Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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 Bastien Dechepy
- Assistant 1 Brice Parinet (France)
- Assistant 2 Julien Haulbert
6 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 16.7 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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)
H2H (13 games)
62%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
40%
Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
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' And we are off! Racing Club de Lens vs Olympique Lyonnais — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Brice Samba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a 3-4-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against Olympique Lyonnais's 3-5-2 shape.
- 15' Olympique Lyonnais started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Portugal international David Pereira da Costa has been a key figure this campaign — 7 goals and 8 assists in the Array this season.
- 25' Abdukodir Khusanov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
- 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and Olympique Lyonnais are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 35' Olympique Lyonnais fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 40' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 45' Racing Club de Lens has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 58' Hamzat Ojediran is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Pereira da Costa at the 58 minute mark.
- 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Gift Orban is replaced by Georges Mikautadze on 65 minute.
- 70' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 70 minute. Wesley Said leaves to be changed by Remy Labeau Lascary.
- 75' Nemanja Matic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 80' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Malick Fofana comes on to replace Abner Vinicius.
- 84' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Martin Satriano on, Florian Sotoca off on 84 minutes.
- 85' Neil El Aynaoui is replacing Andy Diouf for the Racing Club de Lens side.
- 88' Tanner Tessmann is replacing Nemanja Matic for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 24
- 30
- 28
- 22
- 29
- 3
- 14
- 7
- 10
-
18
Andy Diouf ↓ Neil El Aynaoui 85'
- 25
Bench
- 2
- 20
- 16
-
9
Martin Satriano ↑ 84'
-
23
Neil El Aynaoui ↑ 85'
-
38
Anass Zaroury ↑ 84'
-
36
Remy Labeau Lascary ↑ 70'
-
15
Hamzat Ojediran ↑ 58'
Coach
Will Still
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 22
- 23
- 98
- 10
-
31
Nemanja Matic ↓ Tanner Tessmann 88'
- 55
- 8
- 19
- 6
-
16
Abner Vinicius ↓ Malick Fofana 80'
-
9
Gift Orban ↓ Georges Mikautadze 65'
Bench
- 17
- 3
- 40
-
7
Jordan Veretout ↑ 65'
-
69
Georges Mikautadze ↑ 65'
-
15
Tanner Tessmann ↑ 88'
- 27
- 37
-
11
Malick Fofana ↑ 80'
Coach
Pierre Sage
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Florian Sotoca | 5 |
| Wesley Said | 3 |
| Jonathan Clauss | 3 |
| Memphis Depay | 2 |
| Rayan Cherki | 2 |
| Cheick Doucoure | 2 |
| Jake O'Brien | 2 |
| Przemyslaw Frankowski | 2 |
Head to Head
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
3 / 4
1.24
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1
Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
73%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
56%
Racing Club de Lens or Olympique Lyonnais
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | Olympique Lyonnais covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 22% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 17% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
30%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.