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

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Ligue 1 · 2020-21

Racing Club de Lens

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AS Saint-Etienne

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-Etienne — Ligue 1 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

Racing Club de Lens 9 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
AS Saint-Etienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Clement Turpin
Referee Matthieu Lombard
Referee Aurelien Drouet
Referee Bastien Dechepy
Referee Faouzi Benchabane

15 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 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

Racing Club de Lens 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals AS Saint-Etienne

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	AS Saint-Etienne	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-Etienne

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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 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!
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' Saidou Sow has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
12' Timothee Kolodziejczak catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
14' Timothee Kolodziejczak picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gael Kakuta makes it 1-0.
15' The supporters are chanting for Simon Banza. He replaces Ignatius Ganago on 15 minute.
16' The supporters are chanting for Saidou Sow. He replaces Maxence Rivera on 16 minute.
20' GOAL! Facundo Medina scores on 20. Assisted by Gael Kakuta
25' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Franck Haise will be considering his options from the bench.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' The whistle greets Adil Aouchiche as he departs to be replaced by Wahbi Khazri.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Racing Club de Lens side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
64' It’s gonna be a Red card for Wahbi Khazri.
67' Racing Club de Lens player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
70' The crowd applauds Gael Kakuta as he leaves the pitch. Tony Mauricio steps in for Racing Club de Lens.
71' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romain Hamouma is hanging Denis Bouanga on the field on 71 minute.
76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
81' A stunning finish from Florian Sotoca — that came from absolutely nowhere!
83' Manuel Perez is replacing Cheick Doucoure for the Racing Club de Lens side.
85' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Yvan Neyou trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Douath on 85 minutes.
90' France international Romain Hamouma has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
With this win, Racing Club de Lens is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

18
Yannick Cahuzac C
24
Jonathan Gradit
27
Ignatius Ganago ↓ Simon Banza 15'
16
Jean-Louis Leca
21
Massadio Haidara ↓ David Pereira da Costa 83'
28
Cheick Doucoure ↓ Manuel Perez 83'
11
Jonathan Clauss
10
Gael Kakuta ↓ Tony Mauricio 70'
14
Facundo Medina
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Corentin Jean 83'
4
Loic Bade

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	4
Seko Fofana	3
Denis Bouanga	2
Ryad Boudebouz	2
Facundo Medina	1
Remy Labeau Lascary	1
Goduine Koyalipou	1
Harold Moukoudi	1

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-Etienne 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-Etienne19%

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-Etienne

45%

Racing Club de Lens or AS Saint-Etienne

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Racing Club de Lens37% Draw49% AS Saint-Etienne14%

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-Etienne 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-Etienne keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Racing Club de Lens Form

AS Saint-Etienne Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Racing Club de Lens

Clean Sheet