Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2021-22
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 2
Full Time
AS Saint-Étienne
Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 15:00 UTC Stade Bollaert-Delelis HT 45' · FT 45'
Facundo Medina 18' Y
Y 29' Romain Hamouma
Y 41' Saidou Sow
Y 42' Saidou Sow
Y 57' Denis Bouanga
Y 85' Lucas Douath
Y 86' Yvann Macon
Y 90' Adil Aouchiche

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Antoine Valnet
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru
  • Referee Frank Schneider

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
2021-08-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2021-03-03 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens 2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D
08 Aug Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–1 D
23 May AS Monaco FC H 0–0 D
16 May FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–3 L
07 May Lille OSC H 0–3 L
01 May Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–2 L
AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 May Montpellier HSC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Racing Club de Lens get us underway at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
  • 1' Goal! Wahbi Khazri scores his 53 goal in 427 matches.
  • 6' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' A quiet spell here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Racing Club de Lens seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 18' The referee calls foul for Facundo Medina. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 23' Denis Bouanga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' Romain Hamouma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Saidou Sow made 427 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' Ignatius Ganago does the damage! The net is bulging and Racing Club de Lens surge ahead!
  • 41' Saidou Sow picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' Saidou Sow catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Arnaud Nordin on, Romain Hamouma off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Bryan Nokoue is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Racing Club de Lens so far.
  • 52' Sensational shot from Denis Bouanga. AS Saint-Etienne is back in the lead.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Denis Bouanga on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • 62' Gael Kakuta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' 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 Zaydou Youssouf suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Adil Aouchiche has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wahbi Khazri on 70 minute.
  • 71' Lucas Douath is replacing Zaydou Youssouf for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' The Ivory Coast Seko Fofana breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 2-2!
  • 78' Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Seko Fofana makes no mistake. 3-2!
  • 79' Yvan Neyou Noupa makes way for Bryan Nokoue at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 82' Racing Club de Lens ring the changes. Florian Sotoca has done his job and it is now time for Corentin Jean to step up.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Lucas Douath on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • 86' It’s a booking for AS Saint-Etienne player. Yvann Macon gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' Maxence Rivera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Denis Bouanga on 86 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Adil Aouchiche.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Racing Club de Lens. Jonathan Clauss is replaced by Ismaelben Boura.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Gael Kakuta 1
Przemyslaw Frankowski 1
Facundo Medina 1
Remy Labeau Lascary 1

Head to Head

2021-08-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2021-03-03 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Racing Club de Lens 2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

Racing Club de Lens Form

2021-08-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2021-08-08 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–1 Racing Club de Lens D 2021-05-23 Racing Club de Lens 0–0 AS Monaco FC D 2021-05-16 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3–0 Racing Club de Lens L 2021-05-07 Racing Club de Lens 0–3 Lille OSC L 2021-05-01 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 Racing Club de Lens L

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2021-08-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2021-08-08 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 FC Lorient D 2021-05-23 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2021-05-16 Lille OSC 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2021-05-09 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2021-05-02 Montpellier HSC 1–2 AS Saint-Étienne W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Racing Club de Lens xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Racing Club de Lens or AS Saint-Étienne 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Racing Club de Lens41% Draw28% AS Saint-Étienne31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Racing Club de Lens or Draw
69%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
59%
Racing Club de Lens or AS Saint-Étienne
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Racing Club de Lens29% Draw47% AS Saint-Étienne24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Handicap Racing Club de Lens covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Racing Club de Lens keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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