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Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Racing Club de Lens
0 – 0
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Sun 15 Sep 2024 · 18:45 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis 38,116 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
  • Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert

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
2024-09-15 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens 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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 0–0 D
01 Sep AS Monaco FC A 1–1 D
25 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 2–0 W
18 Aug Angers SCO A 1–0 W
19 May Montpellier HSC H 2–2 D
12 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–1 D
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Racing Club de Lens A 0–0 D
30 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace H 4–3 W
24 Aug AS Monaco FC H 0–2 L
18 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–3 L
19 May RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–1 W
12 May Clermont Foot 63 A 1–0 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' Welcome to Stade Bollaert-Delelis that hosts another battle between Racing Club de Lens and Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 5' Abner Vinicius needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Olympique Lyonnais have won 568 goals from 424 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Moussa Niakhate, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' England international Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Olympique Lyonnais backline.
  • 45' Clinton Mata is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Hamzat Ojediran gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces David Pereira da Costa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Gift Orban as he leaves the pitch. Georges Mikautadze steps in for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Wesley Said is replaced by Remy Labeau Lascary.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Abner Vinicius as he leaves the pitch. Malick Fofana steps in for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 84' The whistle greets Florian Sotoca as he departs to be replaced by Martin Satriano.
  • 85' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Andy Diouf is withdrawn and Neil El Aynaoui gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Tanner Tessmann gets the nod from Olympique Lyonnais. He replaces Nemanja Matic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pierre Sage

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 4
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

2024-09-15 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais 2024-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 Racing Club de Lens 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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2024-09-15 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais D 2024-09-01 AS Monaco FC 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2024-08-25 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Stade Brestois 29 W 2024-08-18 Angers SCO 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 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

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2024-09-15 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais D 2024-08-30 Olympique Lyonnais 4–3 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2024-08-24 Olympique Lyonnais 0–2 AS Monaco FC L 2024-08-18 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3–0 Olympique Lyonnais L 2024-05-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2024-05-12 Clermont Foot 63 0–1 Olympique Lyonnais W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.65 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens41% Draw43% Olympique Lyonnais16%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes15% 0% No85%
Avg goals/match: 0.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 58%
42%
± 1.5 25%
75%
± 2.5 8%
92%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
84%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
59%
Racing Club de Lens or Olympique Lyonnais
57%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens19% Draw74% Olympique Lyonnais7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
23.3%
0 – 1
9.6%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
1.5%
0 – 2
1.4%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
0.7%
2 – 2
0.6%
4 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 26% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+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
74% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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