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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)
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 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' Welcome to Stade Geoffroy Guichard that hosts another battle between AS Saint-Étienne and Racing Club de Lens.
  • 5' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Jean-Louis Leca has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonathan Gradit.
  • 35' 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 Ryad Boudebouz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryad Boudebouz makes it 0-1.
  • 39' Ryad Boudebouz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 44' Arnaud Kalimuendo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 57 goals in his last 520 appearances.
  • 49' Poland international Przemyslaw Frankowski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' AS Saint-Étienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Sada Thioub is withdrawn and Lucas Douath gets his opportunity.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Florian Sotoca gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Wesley Said and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' It looks surprising AS Saint-Étienne does not make any changes. Wesley Said has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Kevin Danso is replaced by Patrick Berg on 73 minute.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Florian Sotoca gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Florian Sotoca has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Zaydou Youssouf by Assane Diousse on 80 minute.
  • 85' The whistle greets Arnaud Kalimuendo as he departs to be replaced by Ibrahima Balde.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Gabriel Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Gabriel Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Lamine Ghezali comes on to replace Mickael Nade.
  • The points are shared — AS Saint-Étienne 1-2 Racing Club de Lens. Honours even.

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
Ryad Boudebouz 2
Denis Bouanga 2
Wahbi Khazri 1
Ignatius Ganago 1
Gael Kakuta 1
Przemyslaw Frankowski 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.