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Racing Club de Lens vs Paris FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Fri 28 Sep 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Paris FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Yohann Larhant
  • Referee Paul Cravo
  • Referee Philippe Lucas

Head-to-Head

4
2
1
Racing Club de Lens 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Paris FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Paris FC H 0–0 D
24 Sep Chamois Niortais FC A 2–1 W
15 Sep FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 2–0 W
01 Sep FC Metz A 0–2 L
18 Aug ES Troyes AC H 2–0 W
10 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine A 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Racing Club de Lens A 0–0 D
22 Sep FC Metz H 2–1 W
14 Sep AC Ajaccio A 0–0 D
31 Aug ES Troyes AC H 2–0 W
24 Aug US Orleans Loiret A 0–4 L
17 Aug AS Beziers H 1–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, Paris FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Paris FC's shape.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 17' It’s a booking for Paris FC player. Romain Perraud gets a Yellow card.
  • 22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 27' Racing Club de Lens seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 32' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at . Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 449 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' El-Hadji Ba is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Walid Mesloub is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Thierry Ambrose is ready to make an impact after coming on for El-Hadji Ba at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rominigue Kouame.
  • 66' Cheick Doucoure has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Achraf Bencharki as he leaves the pitch. Grejohn Kyei steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and Paris FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Souleymane Diarra is withdrawn and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Sabir Bougrine is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Pitroipa at the 81 minute mark.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Sabir Bougrine. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Paris FC make a change. Adama Sarr trudges off to be replaced by Vincent Rufli on 85 minutes.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past Paris FC's compact .
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.98 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Paris FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Racing Club de Lens or Draw 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens45% Draw35% Paris FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
80%
Draw or Paris FC
55%
Racing Club de Lens or Paris FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens27% Draw62% Paris FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
20.2%
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2%
2 – 2
1.7%
4 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Paris FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 27% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Paris FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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