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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 21
Jan 15, 2022 at 4pm UK
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
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St Etienne
1 - 2
Lens

Boudebouz (38')
Silva (90')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Sotoca (77'), Fofana (90+4')
Gradit (30')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Ligue 1 clash between Saint-Etienne and Lens, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Saint-Etienne 1-2 Lens

Lens' abysmal form on the road may make this a trickier encounter than some of the visiting crop believe, with Dupraz desperate to see the new manager bounce take effect on home soil. However, underestimating Lens since their return to the top flight in 2020 has often proved fatal, and we do not expect the lowly hosts' fortunes to improve against the European challengers blessed with most of their big-hitters available. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lens win with a probability of 54.6%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Saint-Etienne had a probability of 22.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.82%) and 0-2 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.04%), while for a Saint-Etienne win it was 1-0 (6.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Lens in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Lens.

Result
Saint-EtienneDrawLens
22.09%23.3%54.6%
Both teams to score 53.82%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.56%46.44%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.28%68.73%
Saint-Etienne Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.76%35.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.01%71.99%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.1%16.9%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.06%46.94%
Score Analysis
    Saint-Etienne 22.09%
    Lens 54.6%
    Draw 23.3%
Saint-EtienneDrawLens
1-0 @ 6.21%
2-1 @ 5.76%
2-0 @ 3.24%
3-1 @ 2%
3-2 @ 1.78%
3-0 @ 1.13%
Other @ 1.98%
Total : 22.09%
1-1 @ 11.04%
0-0 @ 5.95%
2-2 @ 5.12%
3-3 @ 1.06%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 23.3%
0-1 @ 10.58%
1-2 @ 9.82%
0-2 @ 9.41%
1-3 @ 5.82%
0-3 @ 5.58%
2-3 @ 3.03%
1-4 @ 2.59%
0-4 @ 2.48%
2-4 @ 1.35%
1-5 @ 0.92%
Other @ 3.02%
Total : 54.6%

How you voted: St Etienne vs Lens

Saint-Etienne
9.1%
Draw
11.4%
Lens
79.5%
44
Head to Head
Aug 15, 2021 4pm
Gameweek 2
Lens
2-2
St Etienne
Ganago (36'), Fofana (77')
Medina (18')
Khazri (1'), Bouanga (52')
Hamouma (29'), Sow (41'), Bouanga (57'), Gourna-Douath (85'), Macon (86'), Aouchiche (90+4')
Mar 3, 2021 6pm
Gameweek 28
St Etienne
2-3
Lens
Moukoudi (40'), Bouanga (90+4' pen.)
Moukoudi (19'), Debuchy (26'), Gourna-Douath (66')
Sotoca (20' pen.), Kalimuendo (24'), Costa (90+2')
Banza (77'), Sotoca (85')
Oct 3, 2020 4pm
Gameweek 6
Lens
2-0
St Etienne
Kakuta (15' pen.), Sotoca (82')
Kakuta (68')

Macon (64')
Kolodziejczak (14'), Khazri (64')
Feb 6, 2015 7.30pm
St Etienne
3-3
Lens
N'Guemo (18'), Mollo (57'), Erding (83')
Baysse (27'), Hamouma (71'), Lemoine (88')
Touzghar (60', 69'), Chavarria (77')
Kantari (72'), Valdivia (88')
Sep 21, 2014 4pm
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG16124044143040
2Marseille1593332181430
3MonacoMonaco1693426161030
4Lille1576225151027
5Lyon157442720725
6Nice156632819924
7Lens156631914524
8Auxerre156362323021
9Toulouse156361717021
10Reims155552018220
11Brest156182427-319
12Rennes155282020017
13StrasbourgStrasbourg154562527-217
14NantesNantes153571724-714
15Angers153481426-1213
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1541101234-2213
17Le HavreLe Havre1540111129-1812
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1523101538-239


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