Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Racing Club de Lens vs Stade de Reims, Ligue 1 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2022-23
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 1
Full Time
Stade de Reims
Fri 12 May 2023 · 19:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Kevin Danso 19' R
Y 37' Yunis Abdelhamid
Przemyslaw Frankowski 52' Y
Y 67' Alexis Flips
Y 74' Folarin Balogun

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs Stade de Reims — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Arnaud Baert
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
  • Referee

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

5
4
1
Racing Club de Lens 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Stade de Reims
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade de Reims 2022-09-04 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2022-05-08 Stade de Reims 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2021-10-01 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Stade de Reims 2021-02-13 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Stade de Reims H 2–1 W
06 May Olympique de Marseille H 2–1 W
02 May Toulouse FC A 1–0 W
22 Apr AS Monaco FC H 3–0 W
15 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–3 L
07 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–1 W
Stade de Reims
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Racing Club de Lens A 1–2 L
06 May Lille OSC H 1–0 W
30 Apr Clermont Foot 63 A 0–1 L
23 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–2 L
15 Apr Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–3 L
09 Apr Stade Brestois 29 H 1–1 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, Stade de Reims does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Stade de Reims come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Kevin Danso.
  • 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Folarin Balogun makes it 0-1.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and Stade de Reims are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' It looks like no one’s ball. Stade de Reims is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Yunis Abdelhamid catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 40' Przemyslaw Frankowski makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 45' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Lois Openda is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Stade de Reims tonight.
  • 52' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Przemyslaw Frankowski on 52 minutes.
  • 55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Seko Fofana makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 60' The 22-year-old Mohamed Toure has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' Yehvann Diouf has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' Alexis Flips has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Deiver Machado is replaced by Massadio Haidara on 70 minute.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Folarin Balogun. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Stade de Reims. Alexis Flips is replaced by Arber Zeneli.
  • 78' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Lois Openda departs to be replaced by Jean Onana.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Stade de Reims — Valentin Atangana Edoa on, Jens Cajuste off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Mohamed Toure is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maxime Busi at the 86 minute mark.
  • 89' David Pereira da Costa gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Adrien Thomasson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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 Franck Haise

Stade de Reims Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Will Still

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 3
Simon Banza 3
Arber Zeneli 2
Keito Nakamura 2
Arnaud Kalimuendo 2
Seko Fofana 2
Folarin Balogun 2
Wesley Said 2

Head to Head

2023-05-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade de Reims 2022-09-04 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens 2022-05-08 Stade de Reims 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2021-10-01 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 Stade de Reims 2021-02-13 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens

Racing Club de Lens Form

2023-05-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade de Reims W 2023-05-06 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-05-02 Toulouse FC 0–1 Racing Club de Lens W 2023-04-22 Racing Club de Lens 3–0 AS Monaco FC W 2023-04-15 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2023-04-07 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W

Stade de Reims Form

2023-05-12 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Stade de Reims L 2023-05-06 Stade de Reims 1–0 Lille OSC W 2023-04-30 Clermont Foot 63 1–0 Stade de Reims L 2023-04-23 Stade de Reims 0–2 RC Strasbourg Alsace L 2023-04-15 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3–0 Stade de Reims L 2023-04-09 Stade de Reims 1–1 Stade Brestois 29 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Stade de Reims xG
I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens58% Draw25% Stade de Reims17%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
82%
Draw or Stade de Reims
42%
Racing Club de Lens or Stade de Reims
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens37% Draw47% Stade de Reims16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push Stade de Reims covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Stade de Reims keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.