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AS Saint-Étienne vs Racing Club de Lens, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
AS Saint-Étienne
1 – 2
Full Time
Racing Club de Lens
Sat 15 Jan 2022 · 16:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Jonathan Gradit
Gabriel Silva 89' Y
Gabriel Silva 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Gael Angoula
  • Referee Eric Wattellier
  • Referee Elodie Coppola (France)
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
5
AS Saint-Étienne 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-15 AS Saint-Étienne 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2021-08-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 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
15 Jan Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
22 Dec FC Nantes H 0–1 L
11 Dec Stade de Reims A 0–2 L
05 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–5 L
01 Dec Stade Brestois 29 A 0–1 L
28 Nov Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–3 L
Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan AS Saint-Étienne A 2–1 W
08 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–0 W
22 Dec OGC Nice A 1–2 L
10 Dec FC Nantes A 2–3 L
04 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Clermont Foot 63 A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Geoffroy Guichard. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AS Saint-Etienne and Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' Jonathan Clauss has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' AS Saint-Etienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 427 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Gradit. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Przemyslaw Frankowski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 38' AS Saint-Etienne is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ryad Boudebouz on 38.
  • 39' The Algeria Ryad Boudebouz breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 2-0!
  • 44' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' Zaydou Youssouf, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' Racing Club de Lens is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Lucas Douath is replacing Sada Thioub for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Racing Club de Lens manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Florian Sotoca is hanging Wesley Said on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Saint-Etienne must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Patrick Berg on, Kevin Danso off on 73 minutes.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Florian Sotoca has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' Florian Sotoca with the second goal in the match!
  • 80' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf is replaced by Assane Diousse.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Ibrahima Balde on, Arnaud Kalimuendo off on 85 minutes.
  • 89' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Gabriel Silva was booked on 90.
  • 90' Lamine Ghezali gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Mickael Nade and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Dupraz

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
Gael Kakuta 1
Przemyslaw Frankowski 1
Facundo Medina 1
Remy Labeau Lascary 1

Head to Head

2022-01-15 AS Saint-Étienne 1–2 Racing Club de Lens 2021-08-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 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

2022-01-15 AS Saint-Étienne 1–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-12-22 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 FC Nantes L 2021-12-11 Stade de Reims 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2021-12-05 AS Saint-Étienne 0–5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2021-12-01 Stade Brestois 29 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2021-11-28 AS Saint-Étienne 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L

Racing Club de Lens Form

2022-01-15 AS Saint-Étienne 1–2 Racing Club de Lens W 2022-01-08 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W 2021-12-22 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-12-10 FC Nantes 3–2 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-12-04 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2021-12-01 Clermont Foot 63 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne28% Draw26% Racing Club de Lens46%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
54%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
72%
AS Saint-Étienne or Racing Club de Lens
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne22% Draw45% Racing Club de Lens33%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8%
0 – 2
7.2%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Racing Club de Lens covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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