72%

Draw or Montpellier HSC

56%

Racing Club de Lens or Montpellier HSC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens30% Draw49% Montpellier HSC21%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	Montpellier HSC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Montpellier HSC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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