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AS Saint-Etienne vs Lille OSC, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Tiago Djalo
Y 20' Burak Yilmaz
Y 78' Xeka
Wahbi Khazri 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs Lille OSCLigue 1 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Mikael Lesage
  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Mathieu Vernice
  • Referee Philippe Jeanne
  • Referee Huseyin Ocak

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Lille OSC H 1–1 D
15 Aug Racing Club de Lens A 2–2 D
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug AS Saint-Etienne A 1–1 D
14 Aug OGC Nice H 0–4 L
08 Aug FC Metz A 3–3 D
23 May Angers SCO A 2–1 W
16 May AS Saint-Etienne H 0–0 D
07 May Racing Club de Lens A 3–0 W

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stade Geoffroy Guichard. AS Saint-Etienne are looking to make home advantage count against Lille OSC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claude Puel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Lille OSC is showing some good football. However, Lille OSC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' It’s a booking for Lille OSC player. Tiago Djalo gets a Yellow card.
  • 20' Poor challenge from Burak Yilmaz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 25' Lille OSC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' Goal! Burak Yilmaz scores his 40 goal in 33 matches.
  • 43' 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 Yvann Macon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' With 2 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Bamba is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Lille OSC.
  • 53' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Zaydou Youssouf has done his job and it is now time for Arnaud Nordin to step up.
  • 63' The travelling Lille OSC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 69' A tactical swap from AS Saint-EtienneMathys Saban on, Denis Bouanga off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Lille OSC ring the changes. Jonathan Bamba has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Ikone to step up.
  • 78' Xeka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 80' Wahbi Khazri is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 80' Lucas Douath gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Yvan Neyou Noupa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Wahbi Khazri has done his job and it is now time for Jean-Philippe Krasso to step up.
  • 85' Saidou Sow adds to his 0 season tally! AS Saint-Etienne lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Lille OSC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.07 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Lille OSC xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne or Lille OSC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne33% Draw30% Lille OSC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
64%
Draw or Lille OSC
67%
AS Saint-Etienne or Lille OSC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne22% Draw51% Lille OSC27%
Actual: Lille OSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
11.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push Lille OSC covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% 70%
+0.5 62% 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
30%
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
35%

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