Thursday , 2 July 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 0
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Nicolas Tagliafico
Florian Sotoca 78' Y
Y 79' Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Wesley Said 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Mathieu Vernice
  • Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
  • Referee Guillaume Paradis
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 18.8 goals/game

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
4
Racing Club de Lens 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2022-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-10-30 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-04-03 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-01-06 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
31 Aug FC Lorient H 5–2 W
27 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–1 W
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–1 L
18 Sep Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–1 L
11 Sep AS Monaco FC A 1–2 L
07 Sep FC Lorient A 1–3 L
03 Sep Angers SCO H 5–0 W
31 Aug AJ Auxerre H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens Olympique Lyonnais
#4 Position #6
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

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). Olympique Lyonnais are 6th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Racing Club de Lens welcome Olympique Lyonnais for this crunch clash at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and Olympique Lyonnais are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Bradley Barcola has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique Lyonnais that had 424 games and scored 568 goals.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lois Openda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 27' Nicolas Tagliafico picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' The travelling Olympique Lyonnais supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thiago Mendes made 466 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maxence Caqueret, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Bosz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' Rayan Cherki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Bosz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wesley Said is hanging Lois Openda on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wesley Said is hanging Lois Openda on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' Nicolas Tagliafico makes way for Sael Kumbedi at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 78' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 78' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Deiver Machado has done his job and it is now time for Przemyslaw Frankowski to step up.
  • 79' The referee shows Olympique Lyonnais player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 82' Florian Sotoca adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 87' Adam Buksa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florian Sotoca at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Wesley Said picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • It finishes all square. Racing Club de Lens and Olympique Lyonnais share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 4
Wesley Said 3
Jonathan Clauss 3
Tinotenda Kadewere 2
Memphis Depay 2
Rayan Cherki 2
Cheick Doucoure 2
Jake O'Brien 2

Head to Head

2022-10-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2022-02-19 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-10-30 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 2021-04-03 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2021-01-06 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

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 2022-08-31 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 FC Lorient W 2022-08-27 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2022-10-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique Lyonnais L 2022-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2022-09-11 AS Monaco FC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2022-09-07 FC Lorient 3–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2022-09-03 Olympique Lyonnais 5–0 Angers SCO W 2022-08-31 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 AJ Auxerre W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.85 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens46% Draw36% Olympique Lyonnais18%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
82%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
54%
Racing Club de Lens or Olympique Lyonnais
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens24% Draw66% Olympique Lyonnais10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.5%
1 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
1.4%
2 – 2
1.2%
4 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 26% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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