Racing Club de Lens vs PSV, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs PSV — Champions League at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- PSV 8 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
- Assistant 1 Adrian Ghinguleac (Romania)
- Assistant 2 Mircea Grigoriu
4 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 3.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct | PSV | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Oct | Le Havre AC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Oct | Lille OSC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Oct | Arsenal FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 29 Sep | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Sep | Toulouse FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct | Racing Club de Lens | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Oct | Fortuna Sittard | H | 3–1 | W |
| 08 Oct | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 4–0 | W |
| 03 Oct | Sevilla FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Sep | FC Volendam | H | 3–1 | W |
| 27 Sep | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
PSV this season
PSV this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Racing Club de Lens host PSV — let the battle begin!
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. PSV seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andre Ramalho made 222 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' PSV have won 819 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Massadio Haidara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 30' Controversy at the stadium! Andre Ramalho argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 35' PSV come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' 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.
- 50' PSV fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 52' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Nampalys Mendy will be fuming at that decision.
- 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Johan Bakayoko makes it 0-1.
- 59' The travelling PSV supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 63' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Angelo Fulgini exits the field as Adrien Thomasson enters on 63.
- 65' Sepe Elye Wahi adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 70' Controversy at the stadium! Olivier Boscagli argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 71' PSV make a change. Malik Tillman trudges off to be replaced by Ismael Saibari on 71 minutes.
- 72' Morgan Guilavogui gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Sepe Elye Wahi and will look to change the dynamic.
- 77' Jerdy Schouten is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
- 82' The crowd applauds Deiver Machado as he leaves the pitch. Massadio Haidara steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
- 87' Florian Sotoca is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Racing Club de Lens tonight.
- 90' Ricardo Pepi was booked on 90.
- 90' Ricardo Pepi gets the nod from PSV. He replaces Luuk de Jong and will look to change the dynamic.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 26
- 24
- 30
- 11
- 4
- 29
- 3
- 14
-
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Wesley Said 63'
- 6
- 9
Bench
- 2
-
28
Adrien Thomasson ↑ 63'
-
22
Wesley Said ↑ 63'
- 20
- 16
-
21
Massadio Haidara ↑ 82'
-
10
David Pereira da Costa ↑ 63'
-
27
Morgan Guilavogui ↑ 72'
- 40
- 18
- 23
- 25
Coach
Franck Haise
PSV Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 27
-
9
Luuk de Jong ↓ Ricardo Pepi 90'
- 3
- 22
- 18
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 23
-
10
Malik Tillman ↓ Ismael Saibari 71'
-
11
Johan Bakayoko ↓ Guus Til 82'
Bench
-
20
Guus Til ↑ 82'
- 30
- 16
- 24
-
14
Ricardo Pepi ↑ 90'
-
34
Ismael Saibari ↑ 71'
- 2
-
32
Yorbe Vertessen ↑ 82'
- 26
Coach
Peter Bosz
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Johan Bakayoko | 1 |
| Sepe Elye Wahi | 1 |
| Luuk de Jong | 1 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25
PSV xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens or PSV 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
65%
Draw or PSV
64%
Racing Club de Lens or PSV
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | PSV covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 19% | 68% |
| -0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 20% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
PSV keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

