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Racing Club de Lens vs US Orleans Loiret, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Racing Club de Lens
5 – 2
Full Time
US Orleans Loiret
Fri 17 May 2019 · 18:45 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Gauthier Gallon

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs US Orleans Loiret — Ligue 2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Mathieu Grosbost
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Jordan Riche

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

4
2
2
Racing Club de Lens 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals US Orleans Loiret
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-17 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 US Orleans Loiret 2018-07-27 US Orleans Loiret 0–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-01-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 US Orleans Loiret 2015-08-07 US Orleans Loiret 3–0 Racing Club de Lens 2015-02-13 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 US Orleans Loiret

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May US Orleans Loiret H 5–2 W
10 May AC Ajaccio A 2–0 W
04 May Clermont Foot 63 H 1–0 W
27 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 0–2 L
23 Apr FC Lorient H 0–1 L
20 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–0 W
US Orleans Loiret
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Racing Club de Lens A 2–5 L
10 May AS Beziers H 0–0 D
03 May AC Ajaccio A 0–1 L
26 Apr ES Troyes AC H 0–1 L
23 Apr AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–1 L
19 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Racing Club de Lens get us underway at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Durel Avounou, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 19' Arthur Gomis does the damage! The net is bulging and Racing Club de Lens surge ahead!
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Racing Club de Lens that had 446 games and scored 422 goals.
  • 27' The Haiti Jean-Ricner Bellegarde breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 2-0!
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cheick Doucoure is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 36' Goal! Mohamed Amine Talal scores his 9 goal in 218 matches.
  • 41' The travelling US Orleans Loiret supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gauthier Gallon.
  • 47' Arthur Gomis makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Racing Club de Lens are in front.
  • 52' What a strike from Arthur Gomis! The score is 4-1.
  • 56' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Cheick Oumar Doucoure is withdrawn and El-Hadji Ba gets his opportunity.
  • 57' Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Walid Mesloub made 446 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The whistle greets Guillaume Gillet as he departs to be replaced by Mounir Chouiar.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Mohamed Amine Talal as he leaves the pitch. Durel Avounou steps in for US Orleans Loiret.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 76' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Souleymane Diarra is hanging Arthur Gomis on the field on 76 minute.
  • 78' Fahd El Khoumisti is replacing Quentin Lecoeuche for the US Orleans Loiret side.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Montanier will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Assisted by Fahd El Khoumisti with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anthony Le Tallec makes no mistake. 5-2!
  • 89' 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.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for US Orleans Loiret.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

US Orleans Loiret Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Olle-Nicolle

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yannick Gomis 4
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 3
Florian Sotoca 2
Aleksandar Radovanovic 1
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 1
Yannick Gomis 1
Mohamed Amine Talal 1
Anthony Le Tallec 1

Head to Head

2019-05-17 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 US Orleans Loiret 2018-07-27 US Orleans Loiret 0–2 Racing Club de Lens 2016-01-08 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 US Orleans Loiret 2015-08-07 US Orleans Loiret 3–0 Racing Club de Lens 2015-02-13 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 US Orleans Loiret

Racing Club de Lens Form

2019-05-17 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 US Orleans Loiret W 2019-05-10 AC Ajaccio 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-05-04 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Clermont Foot 63 W 2019-04-27 Stade Brestois 29 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-04-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–1 FC Lorient L 2019-04-20 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W

US Orleans Loiret Form

2019-05-17 Racing Club de Lens 5–2 US Orleans Loiret L 2019-05-10 US Orleans Loiret 0–0 AS Beziers D 2019-05-03 AC Ajaccio 1–0 US Orleans Loiret L 2019-04-26 US Orleans Loiret 0–1 ES Troyes AC L 2019-04-23 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–0 US Orleans Loiret L 2019-04-19 Stade Brestois 29 3–1 US Orleans Loiret L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 US Orleans Loiret xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens56% Draw23% US Orleans Loiret21%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
79%
Draw or US Orleans Loiret
44%
Racing Club de Lens or US Orleans Loiret
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens38% Draw43% US Orleans Loiret19%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push US Orleans Loiret covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
US Orleans Loiret keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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