Thursday , 2 July 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs Montpellier HSC, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 0
Full Time
Montpellier HSC
Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis 37,313 HT 45' · FT 45'
Remy Labeau Lascary 39' 1–0
Benjamin Lecomte og 90+1' 2–0
Y 43' Teji Savanier
Y 71' Modibo Sagnan
Florian Sotoca 79' Y
Brice Samba 90' Y
Y 90' Enzo Tchato

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Mathieu Vernice
  • Assistant 1 Florian Goncalves de Araujo (France)
  • Assistant 2 Julien Garrigues (France)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
2
Racing Club de Lens 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Montpellier HSC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Montpellier HSC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, Montpellier HSC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Junior Ndiaye suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anass Zaroury made 262 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Montpellier HSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' It’s high time Jean-Louis Gasset made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Montpellier HSC 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.
  • 39' Goal! Remy Labeau Lascary scores his 7 goal in 446 matches.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Montpellier HSC player. Teji Savanier gets a card.
  • 46' Wahbi Khazri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arnaud Nordin on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Montpellier HSC that had 417 games and scored 379 goals.
  • 60' Neil El Aynaoui has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andy Diouf on 60 minute.
  • 61' Florian Sotoca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Remy Labeau Lascary on 61 minute.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Modibo Sagnan, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' Modibo Sagnan was booked on 71.
  • 71' Akor Adams is replacing Nikola Maksimovic for the Montpellier HSC side.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Angelo Fulgini is replaced by David Pereira da Costa on 76 minute.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Florian Sotoca. He receives a card.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Facundo Medina is replaced by Jhoanner Chavez on 81 minute.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Bares. He replaces Joris Chotard on 84 minute.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Montpellier HSC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Brice Samba is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • With this win, Racing Club de Lens is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

Montpellier HSC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC 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

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

2024-12-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-12-01 Montpellier HSC 2–2 Lille OSC D 2024-11-23 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-11-10 Montpellier HSC 3–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2024-11-03 Le Havre AC 1–0 Montpellier HSC L 2024-10-27 Montpellier HSC 0–3 Toulouse FC L

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

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens50% Draw28% Montpellier HSC22%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
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

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens32% Draw51% Montpellier HSC17%
Actual: 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.