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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 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

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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Racing Club de Lens and AS Saint-Etienne get this one started.
  • 1' What composure from Wahbi Khazri! The Tunisia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 6' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 11' With 1 assists to his name this season, Facundo Medina is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 16' AS Saint-Etienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Facundo Medina.
  • 23' The 40-year-old Jean-Louis Leca has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' The travelling AS Saint-Etienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Romain Hamouma on 29.
  • 34' Yvan Neyou Noupa, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' A stunning finish from Ignatius Ganago — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Saidou Sow on 41 minutes.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Saidou Sow on 42 minutes.
  • 46' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Arnaud Nordin comes on to replace Romain Hamouma.
  • 51' Racing Club de Lens are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AS Saint-Etienne backline.
  • 52' GOAL! Denis Bouanga fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 57' Poor challenge from Denis Bouanga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Etienne's compact .
  • 70' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Adil Aouchiche comes on to replace Wahbi Khazri.
  • 71' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Douath is hanging Zaydou Youssouf on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' Bryan Nokoue has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 431 appearances.
  • 77' Seko Fofana has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Seko Fofana does the damage! The net is bulging and Racing Club de Lens surge ahead!
  • 79' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Bryan Nokoue comes on to replace Yvan Neyou Noupa.
  • 82' Another substitution for Racing Club de Lens to replace Florian Sotoca by Corentin Jean on 82 minute.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lucas Douath.
  • 86' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 86' Maxence Rivera is replacing Denis Bouanga for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 90' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A change in the Racing Club de Lens ranks — Jonathan Clauss exits the field as Ismaelben Boura enters on 90.
  • The points are shared — Racing Club de Lens 2-2 AS Saint-Etienne. Honours even.

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.