Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2023-24

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Olympique Lyonnais

Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 16:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 15' Jake O'Brien

Wesley Said 26' 1–1

Przemyslaw Frankowski pen 52' 2–1

2–2 72' Jake O'Brien

Przemyslaw Frankowski 74' 3–2

Salis Abdul Samed 34' Y

Facundo Medina 41' Y

Florian Sotoca 90' R

Overview

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

Racing Club de Lens 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Olympique Lyonnais 10 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Clement Turpin
Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean

16 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 13 games · Avg 2.7 goals Olympique Lyonnais

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-02 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2023-02-12 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Racing Club de Lens 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Olympique Lyonnais	H	3–2	W
29 Nov	Arsenal FC	A	0–6	L
25 Nov	Clermont Foot 63	A	3–0	W
12 Nov	Olympique de Marseille	H	1–0	W
08 Nov	PSV	A	0–1	L
04 Nov	FC Lorient	A	0–0	D

Olympique Lyonnais

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Racing Club de Lens	A	2–3	L
26 Nov	Lille OSC	H	0–2	L
12 Nov	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	1–0	W
05 Nov	FC Metz	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Clermont Foot 63	H	1–2	L
08 Oct	FC Lorient	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens		Olympique Lyonnais
#11	Position	#5
13	Points	17
10	Played	10
4 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 3
17	Scored	15
15	Conceded	9
+2	GD	+6
1.30	PPG	1.70
40%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

40% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Racing Club de Lens are 11th (13 pts). Olympique Lyonnais are 5th (17 pts).

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

Olympique Lyonnais

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

5/3

■ 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

Olympique Lyonnais

Ernest Nuamah	4 G	1 A
Corentin Tolisso	2 G	3 A
Zachary Athekame	2 G	3 A
Lois Openda	1 G	1 A
Felix Bacher	1 G

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' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Olympique Lyonnais's 4-2-3-1 shape.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Racing Club de Lens winning 100% of all matches.
15' A stunning finish from Jake O'Brien — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' David Pereira da Costa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 7 goals to his name this season.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
26' A stunning finish from Wesley Said — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Salis Abdul Samed.
39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' The whistle greets Deiver Machado as he departs to be replaced by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
51' Olympique Lyonnais is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' Brilliant from the ! Przemyslaw Frankowski makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 52.
57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Facundo Medina made 202 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
63' Another substitution for Olympique Lyonnais to replace Skelly Alvero by Paul Akouokou on 63 minute.
64' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Morgan Guilavogui on, Wesley Said off on 64 minutes.
69' Ruben Aguilar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 429 appearances.
72' What composure from Jake O'Brien! The Ireland international strokes it home. 2-2.
74' Przemyslaw Frankowski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
78' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Ruben Aguilar has done his job and it is now time for Massadio Haidara to step up.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Olympique Lyonnais's compact 4-2-3-1.
86' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Mama Balde comes on to replace Ernest Nuamah.
87' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Neil El Aynaoui has done his job and it is now time for Nampalys Mendy to step up.
89' Sael Kumbedi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Clinton Mata at the 89 minute mark.
90' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Red card in front of him.
Full Time. Racing Club de Lens beats Olympique Lyonnais

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Ruben Aguilar ↓ Massadio Haidara 78'
24
Jonathan Gradit
30
Brice Samba
22
Wesley Said ↓ Morgan Guilavogui 64'
4
Kevin Danso
3
Deiver Machado ↓ Przemyslaw Frankowski 46'
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca
6
Salis Abdul Samed
10
David Pereira da Costa ↓ Adrien Thomasson 63'
23
Neil El Aynaoui ↓ Nampalys Mendy 87'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Clinton Mata ↓ Sael Kumbedi 89'
10
Alexandre Lacazette
5
Dejan Lovren ↓ Duje Caleta-Car 86'
3
Nicolas Tagliafico
1
Anthony Lopes
6
Maxence Caqueret
12
Jake O'Brien
18
Rayan Cherki
80
Skelly Alvero ↓ Paul Akouokou 63'
37
Ernest Nuamah ↓ Mama Balde 86'
19
Diego Moreira ↓ Tinotenda Kadewere 63'

Bench

21
Henrique
55
Duje Caleta-Car ↑ 86'
4
Paul Akouokou ↑ 63'
7
Mama Balde ↑ 86'
11
Tinotenda Kadewere ↑ 63'
20
Sael Kumbedi ↑ 89'
29
Mamadou Sarr
34
Mahamadou Diawara

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	5
Wesley Said	3
Jonathan Clauss	3
Rayan Cherki	2
Cheick Doucoure	2
Jake O'Brien	2
Przemyslaw Frankowski	2
Houssem Aouar	2

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-12-02 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2023-11-29 Arsenal FC 6–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-11-25 Clermont Foot 63 0–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-11-12 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-11-08 PSV 1–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-11-04 FC Lorient 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2023-12-02 Racing Club de Lens 3–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2023-11-26 Olympique Lyonnais 0–2 Lille OSC L 2023-11-12 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–1 Olympique Lyonnais W 2023-11-05 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Metz D 2023-10-22 Olympique Lyonnais 1–2 Clermont Foot 63 L 2023-10-08 Olympique Lyonnais 3–3 FC Lorient D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.51 Racing Club de Lens xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Olympique Lyonnais xG

I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or Olympique Lyonnais 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens44% Draw25% Olympique Lyonnais31%

Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw

69%

Draw or Olympique Lyonnais

56%

Racing Club de Lens or Olympique Lyonnais

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Racing Club de Lens28% Draw45% Olympique Lyonnais27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap	Racing Club de Lens covers	Push	Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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