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

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Ligue 1 · 2021-22

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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

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

AS Saint-Etienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Racing Club de Lens 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Francois Letexier
Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
Referee Gael Angoula
Referee Eric Wattellier
Referee Elodie Coppola (France)

13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

AS Saint-Etienne 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Racing Club de Lens

Last 5 meetings

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	AS Saint-Etienne	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

0% Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	3 G	3 A
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Stade Geoffroy Guichard. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 431 games and scored 393 goals.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Saint-Etienne in their trying to find a way past Racing Club de Lens's compact .
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yvann Macon, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Geoffroy Guichard with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
30' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 30.
35' AS Saint-Etienne currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
38' Goal! Ryad Boudebouz scores his 6 goal in 352 matches.
39' Magnificent from Ryad Boudebouz! That is 6 goals in 352 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Saint-Etienne is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
49' AS Saint-Etienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Racing Club de Lens backline.
54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 56 minute. Sada Thioub leaves to be changed by Lucas Douath.
61' Racing Club de Lens have won 428 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' The crowd applauds Wesley Said as he leaves the pitch. Florian Sotoca steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
67' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' Patrick Berg gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Kevin Danso and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Goal! Florian Sotoca scores his 52 goal in 437 matches.
78' What an equalizer from Florian Sotoca!
80' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Zaydou Youssouf exits the field as Assane Diousse enters on 80.
85' The supporters are chanting for Ibrahima Balde. He replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo on 85 minute.
89' Gabriel Silva is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gabriel Silva.
90' The whistle greets Mickael Nade as he departs to be replaced by Lamine Ghezali.
With this win, Racing Club de Lens is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Dupraz

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

24
Jonathan Gradit
22
Wesley Said ↓ Florian Sotoca 62'
16
Jean-Louis Leca
28
Cheick Doucoure
4
Kevin Danso ↓ Patrick Berg 73'
11
Jonathan Clauss
8
Seko Fofana
10
Gael Kakuta ↓ David Pereira da Costa 73'
14
Facundo Medina
15
Arnaud Kalimuendo ↓ Ibrahima Balde 85'
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↓ Corentin Jean 62'

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	4
Seko Fofana	3
Ryad Boudebouz	2
Denis Bouanga	2
Arnaud Kalimuendo	1
David Pereira da Costa	1
Wahbi Khazri	1
Ignatius Ganago	1

Head to Head

AS Saint-Etienne Form

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

Racing Club de Lens Form

2022-01-15 AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne 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-Etienne28% 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-Etienne or Draw

54%

Draw or Racing Club de Lens

72%

AS Saint-Etienne or Racing Club de Lens

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AS Saint-Etienne22% Draw45% Racing Club de Lens33%

Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 2

7.2%

0 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap	AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne 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.