Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Lens 8th on 52, Saint-Étienne 17th on 30. The last five rounds placed Saint-Étienne 10th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.15 for Lens and 1.15/2.26 for Saint-Étienne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Lens, 2 draws and 2 for Saint-Étienne, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, capacity 38,223, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Lens: Goduine Koyalipou (75')