Racing Club de Lens vs Red Star FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs Red Star FC — Ligue 2 .
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Red Star FC 34 games · 58 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Faouzi Benchabane
- Referee Erwan Finjean
- Referee Ludovic Reyes
- Referee Azzedine Souifi
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Gregoire Lefebvre has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' It’s high time Regis Brouard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Kevin Fortune has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cyrille Bayala on 35 minute.
- 39' Goal! Kevin Fortune scores his 18 goal in 445 matches.
- 44' 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 Gregory Berthier suffering a number of foals already.
- 49' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
- 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Red Star FC that had 257 games and scored 84 goals.
- 59' 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.
- 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 66' Another change for Red Star FC made on 66 minute. Gregory Berthier leaves to be changed by Jordan Faucher.
- 71' El-Hadji Ba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thierry Ambrose on 71 minute.
- 76' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Modibo Sagnan is hanging Mehdi Tahrat on the field on 76 minute.
- 77' Time for substitution for Red Star FC. Loic Lapoussin is replaced by Ismael Camara.
- 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cyrille Bayala, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Red Star FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 88' It is a substitution in Red Star FC team. Matias Ferreira is replaced by Sekou Baradji on 88 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
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5
Mehdi Tahrat ↓ Modibo Sagnan 76'
- 18
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31
Cyrille Bayala ↓ Kevin Fortune 35'
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- 10
- 14
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9
Thierry Ambrose ↓ El-Hadji Ba 71'
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- 26
- 33
Bench
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13
Kevin Fortune ↑ 35'
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7
El-Hadji Ba ↑ 71'
- 30
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3
Modibo Sagnan ↑ 76'
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Coach Philippe MontanierRed Star FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 15
- 12
- 1
- 19
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Matias Ferreira ↓ Sekou Baradji 88'
- 6
- 21
- 17
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11
Loic Lapoussin ↓ Ismael Camara 77'
- 27
Bench
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23
Jordan Faucher ↑ 66'
- 30
- 29
- 24
- 7
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35
Ismael Camara ↑ 77'
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Sekou Baradji ↑ 88'
Coach Regis Brouard -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin Fortune 1 Oussama Abdeldjelil 1 Kevin Fortune 1 Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
2018-08-04 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Red Star FC W 2018-07-27 US Orleans Loiret 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2018-05-11 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2018-05-04 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 1. FC Magdeburg L 2018-04-27 SSV Ulm 1846 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2018-04-24 Racing Club de Lens 4–1 Stade Brestois 29 W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.21 Racing Club de Lens xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.71 Red Star FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.92Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 17%1 – 0 Actual1 – 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.