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Saint Etienne vs Lens: result 1-2 and analysis

Ligue 1Regular Season - 21Kick-off on January 15, 2022 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Ètienne

Saint Etienne
1-2
Lens

Full time

What was the result of Saint Etienne vs Lens?

Lens won 1-2 on January 15, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 38′R. BoudebouzSaint Etienne
  • 77′F. SotocaLens
  • 90′S. FofanaLens

Official lineup for Saint Etienne vs Lens

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Saint Etienne

5-4-1
  1. 31S. Thioub
  1. 17A. Aouchiche
  2. 28Z. Youssouf
  3. 8M. Camara
  4. 7R. Boudebouz
  1. 33A. Bakayoko
  2. 27Y. Maçon
  3. 3M. Nadé
  4. 11Gabriel Silva
  5. 5T. Kolodziejczak
  1. 50P. Bernardoni

Lens

3-4-3
  1. 15A. Kalimuendo
  2. 22W. Saïd
  3. 28C. Doucouré
  1. 29P. Frankowski
  2. 8S. Fofana
  3. 10G. Kakuta
  4. 14F. Medina
  1. 4K. Danso
  2. 24J. Gradit
  3. 11J. Clauss
  1. 16J. Leca
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Saint Etienne have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Lens have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Saint Etienne
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 2, 2022Jura Sud Foot(away)4-1Coupe de France
Dec 22, 2021Nantes(home)0-1Ligue 1
Dec 19, 2021Lyon Duchere(away)1-0Coupe de France
Dec 11, 2021Reims(away)0-2Ligue 1
Dec 5, 2021Rennes(home)0-5Ligue 1
Lens
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 8, 2022Rennes(home)1-0Ligue 1
Jan 4, 2022Lille(home)2-2Coupe de France
Dec 22, 2021Nice(away)1-2Ligue 1
Dec 19, 2021Poitiers(away)1-0Coupe de France
Dec 10, 2021Nantes(away)2-3Ligue 1

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Saint Etienne win, 2 draws, 3 Lens wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 15, 2021Lens 2-2 Saint EtienneLigue 1
Mar 3, 2021Saint Etienne 2-3 LensLigue 1
Oct 3, 2020Lens 2-0 Saint EtienneLigue 1
Feb 6, 2015Saint Etienne 3-3 LensLigue 1
Sep 21, 2014Lens 0-1 Saint EtienneLigue 1
Jan 15, 2011Lens 2-1 Saint EtienneLigue 1

Last archived meeting: Lens vs Saint Etienne on Aug 15, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Saint Etienne score 1.1 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Lens score 1.7 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Saint Etienne1.12.028/158/15
Lens1.71.549/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
10Lens621311107

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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