Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 0
Full Time
AS Saint-Étienne
Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'
Y 12' Timothee Kolodziejczak
R 14' Timothee Kolodziejczak
R 64' Wahbi Khazri
Y 64' Yvann Macon
Gael Kakuta 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Racing Club de Lens vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
16 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

5
1
Racing Club de Lens 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals AS Saint-Étienne
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct AS Saint-Étienne H 2–0 W
27 Sep Nimes Olympique A 1–1 D
19 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–1 W
13 Sep FC Lorient A 3–2 W
10 Sep Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug OGC Nice A 1–2 L
AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
26 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–3 L
20 Sep FC Nantes A 2–2 D
17 Sep Olympique de Marseille A 2–0 W
12 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–0 W
30 Aug FC Lorient H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Racing Club de Lens is hosting AS Saint-Étienne for another epic battle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Racing Club de Lens are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 12' That is a Yellow card for AS Saint-Etienne. Timothee Kolodziejczak will be fuming at that decision.
  • 14' The referee has no hesitation. Timothee Kolodziejczak is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — Red card on 14.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Gael Kakuta has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 15' A tactical swap from Racing Club de Lens — Simon Banza on, Ignatius Ganago off on 15 minutes.
  • 16' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Maxence Rivera by Saidou Sow on 16 minute.
  • 20' Assisted by Gael Kakuta with the perfectly-timed delivery and Facundo Medina makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and AS Saint-Étienne are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Adil Aouchiche has done his job and it is now time for Wahbi Khazri to step up.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Racing Club de Lens and AS Saint-Étienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jessy Moulin, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Bollaert-Delelis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' Florian Sotoca has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' That is a Red card for AS Saint-Etienne. Wahbi Khazri will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' Tony Mauricio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gael Kakuta at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Denis Bouanga trudges off to be replaced by Romain Hamouma on 71 minutes.
  • 76' It looks surprising AS Saint-Étienne does not make any changes. Yvan Neyou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' The France Florian Sotoca breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 3-0!
  • 83' Manuel Perez is replacing Cheick Doucoure for the Racing Club de Lens side.
  • 85' Yvan Neyou makes way for Lucas Douath at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Racing Club de Lens celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

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

2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

Racing Club de Lens Form

2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne W 2020-09-27 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2020-09-19 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2020-09-13 FC Lorient 2–3 Racing Club de Lens W 2020-09-10 Racing Club de Lens 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2020-08-23 OGC Nice 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2020-09-26 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2020-09-20 FC Nantes 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2020-09-17 Olympique de Marseille 0–2 AS Saint-Étienne W 2020-09-12 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2020-08-30 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 FC Lorient W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens55% Draw26% AS Saint-Étienne19%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
82%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
45%
Racing Club de Lens or AS Saint-Étienne
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens37% Draw49% AS Saint-Étienne14%
Actual: Racing Club de Lens win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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