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Racing Club de Lens vs RC Strasbourg Alsace, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Racing Club de Lens
0 – 1
Full Time
RC Strasbourg Alsace
Sat 9 Jan 2021 · 20:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'
Yannick Cahuzac 50' Y
Y 50' Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs RC Strasbourg Alsace — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Nicolas Danos
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Benjamin Lepaysant
16 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

6
3
5
Racing Club de Lens 14 games · Avg 2.3 goals RC Strasbourg Alsace
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2017-01-20 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2016-08-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–0 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–1 L
06 Jan Olympique Lyonnais A 2–3 L
23 Dec Stade Brestois 29 H 2–1 W
19 Dec FC Metz A 0–2 L
16 Dec AS Monaco FC A 3–0 W
12 Dec Montpellier HSC H 2–3 L
RC Strasbourg Alsace
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan Racing Club de Lens A 1–0 W
06 Jan Nimes Olympique H 5–0 W
23 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–4 L
20 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 0–2 L
16 Dec Angers SCO A 2–0 W
13 Dec FC Metz H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Racing Club de Lens RC Strasbourg Alsace
#4 Position #10
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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Racing Club de Lens are 4th (0 pts). RC Strasbourg Alsace are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Racing Club de Lens launch into their encounter with RC Strasbourg Alsace.
  • 5' The 28-year-old Ibrahima Sissoko has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Issiaga Sylla suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RC Strasbourg Alsace needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 21' Magnificent from Habib Diallo! That is 100 goals in 434 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. RC Strasbourg Alsace seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' Lionel Carole has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The whistle greets Mohamed Simakan as he departs to be replaced by Stefan Mitrovic.
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Yannick Cahuzac argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' It’s high time Thierry Laurey made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Racing Club de Lens are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RC Strasbourg Alsace's shape.
  • 72' Time for substitution for RC Strasbourg Alsace. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is replaced by Lionel Carole.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Cheick Doucoure on, Loic Bade off on 73 minutes.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Ignatius Ganago. He replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo on 74 minute.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Clement Michelin as he leaves the pitch. Corentin Jean steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohamed Simakan made 363 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Dimitri Lienard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adrien Thomasson at the 90 minute mark.
  • With this win, RC Strasbourg Alsace is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

RC Strasbourg Alsace Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thierry Laurey

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Gameiro 4
Ludovic Ajorque 2
Sanjin Prcic 2
Lois Openda 2
Alexis Claude Maurice 2
Sepe Elye Wahi 2
Massadio Haidara 1
Florian Sotoca 1

Head to Head

2021-01-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2017-01-20 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2016-08-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–0 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-01-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2021-01-06 Olympique Lyonnais 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2020-12-23 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade Brestois 29 W 2020-12-19 FC Metz 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2020-12-16 AS Monaco FC 0–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2020-12-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–3 Montpellier HSC L

RC Strasbourg Alsace Form

2021-01-09 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2021-01-06 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5–0 Nimes Olympique W 2020-12-23 Paris Saint-Germain FC 4–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2020-12-20 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2020-12-16 Angers SCO 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2020-12-13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–2 FC Metz D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.52 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 RC Strasbourg Alsace xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens26% Draw42% RC Strasbourg Alsace32%
Actual: RC Strasbourg Alsace win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
67%
Draw or RC Strasbourg Alsace
74%
Racing Club de Lens or RC Strasbourg Alsace
58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens13% Draw69% RC Strasbourg Alsace18%
Actual: RC Strasbourg Alsace win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
1.2%
2 – 2
1.1%
1 – 3
0.8%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push RC Strasbourg Alsace covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 17% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 22% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
RC Strasbourg Alsace keeps clean sheet
60% ✓

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