Valenciennes FC vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Racing Club de Lens 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Willy Delajod
- Referee Philippe Jeanne
- Referee Erwan Finjean
- Referee Valentin Ougier
22 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Nov Racing Club de Lens H 2–0 W 22 Nov US Orleans Loiret A 1–0 W 08 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 0–1 L 01 Nov ES Troyes AC A 0–1 L 28 Oct Le Havre AC H 0–0 D 18 Oct SM Caen A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Nov Valenciennes FC A 0–2 L 23 Nov FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 4–0 W 11 Nov Rodez Aveyron Football A 2–1 W 02 Nov FC Lorient H 1–0 W 25 Oct AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–0 D 21 Oct AJ Auxerre H 0–0 D Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Valenciennes FC to score. At the same time, Racing Club de Lens does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 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' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 14' The referee calls foul for Joffrey Cuffaut. He receives a Yellow card.
- 19' 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 Massadio Haidara suffering a number of foals already.
- 24' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Zakaria Diallo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' 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.
- 30' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Aleksandar Radovanovic gets a Red card.
- 32' What a strike from Laurent Dos Santos! The score is 1-0.
- 33' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Simon Banza by Jonathan Gradit on 33 minute.
- 38' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yannick Cahuzac.
- 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Teddy Chevalier.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Malek Chergui.
- 48' Gauthier Hein is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
- 53' 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.
- 58' It’s a booking for Racing Club de Lens player. Jonathan Gradit gets a Yellow card.
- 60' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Noah Diliberto is hanging Julien Masson on the field on 60 minute.
- 65' It’s high time Olivier Guegan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 68' Steve Ambri is replacing Lilian Brassier for the Valenciennes FC side.
- 72' What a strike from Teddy Chevalier! The score is 2-0.
- 76' The Racing Club de Lens manager makes a substitution. Florian Sotoca departs to be replaced by Tony Mauricio.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Jorris Romil. He replaces Teddy Chevalier on 79 minute.
- 81' The referee calls foul for Sessi D'Almeida. He receives a Yellow card.
- 85' Cheik Traore is replacing Clement Michelin for the Racing Club de Lens side.
- 90' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Valenciennes FC and Racing Club de Lens (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 10
- 40
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13
Julien Masson ↓ Noah Diliberto 60'
- 28
- 14
- 25
- 5
- 11
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9
Teddy Chevalier ↓ Jorris Romil 79'
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3
Lilian Brassier ↓ Steve Ambri 68'
Bench
- 27
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7
Steve Ambri ↑ 68'
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17
Jorris Romil ↑ 79'
- 26
- 8
- 30
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33
Noah Diliberto ↑ 60'
Coach Olivier GueganRacing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
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13
Clement Michelin ↓ Cheik Traore 85'
- 9
- 16
- 21
- 27
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23
Simon Banza ↓ Jonathan Gradit 33'
- 26
- 28
- 5
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7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Tony Mauricio 76'
Bench
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24
Jonathan Gradit ↑ 33'
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20
Cheik Traore ↑ 85'
- 14
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22
Tony Mauricio ↑ 76'
- 6
- 1
- 8
Coach Philippe Montanier -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tony Mauricio 2 Grejohn Kyei 1 Yannick Gomis 1 Laurent Dos Santos 1 Teddy Chevalier 1 Sebastien Roudet 1 Gaetan Robail 1 Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
Racing Club de Lens Form
2019-11-29 Valenciennes FC 2–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2019-11-23 Racing Club de Lens 4–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard W 2019-11-11 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2019-11-02 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 FC Lorient W 2019-10-25 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–0 Racing Club de Lens D 2019-10-21 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 AJ Auxerre D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.38 Valenciennes FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.82 Racing Club de Lens xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Valenciennes FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.2Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw 79%Draw or Racing Club de Lens 50%Valenciennes FC or Racing Club de Lens 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Valenciennes FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.2%1 – 1 13.4%0 – 0 13.4%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 4.9%3 – 0 4.6%3 – 1 3.9%2 – 2 3.5%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 1.7%Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 15% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 25% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 14% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.