SM Caen vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SM Caen vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 .
- SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Johan Hamel
- Referee Stephan Pignatelli
- Referee Mathieu Grosbost
- Referee Guillaume Janin
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Racing Club de Lens H 0–2 L 13 Sep ES Troyes AC A 1–2 L 30 Aug Le Havre AC H 0–3 L 23 Aug Chamois Niortais FC A 1–1 D 16 Aug FC Chambly Oise H 0–0 D 09 Aug AC Ajaccio A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep SM Caen A 2–0 W 16 Sep La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–0 W 02 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–2 D 24 Aug ES Troyes AC A 0–2 L 17 Aug Le Havre AC H 1–3 L 10 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between SM Caen and Racing Club de Lens.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SM Caen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tony Mauricio made 367 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 17' SM Caen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
- 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SM Caen that had 399 games and scored 298 goals.
- 23' Anthony Weber was booked on 23.
- 28' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' Goal! Jonathan Rivierez scores his 5 goal in 431 matches.
- 30' Goal! Jonathan Rivierez scores his 5 goal in 431 matches.
- 35' Aleksandar Radovanovic is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
- 40' Baissama Sankoh is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
- 45' Jessy Pi is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' 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 Florian Sotoca suffering a number of foals already.
- 55' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' Prince Oniangue is replacing Jessy Pi for the SM Caen side.
- 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Baissama Sankoh, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Azzeddine Toufiqui is replaced by Jan Repas on 64 minute.
- 68' Another change for SM Caen made on 68 minute. Evens Joseph leaves to be changed by Santy Ngom.
- 71' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cheick Doucoure is hanging Gaetan Robail on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' It looks like no one’s ball. SM Caen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 77' The whistle greets Arial Mendy as he departs to be replaced by Massadio Haidara.
- 81' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Tony Mauricio is replaced by Simon Banza.
- 83' Goal! Simon Banza scores his 65 goal in 434 matches.
- 88' 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.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Racing Club de Lens players.
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Lineups
SM Caen Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
- 3
- 18
- 17
- 9
- 28
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29
Jessy Pi ↓ Prince Oniangue 57'
- 30
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13
Evens Joseph ↓ Santy Ngom 68'
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27
Azzeddine Toufiqui ↓ Jan Repas 64'
Bench
- 22
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15
Jan Repas ↑ 64'
- 8
- 1
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6
Prince Oniangue ↑ 57'
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11
Santy Ngom ↑ 68'
- 7
Coach Rui Miguel de AlmeidaRacing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 24
- 13
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22
Tony Mauricio ↓ Simon Banza 81'
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9
Gaetan Robail ↓ Cheick Doucoure 71'
- 16
- 27
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19
Arial Mendy ↓ Massadio Haidara 77'
- 26
- 5
- 7
Bench
- 14
- 6
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21
Massadio Haidara ↑ 77'
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23
Simon Banza ↑ 81'
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28
Cheick Doucoure ↑ 71'
- 33
- 1
Coach Philippe Montanier -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jonathan Rivierez 2 Malik Tchokounte 2 Prince Oniangue 2 Simon Banza 1 Corentin Jean 1 Head to Head
SM Caen Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
2019-09-21 SM Caen 0–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-09-16 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux W 2019-09-02 Grenoble Foot 38 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2019-08-24 ES Troyes AC 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-08-17 Racing Club de Lens 1–3 Le Havre AC L 2019-08-10 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.83 SM Caen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.44 Racing Club de Lens xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Racing Club de Lens winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.27Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
SM Caen or Draw 54%Draw or Racing Club de Lens 76%SM Caen or Racing Club de Lens 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Racing Club de Lens win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 13.8%1 – 1 13.2%0 – 0 12.5%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.6%1 – 0 7.4%0 – 3 4.9%2 – 1 4.9%1 – 3 4.2%2 – 2 3.7%2 – 0 3.4%2 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — SM Caen
Handicap SM Caen covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 13% 80% -0.5 20% — 80% +0.5 50% — 50% +1 50% 25% 25% +1.5 75% — 25% +2 75% 15% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
SM Caen keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.