Racing Club de Lens vs Stade de Reims, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Racing Club de Lens vs Stade de Reims — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
- Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Stade de Reims 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Benoit Bastien
- Referee Hicham Zakrani
- Referee Amaury Delerue
- Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
- Referee Bartolomeu Varela
- Referee Guillaume Paradis
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Stade de Reims | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Sep | Olympique de Marseille | A | 3–2 | W |
| 22 Sep | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Sep | Lille OSC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Sep | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 3–2 | W |
| 29 Aug | FC Lorient | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct | Racing Club de Lens | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Sep | FC Nantes | H | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Sep | Lille OSC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Sep | FC Lorient | H | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Sep | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Aug | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 0–2 | L |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
30%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
Racing Club de Lens this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Racing Club de Lens
| Florian Thauvin | 3 G | 3 A |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 2 G | |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 1 G | |
| Pierre Ganiou | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Racing Club de Lens and Stade de Reims get this one started.
- 5' Hugo Ekitike has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 9 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' Stade de Reims come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and Stade de Reims are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 26' Poor challenge from Facundo Medina. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 33' A moment of madness from Kevin Danso on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Racing Club de Lens will be frustrated.
- 34' Racing Club de Lens receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
- 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 43' Hugo Ekitike has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 43.
- 45' It’s a booking for Stade de Reims player. Hugo Ekitike gets a Red card.
- 46' Against the run of play, Arnaud Kalimuendo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 51' 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.
- 52' Assisted by Florian Sotoca with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arnaud Kalimuendo makes no mistake. 2-0!
- 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gael Kakuta.
- 58' It’s a booking for Stade de Reims player. Yunis Abdelhamid gets a Yellow card.
- 63' Stade de Reims are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 64' A tactical swap from Stade de Reims — El Bilal Toure on, Azor Matusiwa off on 64 minutes.
- 69' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Ilan Kebbal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 72' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 72 minute. Arnaud Kalimuendo leaves to be changed by Ignatius Ganago.
- 73' Another substitution for Stade de Reims to replace Mitchell van Bergen by Fode Doucoure on 73 minute.
- 78' Stade de Reims is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Florian Sotoca made 437 appearances and scored 52 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 84' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Deiver Machado on, Przemyslaw Frankowski off on 84 minutes.
- 89' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Yannick Cahuzac on, Cheick Doucoure off on 89 minutes.
- Full Time. Racing Club de Lens beats Stade de Reims
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 16
- 28
- 4
- 11
- 8
-
10
Gael Kakuta ↓ Wesley Said 72'
- 14
- 7
- 15
- 29
Bench
-
18
Yannick Cahuzac ↑ 89'
-
9
Ignatius Ganago ↑ 72'
-
22
Wesley Said ↑ 72'
-
21
Massadio Haidara ↑ 72'
-
3
Deiver Machado ↑ 84'
- 27
- 5
- 1
- 20
- 19
Coach
Franck Haise
Stade de Reims Lineups
Starting XI
-
21
Azor Matusiwa ↓ El Bilal Toure 64'
- 19
- 5
- 32
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 15
-
12
Alexis Flips ↓ Moreto Cassama 73'
-
20
Ilan Kebbal ↓ Nathanael Mbuku 73'
- 22
Bench
- 16
- 17
-
23
Moreto Cassama ↑ 73'
-
11
Nathanael Mbuku ↑ 73'
- 26
-
27
El Bilal Toure ↑ 64'
-
13
Fode Doucoure ↑ 73'
- 36
- 28
Coach
Óscar García
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Simon Banza | 3 |
| Florian Sotoca | 3 |
| Wesley Said | 2 |
| Boulaye Dia | 2 |
| Arber Zeneli | 2 |
| Keito Nakamura | 2 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | 2 |
| Seko Fofana | 2 |
Head to Head
Racing Club de Lens Form
2021-10-01
Racing Club de Lens
2–0
Stade de Reims
W
2021-09-26
Olympique de Marseille
2–3
Racing Club de Lens
W
2021-09-22
Racing Club de Lens
0–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
L
2021-09-18
Racing Club de Lens
1–0
Lille OSC
W
2021-09-12
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
2–3
Racing Club de Lens
W
2021-08-29
Racing Club de Lens
2–2
FC Lorient
D
Stade de Reims Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56
Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08
Stade de Reims xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Racing Club de Lens or Draw
76%
Draw or Stade de Reims
50%
Racing Club de Lens or Stade de Reims
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens
| Handicap | Racing Club de Lens covers | Push | Stade de Reims covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 22% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 15% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Stade de Reims keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

