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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 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 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

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.

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.