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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
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

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
25% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Red Star FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
3/3
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Red Star FC
Damien Durand 5 G
Jovany Ikanga 4 G 2 A
Saif-Eddine Khaoui 2 G 1 A
Kevin Cabral 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Red Star FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Red Star FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julio Donisa made 266 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Brouard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Kevin Fortune has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cyrille Bayala on 35 minute.
  • 39' Kevin Fortune adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' Thierry Ambrose has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 64' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 66' The whistle greets Gregory Berthier as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Faucher.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Thierry Ambrose is replaced by El-Hadji Ba on 71 minute.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Modibo Sagnan on, Mehdi Tahrat off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The Red Star FC bench stirs into life. Loic Lapoussin is withdrawn and Ismael Camara gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Sekou Baradji is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Red Star FC tonight.
  • 87' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Sekou Baradji gets the nod from Red Star FC. He replaces Matias Ferreira and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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.