Wednesday , 23 September 2026

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

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Racing Club de Lens
2 – 0
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Bastien Dechepy
  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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-Etienne
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

Racing Club de Lens
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Racing Club de Lens launch into their encounter with AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 5' Racing Club de Lens started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' AS Saint-Etienne come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 12' A moment of madness from Timothee Kolodziejczak on 12 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Timothee Kolodziejczak. He receives a Red card.
  • 15' Gael Kakuta does the damage! The net is bulging and Racing Club de Lens surge ahead!
  • 15' The supporters are chanting for Simon Banza. He replaces Ignatius Ganago on 15 minute.
  • 16' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Saidou Sow is hanging Maxence Rivera on the field on 16 minute.
  • 20' A stunning finish from Facundo Medina — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' The 24-year-old Maxence Rivera has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Harold Moukoudi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Wahbi Khazri. He replaces Adil Aouchiche on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Racing Club de Lens currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' AS Saint-Etienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Etienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Wahbi Khazri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 67' The referee shows Racing Club de Lens player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' Tony Mauricio gets the nod from Racing Club de Lens. He replaces Gael Kakuta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 81' The France Florian Sotoca breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 3-0!
  • 83' Another change for Racing Club de Lens made on 83 minute. Cheick Doucoure leaves to be changed by Manuel Perez.
  • 85' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Yvan Neyou exits the field as Lucas Douath enters on 85.
  • 90' AS Saint-Etienne fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • The points are shared — Racing Club de Lens 2-0 AS Saint-Etienne. Honours even.

Lineups

Racing Club de Lens Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franck Haise

AS Saint-Etienne 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

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

Racing Club de Lens Form

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

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