Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AS Saint-Étienne vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
AS Saint-Étienne
2 – 3
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Wed 3 Mar 2021 · 18:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Harold Moukoudi 19' Y
Mathieu Debuchy 26' Y
Lucas Douath 66' Y
Y 77' Simon Banza
Y 84' Florian Sotoca

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs Racing Club de Lens — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Frederic Hebrard
  • Referee Eric Danizan
  • Referee Azzedine Souifi

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

1
5
AS Saint-Étienne 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-03 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens 2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Racing Club de Lens H 2–3 L
28 Feb FC Lorient A 1–2 L
20 Feb Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
14 Feb Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 2–0 W
07 Feb FC Metz H 1–0 W
03 Feb FC Nantes H 1–1 D
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar AS Saint-Étienne A 3–2 W
28 Feb Angers SCO A 2–2 D
21 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 2–1 W
13 Feb Stade de Reims A 1–1 D
06 Feb Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–0 D
03 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AS Saint-Etienne and Racing Club de Lens get this one started.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Massadio Haidara, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' AS Saint-Etienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 19' Harold Moukoudi is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 20' Florian Sotoca is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 24' What a strike from Arnaud Kalimuendo! The score is 0-2.
  • 26' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 31' It looks surprising Racing Club de Lens does not make any changes. Tony Mauricio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Harold Moukoudi makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' The travelling Racing Club de Lens supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Saint-Etienne in their trying to find a way past Racing Club de Lens's compact .
  • 61' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Arnaud Nordin is replaced by Anthony Modeste on 61 minute.
  • 66' Lucas Douath was booked on 66.
  • 71' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Timothee Kolodziejczak trudges off to be replaced by Miguel Trauco on 71 minutes.
  • 75' Racing Club de Lens make a change. Arnaud Kalimuendo trudges off to be replaced by Simon Banza on 75 minutes.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Simon Banza.
  • 82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' Ryad Boudebouz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Douath at the 83 minute mark.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Florian Sotoca.
  • 85' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Jonathan Clauss by Clement Michelin on 85 minute.
  • 90' Loic Bade needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Racing Club de Lens celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 4
Seko Fofana 3
Denis Bouanga 2
Ryad Boudebouz 2
Harold Moukoudi 1
Arnaud Kalimuendo 1
David Pereira da Costa 1
Wahbi Khazri 1

Head to Head

2021-03-03 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens 2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2021-03-03 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-02-28 FC Lorient 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne L 2021-02-20 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 Stade de Reims D 2021-02-14 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0–2 AS Saint-Étienne W 2021-02-07 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 FC Metz W 2021-02-03 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 FC Nantes D

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-03-03 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2021-02-28 Angers SCO 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-02-21 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2021-02-13 Stade de Reims 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-02-06 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 D 2021-02-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 Olympique de Marseille D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Étienne or Racing Club de Lens 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne31% Draw27% Racing Club de Lens42%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
59%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
69%
AS Saint-Étienne or Racing Club de Lens
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne24% Draw45% Racing Club de Lens31%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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