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AS Saint-Étienne vs FC Lorient, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs FC LorientLigue 1 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Stephan Luzi
  • Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
  • Referee Gilles Lang
  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
  • Referee Christian Guillard

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug FC Lorient H 1–1 D
23 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 0–1 L
16 May Lille OSC A 0–0 D
09 May Olympique de Marseille H 1–0 W
02 May Montpellier HSC A 2–1 W
24 Apr Stade Brestois 29 H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug AS Saint-Étienne A 1–1 D
23 May RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–1 D
16 May FC Metz H 2–1 W
08 May Olympique Lyonnais A 1–4 L
02 May Angers SCO H 2–0 W
25 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 4–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AS Saint-Etienne vs FC Lorient — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claude Puel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Adrian Grbic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Lorient so far.
  • 15' Pierre-Yves Hamel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' AS Saint-Etienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Lorient backline.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harold Moukoudi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Lorient.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Timothee Kolodziejczak.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Etienne and FC Lorient are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Fabien Lemoine is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Charles Abi makes way for Romain Hamouma at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 47' The referee shows FC Lorient player a Yellow card on 47.
  • 48' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Igor Carioca on 48 minutes.
  • 52' What a strike from Vincent Le Goff! The score is 0-1.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zaydou Youssouf on 58.
  • 63' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Jeremy Morel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' Arnaud Nordin gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Adil Aouchiche and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Vincent Le Goff has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Wahbi Khazri makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Igor Carioca as he leaves the pitch. Jerome Hergault steps in for FC Lorient.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 81' A tactical swap from FC LorientAdrian Grbic on, Enzo Le Fee off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Another change for FC Lorient made on 82 minute. Armand Lauriente leaves to be changed by Pierre-Yves Hamel.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Saint-Etienne in their trying to find a way past FC Lorient's compact .
  • 90' Ryad Boudebouz is replacing Wahbi Khazri for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 FC Lorient xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne41% Draw30% FC Lorient29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Lorient
59%
AS Saint-Etienne or FC Lorient
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne29% Draw50% FC Lorient21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push FC Lorient covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
36%
FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
28%

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