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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 28
Apr 6, 2025 at 2pm UK
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Saint-Etienne

Lens
1 - 0
St Etienne

Koyalipou (75')
Machado (19'), Medina (30'), Ojediran (87')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Macon (32'), Bouchouari (65')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lille 1-0 Lens
Sunday, March 30 at 7.45pm in Ligue 1
Last Game: St Etienne 1-6 PSG
Saturday, March 29 at 6pm in Ligue 1

We said: Lens 2-1 Saint-Etienne

Lens have been poor overall in 2025, but their ambitions are on the line this weekend, and they will feel confident of taking all three points against one of the division's relegation candidates. That being said, St Etienne have improved on the road in recent weeks, and given that they scored in each of their last six matches, they could make this game a close-fought contest. 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 69.81%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Saint-Etienne had a probability of 11.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lens win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.02%) and 2-1 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.69%), while for a Saint-Etienne win it was 0-1 (3.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lens would win this match.

Result
LensDrawSaint-Etienne
69.81% (0.081000000000003 0.08) 18.27% (0.012 0.01) 11.92% (-0.087 -0.09)
Both teams to score 48.54% (-0.32 -0.32)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.64% (-0.273 -0.27)42.36% (0.282 0.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.24% (-0.275 -0.27)64.76% (0.283 0.28)
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.03% (-0.051999999999992 -0.05)10.97% (0.06 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.79% (-0.12 -0.12)35.21% (0.128 0.13)
Saint-Etienne Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.52% (-0.324 -0.32)45.48% (0.331 0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.69% (-0.257 -0.26)81.31% (0.26599999999999 0.27)
Score Analysis
    Lens 69.8%
    Saint-Etienne 11.92%
    Draw 18.27%
LensDrawSaint-Etienne
2-0 @ 12.18% (0.1 0.1)
1-0 @ 11.02% (0.11 0.11)
2-1 @ 9.6% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-0 @ 8.98% (0.049000000000001 0.05)
3-1 @ 7.07% (-0.026 -0.03)
4-0 @ 4.96% (0.015 0.01)
4-1 @ 3.91% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-2 @ 2.79% (-0.037 -0.04)
5-0 @ 2.19% (0.0010000000000003 0)
5-1 @ 1.73% (-0.014 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.54% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 3.84%
Total : 69.8%
1-1 @ 8.69% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
0-0 @ 4.99% (0.063000000000001 0.06)
2-2 @ 3.78% (-0.04 -0.04)
Other @ 0.82%
Total : 18.27%
0-1 @ 3.93% (0.013 0.01)
1-2 @ 3.42% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-2 @ 1.55% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
2-3 @ 0.99% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 11.92%

How you voted: Lens vs St Etienne

Lens
90.5%
Draw
0.0%
Saint-Etienne
9.5%
21
Head to Head
Oct 19, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 8
St Etienne
0-2
Lens

Amougou (61')
Frankowski (20'), Labeau (79')
Medina (31'), N'Zola (56')
Jan 15, 2022 4pm
Gameweek 21
St Etienne
1-2
Lens
Boudebouz (38')
Silva (90')
Sotoca (77'), Fofana (90+4')
Gradit (30')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG31246184315378
2Marseille31184966432358
3Lille31168749321756
4MonacoMonaco31167858362255
5Lyon31166962422054
6Nice31159759392054
7StrasbourgStrasbourg31159751381354
8Lens31136123537-245
9Brest31135134953-444
10Auxerre31118124545041
11Rennes31122174644238
12Toulouse3198143839-135
13Reims3189143242-1033
14NantesNantes31711133550-1532
15Angers3186172950-2130
16Le HavreLe Havre3184193465-3128
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne3176183471-3727
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier3144232271-4916


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