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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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Racing Club de Lens to score. At the same time, AS Saint-Etienne does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 1' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wahbi Khazri makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 6' Racing Club de Lens are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 11' Bryan Nokoue has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 16' It looks like no one’s ball. Racing Club de Lens is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 18' That is a Yellow card for Racing Club de Lens. Facundo Medina will be fuming at that decision.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Etienne's compact .
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Saint-Etienne needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Romain Hamouma.
  • 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Racing Club de Lens and AS Saint-Etienne are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' GOAL! Ignatius Ganago scores on 36. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss
  • 41' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 42' Saidou Sow picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Romain Hamouma makes way for Arnaud Nordin at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zaydou Youssouf made 391 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Denis Bouanga makes it 1-2.
  • 57' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' Jonathan Gradit is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Etienne so far.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 427 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 70' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Wahbi Khazri is replaced by Adil Aouchiche.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Zaydou Youssouf as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Douath steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and AS Saint-Etienne are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' What a moment for Seko Fofana! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 78' A stunning finish from Seko Fofana — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 79' Yvan Neyou Noupa makes way for Bryan Nokoue at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 82' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Florian Sotoca exits the field as Corentin Jean enters on 82.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Douath is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — Yellow card on 85.
  • 86' Yvann Macon was booked on 86.
  • 86' Maxence Rivera is ready to make an impact after coming on for Denis Bouanga at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adil Aouchiche.
  • 90' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Jonathan Clauss is withdrawn and Ismaelben Boura gets his opportunity.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Arnaud Kalimuendo 1
David Pereira da Costa 1
Wahbi Khazri 1
Ignatius Ganago 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.