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 9 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

18 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Paris Saint-Germain FC	9	20
2	Lille OSC	9	18
3	Olympique Lyonnais	9	17
4	Paris FC	9	17
5	Stade Rennais FC 1901	9	16
6	Olympique de Marseille	9	15
7	AS Monaco FC	9	15
8	OGC Nice	9	14
9	Racing Club de Lens	9	13
10	Toulouse FC	10	13
11	Stade Brestois 29	9	12
12	FC Lorient	9	12
13	RC Strasbourg Alsace	10	10
14	AJ Auxerre	9	10
15	Angers SCO	9	8
16	ES Troyes AC	9	8
17	Le Mans FC	9	7
18	Le Havre AC	9	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

–/1

31-45

4/4

46-60

5/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Racing Club de Lens

Florian Thauvin	4 G	8 A
Matthieu Udol	2 G
Franjo Ivanovic	2 G
Saud Abdulhamid	1 G
Pierre Ganiou	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stade Geoffroy Guichard. AS Saint-Etienne are looking to make home advantage count against Racing Club de Lens.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Etienne and Racing Club de Lens are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Jonathan Gradit was booked on 30.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 438 games and scored 403 goals.
38' Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryad Boudebouz makes no mistake. 1-0!
39' Ryad Boudebouz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
44' AS Saint-Etienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
49' Florian Sotoca has been relatively quiet despite scoring 53 goals in his last 444 appearances.
54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
56' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Sada Thioub exits the field as Lucas Douath enters on 56.
61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
62' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Wesley Said by Florian Sotoca on 62 minute.
67' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
72' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
73' It is a substitution in Racing Club de Lens team. Kevin Danso is replaced by Patrick Berg on 73 minute.
77' Florian Sotoca does the damage! The net is bulging and Racing Club de Lens surge ahead!
78' What an equalizer from Florian Sotoca!
80' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Assane Diousse comes on to replace Zaydou Youssouf.
85' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Arnaud Kalimuendo has done his job and it is now time for Ibrahima Balde to step up.
89' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
90' A moment of madness from Gabriel Silva on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
90' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Lamine Ghezali comes on to replace Mickael Nade.
Another three points for Racing Club de Lens.

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
Denis Bouanga	2
Ryad Boudebouz	2
Gael Kakuta	1
Przemyslaw Frankowski	1
Facundo Medina	1
Remy Labeau Lascary	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.