Sunday , 9 August 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
AS Saint-Etienne
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-Etienne 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 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-Etienne 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Racing Club de Lens
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-03 AS Saint-Etienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens 2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
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-Etienne 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AS Saint-Etienne vs Racing Club de Lens — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' It looks surprising AS Saint-Etienne does not make any changes. Jean-Louis Leca has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' AS Saint-Etienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Harold Moukoudi.
  • 20' A stunning finish from Florian Sotoca — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 24' Arnaud Kalimuendo adds to his 0 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Mathieu Debuchy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' Racing Club de Lens fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' What a strike from Harold Moukoudi! The score is 1-2.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' France international Loic Bade has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' 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 Simon Banza suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Arnaud Nordin as he leaves the pitch. Anthony Modeste steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Lucas Douath. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Timothee Kolodziejczak is replaced by Miguel Trauco.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo is replaced by Simon Banza.
  • 77' Simon Banza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Lucas Douath as he leaves the pitch. Ryad Boudebouz steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Florian Sotoca on 84 minutes.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Jonathan Clauss as he leaves the pitch. Clement Michelin steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne 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
Ryad Boudebouz 2
Denis Bouanga 2
David Pereira da Costa 1
Wahbi Khazri 1
Ignatius Ganago 1
Gael Kakuta 1

Head to Head

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

AS Saint-Etienne Form

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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-03-03 AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Racing Club de Lens xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne or Racing Club de Lens 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne31% 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-Etienne or Draw
59%
Draw or Racing Club de Lens
69%
AS Saint-Etienne or Racing Club de Lens
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne24% 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-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne 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.