Saint-Etienne vs Lens

3 March 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Amaury Delerue

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Harold Moukoudi 40’
  • Denis Bouanga 90+5’ (pen)
  • Florian Sotoca 20’ (pen)
  • Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga 24’
  • David Pereira Da Costa 90+3’

Match summary

Lens won 3-2 away at Saint-Etienne. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Florian Sotoca put Lens ahead from the penalty spot in the 20th minute, Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga made it 0-2 in the 24th minute, set up by Seko Fofana, and Harold Moukoudi pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 40th minute, set up by Adil Aouchiche. In the second half, David Pereira Da Costa made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Clement Michelin and Denis Bouanga made it 2-3 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Saint-Etienne created 1.73 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Lens 1.97 from 9.

Match stats

Saint-Etienne Lens
19 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 5
13 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.73 xG 1.97
0.97 Non-penalty xG 1.21
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Saint-Etienne Lens
Kick-off
20’
Florian Sotoca
Penalty0-1 (Lens)
24’
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga
Assist: Seko Fofana0-2 (Lens)
Harold Moukoudi
Assist: Adil Aouchiche1-2 (Saint-Etienne)
40’
Half-time1-2
90+3’
David Pereira Da Costa
Assist: Clement Michelin1-3 (Lens)
Denis Bouanga
Penalty2-3 (Saint-Etienne)
90+5’
Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Saint-Etienne
  • Mathieu Debuchy
  • Harold Moukoudi
  • Lucas Gourna Douath
Lens
  • Florian Sotoca
  • Simon Banza

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 1.97 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-1 20’ 24’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 0-2 24’ 40’ Harold Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne), 1-2 40’ 90+3’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), 1-3 90+3’ 90+5’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), 2-3 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.73 1.97 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-1 Sotoca 20’ 24’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), 0-2 Muinga 24’ 40’ Harold Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne), 1-2 Moukoudi 40’ 90+3’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), 1-3 Da Costa 90+3’ 90+5’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), 2-3 Bouanga 90+5’
Saint-Etienne 1.73 xGLens 1.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Saint-Etienne attacking 
20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+5’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+3’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 83’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.16 xG, blocked 10’ Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 40’ Harold Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 72’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 59’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 36’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Kévin Monnet-Paquet (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Anthony Modeste (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+5’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+3’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 83’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.16 xG, blocked 10’ Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Simon Banza (Lens), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 40’ Harold Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 72’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 59’ Facundo Medina (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Kévin Monnet-Paquet (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Massadio Haidara (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Anthony Modeste (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Charles Nathan Abi (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jessy Moulin GK900 0.000.000
Mathieu Debuchy DEF902 0.050.062
Harold Moukoudi DEF9011 0.100.000
Pape Abou Cissé DEF904 0.260.011
Timothée Kolodziejczak DEF730 0.000.000
Lucas Gourna Douath MID850 0.000.000
Arnaud Nordin MID630 0.000.071
Mahdi Camara MID901 0.120.041
Adil Aouchiche MID7311 0.020.295
Kévin Monnet-Paquet MID631 0.050.021
Charles Nathan Abi FWD904 0.240.121
Anthony Modeste Sub271 0.040.000
Denis Bouanga Sub2712 0.830.101
Yvan Neyou Sub171 0.030.000
Miguel Trauco Sub170 0.000.000
Ryad Boudebouz Sub50 0.000.192

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Saint-Etienne win 34% Avg odds 2.81
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.14
Lens win 36% Avg odds 2.64

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Saint-Etienne DWWDL
Lens DDDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 2-0 Saint-Etienne, 03 Oct 20 Next meeting: Lens 2-2 Saint-Etienne, 15 Aug 21  All Saint-Etienne vs Lens meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.