📊 Form Guide

RC Lens

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RC Lens will be hoping to bounce back here after a 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat in their last game at the hands of Lille.

In that match, RC Lens managed 55% possession and 5 shots at goal with 2 on target. Lille had 11 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Matias Fernandez-Pardo (19') scored for Lille.

Over their preceding six games, Will Still's RC Lens have celebrated scoring 6 times, an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.

Heading into this contest, RC Lens have not been beaten in the league by St Etienne in their previous 6 matches.

St Etienne

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After being beaten in their last game against Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 action, St Etienne and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, St Etienne managed 46% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for St Etienne was Lucas Stassin (9'). At the other end, Paris Saint-Germain got 22 shots at goal with 10 on target. Gonçalo Ramos (43'), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (50'), Désiré Doué (53', 66'), João Neves (62') and Ibrahim Mbaye (90') scored for Paris Saint-Germain.

Demonstrating their fondness for eventful matches, we’ve seen goals 27 times in the last 6 games in which St Etienne have sent out their troops, making it an average of 4.5 goals each meeting. Opposing teams have managed 20 of those goals.

Heading into this contest, St Etienne have not beaten RC Lens when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head meetings going back to 06/02/2015 shows that these encounters have been pretty painful for St Etienne. They’ve not been able to register any wins at all while RC Lens have just been stronger than them, running out winners in 67% of those games where they have faced each other.

There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in all which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.

The previous league clash featuring the two was Ligue 1 match day 8 on 19/10/2024 which finished with the scoreline of St Etienne 0-2 RC Lens.

In that game, St Etienne managed 36% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

For their opponents, RC Lens had 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Przemysław Frankowski (20') and Rémy Labeau-Lascary (79') scored.

The referee was Romain Lissorgue.

🗞️ Team News: RC Lens

Jonathan Gradit (Head injury), Jeremy Agbonifo (Ill), Denis Petric (Back injury), Martín Satriano (Cruciate ligament tear), Jhoanner Chávez (ankle sprain) and Rémy Labeau Lascary (Cruciate ligament tear) will not be able to play for RC Lens boss Will Still.

In all likelihood, Les Artésiens will possibly go for a 3-4-3 system this time, beginning the first half with Mathew Ryan, Kyllian Antonio, Malang Sarr, Facundo Medina, Ruben Aguilar, Nampalys Mendy, Neil El Aynaoui, Deiver Machado, Florian Sotoca, M'Bala Nzola and Wesley Said.

🗞️ Team News: St Etienne

We reckon that Les Verts could decide to make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, starting the game with Gautier Larsonneur, Yvann Macon, Dylan Batubinsika, Mickael Nade, Leo Petrot, Benjamin Bouchouari, Pierre Ekwah, Florian Tardieu, Irvin Cardona, Lucas Stassin and Zuriko Davitashvili.

✨ Prediction

It looks to us that RC Lens are likely to get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.

Conversely, St Etienne may well struggle to score a goal of their own - but, we do see them being dangerous at times, too.

We’re predicting a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning margin for RC Lens at the end of this one.

Andre Moura, 12:05 06/04/2025