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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 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

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
100% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Gregoire Lefebvre, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It looks surprising Red Star FC does not make any changes. Gregory Berthier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and Red Star FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Cyrille Bayala is replaced by Kevin Fortune on 35 minute.
  • 39' GOAL! Kevin Fortune scores on 39. Assisted by Thierry Ambrose
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 49' Sekou Baradji needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' Red Star FC have won 84 goals from 257 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Racing Club de Lens needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Jordan Faucher gets the nod from Red Star FC. He replaces Gregory Berthier and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Thierry Ambrose is replaced by El-Hadji Ba.
  • 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' Red Star FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismael Camara is hanging Loic Lapoussin on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' A quiet spell here at . Red Star FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 88' The Red Star FC bench stirs into life. Matias Ferreira is withdrawn and Sekou Baradji gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Racing Club de Lens take all three points.

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.