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Racing Club de Lens vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
Racing Club de Lens
3 – 0
Full Time
OGC Nice
Sun 10 Apr 2022 · 15:05 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Massadio Haidara 17' R
Massadio Haidara 18' R
Franck Haise 18' Y
Cheick Doucoure 31' Y
Y 38' Evann Guessand
Y 45' Amine Gouiri
Y 50' Mario Lemina
R 58' Mario Lemina
Florian Sotoca 66' Y
R 90' Dante

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Alexandre Castro
  • Referee Abdelatif Kherradji
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee Bastien Courbet

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

2
3
7
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals OGC Nice
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice 2021-12-22 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-01-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice 2020-08-23 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
05 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 0–1 L
27 Feb Angers SCO A 2–1 W
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Racing Club de Lens A 0–3 L
02 Apr Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–1 D
20 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 1–2 L
12 Mar Montpellier HSC A 0–0 D
05 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–0 W
26 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens OGC Nice
#4 Position #20
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). OGC Nice are 20th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Racing Club de Lens vs OGC Nice — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and OGC Nice are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 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 Massadio Haidara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' OGC Nice fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 17' Massadio Haidara picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' The referee calls foul for Massadio Haidara. He receives a Red card.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Cheick Doucoure. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 36' Andy Delort has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Evann Guessand argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' The OGC Nice bench stirs into life. Youcef Attal is withdrawn and Jordan Lotomba gets his opportunity.
  • 45' OGC Nice receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Ignatius Ganago is replaced by Arnaud Kalimuendo on 46 minute.
  • 50' Mario Lemina has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 50.
  • 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Arnaud Kalimuendo makes it 1-0.
  • 55' Cheick Doucoure makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 58' Mario Lemina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 58.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and OGC Nice are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' Florian Sotoca was booked on 66.
  • 67' GOAL! Arnaud Kalimuendo scores on 67. Assisted by Cheick Doucoure
  • 69' The whistle greets Justin Kluivert as he departs to be replaced by Calvin Stengs.
  • 74' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Clauss is hanging David Pereira da Costa on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' Another change for OGC Nice made on 81 minute. Jean-Clair Todibo leaves to be changed by Flavius Daniliuc.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Berg. He replaces Seko Fofana on 83 minute.
  • 88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Florian Sotoca trudges off to be replaced by Deiver Machado on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The referee shows OGC Nice player a Red card on 90.
  • 3-0 the final result. OGC Nice will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Galtier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Terem Moffi 4
Gaetan Laborde 3
Arnaud Kalimuendo 3
Amine Gouiri 2
Youcef Attal 2
Khephren Thuram-Ulie 1
Sepe Elye Wahi 1
Jonathan Clauss 1

Head to Head

2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice 2021-12-22 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-01-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 OGC Nice 2020-08-23 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

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 2022-03-05 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 Stade Brestois 29 L 2022-02-27 Angers SCO 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W

OGC Nice Form

2022-04-10 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 OGC Nice L 2022-04-02 OGC Nice 1–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2022-03-20 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 OGC Nice L 2022-03-12 Montpellier HSC 0–0 OGC Nice D 2022-03-05 OGC Nice 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2022-02-26 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–0 OGC Nice D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.87 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens46% Draw37% OGC Nice17%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
83%
Draw or OGC Nice
54%
Racing Club de Lens or OGC Nice
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens25% Draw67% OGC Nice8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.4%
1 – 0
23.4%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
1.8%
0 – 2
1.8%
3 – 1
1.4%
2 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 28% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 11% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
68% ✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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