Racing Club de Lens vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 1 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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 Amaury Delerue
- Referee Aurelien Drouet
- Referee Alexandre Viala
- Referee Antoine Valnet
- Referee Mikael Berchebru
- Referee Frank Schneider
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug | AS Saint-Etienne | 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Racing Club de Lens this season
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 game is set. Racing Club de Lens kicks off things out of here…
- 1' Wahbi Khazri adds to his 0 season tally! AS Saint-Etienne lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 6' Racing Club de Lens is showing some good football. However, Racing Club de Lens are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 11' 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.
- 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Racing Club de Lens must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 18' Facundo Medina picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 23' Gael Kakuta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
- 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 29' Romain Hamouma was booked on 29.
- 34' It is a cagey affair so far. Racing Club de Lens in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Etienne's compact .
- 36' Ignatius Ganago adds to his 1 season tally! Racing Club de Lens lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 41' Saidou Sow was booked on 41.
- 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Saidou Sow.
- 46' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Arnaud Nordin comes on to replace Romain Hamouma.
- 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 52' Denis Bouanga makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and AS Saint-Etienne are in front.
- 57' Denis Bouanga is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
- 62' It looks surprising AS Saint-Etienne does not make any changes. Arnaud Nordin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' Adil Aouchiche needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 70' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Wahbi Khazri trudges off to be replaced by Adil Aouchiche on 70 minutes.
- 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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Racing Club de Lens and AS Saint-Etienne are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 77' Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Seko Fofana makes no mistake. 2-2!
- 78' Against the run of play, Seko Fofana has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 79' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Yvan Neyou Noupa exits the field as Bryan Nokoue enters on 79.
- 82' The Racing Club de Lens bench stirs into life. Florian Sotoca is withdrawn and Corentin Jean gets his opportunity.
- 85' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
- 86' A moment of madness from Yvann Macon on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
- 86' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 86 minute. Denis Bouanga leaves to be changed by Maxence Rivera.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adil Aouchiche on 90.
- 90' Jonathan Clauss makes way for Ismaelben Boura at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Racing Club de Lens.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
Racing Club de Lens Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
-
9
Ignatius Ganago ↓ Simon Banza 71'
- 16
- 28
- 11
- 8
- 10
- 3
- 14
-
7
Florian Sotoca ↓ Corentin Jean 82'
- 5
Bench
- 18
-
25
Corentin Jean ↑ 82'
-
23
Simon Banza ↑ 71'
- 4
- 1
-
20
David Pereira da Costa ↑ 82'
-
19
Ismaelben Boura ↑ 90'
-
29
Przemyslaw Frankowski ↑ 71'
- 33
Coach
Franck Haise
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Wahbi Khazri ↓ Adil Aouchiche 70'
-
21
Romain Hamouma ↓ Arnaud Nordin 46'
- 8
- 5
-
28
Zaydou Youssouf ↓ Lucas Douath 71'
- 2
-
20
Denis Bouanga ↓ Maxence Rivera 86'
- 27
- 4
- 40
-
19
Yvan Neyou Noupa ↓ Bryan Nokoue 79'
Bench
-
18
Arnaud Nordin ↑ 46'
- 11
- 33
-
17
Adil Aouchiche ↑ 70'
- 1
-
26
Maxence Rivera ↑ 86'
-
6
Lucas Douath ↑ 71'
- 14
-
31
Bryan Nokoue ↑ 79'
Coach
Claude Puel
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Racing Club de Lens Form
2021-08-15
Racing Club de Lens
2–2
AS Saint-Etienne
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-Etienne Form
2021-08-15
Racing Club de Lens
2–2
AS Saint-Etienne
D
2021-08-08
AS Saint-Etienne
1–1
FC Lorient
D
2021-05-23
AS Saint-Etienne
0–1
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
L
2021-05-16
Lille OSC
0–0
AS Saint-Etienne
D
2021-05-09
AS Saint-Etienne
1–0
Olympique de Marseille
W
2021-05-02
Montpellier HSC
1–2
AS Saint-Etienne
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-Etienne xG
I would bet for:
Racing Club de Lens or AS Saint-Etienne 72% + Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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-Etienne
59%
Racing Club de Lens or AS Saint-Etienne
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: 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-Etienne 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-Etienne keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

