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

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Racing Club de Lens
1 – 0
Full Time
Red Star FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Red Star FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
  • Referee Ludovic Reyes
  • Referee Azzedine Souifi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

1
1
Racing Club de Lens 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Red Star FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Red Star FC

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Red Star FC H 1–0 W
27 Jul US Orleans Loiret A 2–0 W
11 May FC Lorient A 2–2 D
04 May 1. FC Magdeburg H 0–1 L
27 Apr SSV Ulm 1846 A 1–3 L
24 Apr Stade Brestois 29 H 4–1 W
Red Star FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 0–1 L
27 Jul Chamois Niortais FC H 1–2 L
19 May Clermont Foot 63 H 1–0 W
12 May Chamois Niortais FC A 2–0 W
06 May SM Caen H 0–2 L
28 Apr ES Troyes AC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Red Star FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Red Star FC
Damien Durand 4 G
Jovany Ikanga 2 G 1 A
Kevin Cabral 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Racing Club de Lens have kicked off against Red Star FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The travelling Red Star FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and Red Star FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Teddy Teuma, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Brouard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Cyrille Bayala by Kevin Fortune on 35 minute.
  • 39' Kevin Fortune adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Brouard might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Jordan Faucher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gregory Berthier on 66 minute.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Thierry Ambrose is replaced by El-Hadji Ba.
  • 76' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Mehdi Tahrat exits the field as Modibo Sagnan enters on 76.
  • 77' The whistle greets Loic Lapoussin as he departs to be replaced by Ismael Camara.
  • 82' Red Star FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' A change in the Red Star FC ranks — Matias Ferreira exits the field as Sekou Baradji enters on 88.
  • It finishes all square. Racing Club de Lens and Red Star FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Red Star FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Brouard

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Red Star FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens50% Draw30% Red Star FC20%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
80%
Draw or Red Star FC
50%
Racing Club de Lens or Red Star FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens31% Draw55% Red Star FC14%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Red Star FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Red Star FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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