Lens v Saint Etienne result

Full-time · Lens 1–0 Saint Etienne

Ligue 1 · Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:00 BST · Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Lens · Saint Etienne · Head-to-head

Lens 1–0 Saint Etienne — Lens won this Ligue 1 match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Lens beat Saint Etienne 1–0 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Ligue 1 on Sunday 6 April. Lens are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Saint Etienne, every meeting checked.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Lens: G. Koyalipou (75’, assisted by D. Machado).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Lens 2.18, Saint Etienne 1.42, from 20 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Lissorgue showed five yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Lens: D. Machado (19’), Facundo Medina (30’) and H. Ojediran (87’); Saint Etienne: Y. Maçon (32’) and Benjamin Bouchouari (65’).

What it changes

Lens have scored 42 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 19 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Lens have conceded 39 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 19 clubs.

Saint Etienne have scored 39 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 19 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Saint Etienne have conceded 77 goals, the second-most of the 19 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Mathew Ryan (Lens) 9.2, Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) 6.8 and Adrien Thomasson (Lens) 6.6 led the match.

Next up

Lens next host Marseille on 8 November 2026.

Saint Etienne next travel to Reims on 20 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Lens: Lens v Marseille, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Saint Etienne: Reims v Saint Etienne, Friday 20 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Lens 1–0 Saint Etienne · Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Lens
Referee: R. Lissorgue
Head-to-head (last 5): Lens 4 · draws 1 · Saint Etienne 0 · 3.2 goals/game
Recent form: Lens 2W 0D 3L · Saint Etienne 1W 2D 2L

Lens 1–0 Saint Etienne (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 3 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3.5

Corners

against 4.38 / 5.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 8.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.13 / 2.25

Cards

against 2 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · R. Lissorgue

23.8 fouls a game

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over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 30 March 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Lens for / against	Line	Saint Etienne for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.13 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 19.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.25 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: R. Lissorgue — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 23.8 fouls over 5 matches.

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Lens

Lens Goalkeeper

Lens — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
B. Samba	17	901530 min	442.6 /90	171 /90
M. Ryan	7	90630 min	223.1 /90	81.1 /90
H. Koffi	5	90450 min	183.6 /90	81.6 /90

Lens — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	2.3 3/3
M. Ryan n 7	90	3.1 5/4

Lens Defensive

Lens — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
F. Medina	24	852030 min	371.6 /90	301.3 /90	80.4 /90	863.8 /90	281.2 /90	110.5 /90
J. Gradit	20	871738 min	412.1 /90	251.3 /90	90.5 /90	1156 /90	301.6 /90	50.3 /90
D. Machado	20	781566 min	362.1 /90	140.8 /90	30.2 /90	995.7 /90	251.4 /90	50.3 /90
Przemysław Frankowski	19	821567 min	372.1 /90	201.1 /90	20.1 /90	603.4 /90	221.3 /90	50.3 /90
M. Sarr	15	781174 min	181.4 /90	191.5 /90	70.5 /90	413.1 /90	100.8 /90	00 /90
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Lens — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Thomasson n 8	68	1.5 5/3	1.8 7/3	—
Andy Diouf n 8	52.1	1.5 5/2	0.9 3/1	—
F. Sotoca n 8	72.6	0.6 2/1	1.4 5/3	—
F. Medina n 8	85.5	1.7 7/5	0.3 2/0	—
J. Gradit n 8	89.6	1.1 7/2	0.8 3/2	—
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Lens — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Thomasson n 8	68	2.2 5/4
Andy Diouf n 8	52.1	2.4 6/3
F. Sotoca n 8	72.6	1.5 5/4
F. Medina n 8	85.5	1.2 4/3
J. Gradit n 8	89.6	1.6 7/2
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Lens Attacking

Lens — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
F. Sotoca	26	671740 min	10.1 /90	20.1 /90	341.8 /90	180.9 /90	201 /90	160.8 /90
M'Bala Nzola	20	731451 min	60.4 /90	10.1 /90	392.4 /90	181.1 /90	201.2 /90	140.9 /90
A. Zaroury	17	57966 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	100.9 /90	60.6 /90	242.2 /90	100.9 /90
R. Labeau Lascary	15	45668 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	141.9 /90	60.8 /90	81.1 /90	121.6 /90
W. Saïd	14	63886 min	30.3 /90	00 /90	191.9 /90	90.9 /90	60.6 /90	80.8 /90
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Lens — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Thomasson n 8	68	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
Andy Diouf n 8	52.1	0.9 4/0	0.2 1/0
F. Sotoca n 8	72.6	1.1 4/2	0.6 2/2
F. Medina n 8	85.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Gradit n 8	89.6	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0
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Lens — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lens before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Thomasson n 8	68	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
Andy Diouf n 8	52.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Sotoca n 8	72.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
F. Medina n 8	85.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Gradit n 8	89.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne Goalkeeper

Saint Etienne — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Larsonneur	27	892400 min	1134.2 /90	632.4 /90	20.1 /90
B. Maubleu	1	9090 min	44 /90	44 /90	00 /90

Saint Etienne — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	5.7 7/7

Saint Etienne Defensive

Saint Etienne — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
D. Batubinsika	24	862054 min	261.1 /90	391.7 /90	150.7 /90	873.8 /90	251.1 /90	30.1 /90
L. Pétrot	23	861974 min	532.4 /90	331.5 /90	190.9 /90	1024.7 /90	140.6 /90	30.1 /90
D. Appiah	21	791661 min	532.9 /90	191 /90	70.4 /90	955.1 /90	261.4 /90	10.1 /90
M. Nadé	19	871645 min	422.3 /90	281.5 /90	120.7 /90	884.8 /90	120.7 /90	10.1 /90
Y. Abdelhamid	14	771081 min	181.5 /90	151.2 /90	181.5 /90	463.8 /90	181.5 /90	30.2 /90
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Saint Etienne — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/1	—
Z. Davitashvili n 8	76.3	0.6 4/0	1.5 5/3	—
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	1.1 5/3	0.5 4/0	—
P. Ekwah n 8	85.6	1.2 6/3	1.6 6/5	—
L. Pétrot n 8	84.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
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Saint Etienne — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Z. Davitashvili n 8	76.3	1 5/2
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	1.2 6/2
P. Ekwah n 8	85.6	2.5 7/5
L. Pétrot n 8	84.1	1.5 5/3
B. Bouchouari n 8	77	1.3 5/2
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Saint Etienne Attacking

Saint Etienne — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Z. Davitashvili	27	822202 min	70.3 /90	60.2 /90	331.3 /90	200.8 /90	361.5 /90	401.6 /90
L. Stassin	21	711488 min	90.5 /90	30.2 /90	221.3 /90	161 /90	130.8 /90	171 /90
A. Boakye	15	48723 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	151.9 /90	91.1 /90	111.4 /90	131.6 /90
I. Sissoko	13	61789 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	151.7 /90	50.6 /90	70.8 /90	40.5 /90
I. Cardona	8	65516 min	20.3 /90	20.3 /90	91.6 /90	61 /90	132.3 /90	50.9 /90
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Saint Etienne — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Davitashvili n 8	76.3	1.2 4/2	0.6 2/2
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Ekwah n 8	85.6	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
L. Pétrot n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
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Saint Etienne — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 30 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Larsonneur n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Davitashvili n 8	76.3	0.1 1/0	0.6 3/1
D. Batubinsika n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Ekwah n 8	85.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Pétrot n 8	84.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Lens		Saint Etienne
61%	Possession	39%
2.18	Expected goals (xG)	1.42
20	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	3
8	Shots off target	3
7	Blocked shots	2
14	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	3
7	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	20
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
519	Passes	340
85%	Pass accuracy	73%

Lens Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Ryan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
M. Sarr	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Abdulay Bah	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.9
F. Medina	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	7.9
A. Thomasson	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	7.9
N. El Aynaoui	90	0	0	2	1	3	5	0	8.3
D. Machado	86	0	1	2	0	2	0	Y	7.3
Andy Diouf	86	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	7.3
R. Aguilar	79	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.3
F. Sotoca	66	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
W. Saïd	66	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Zaroury sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
G. Koyalipou sub	24	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.5
K. Antonio sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
H. Ojediran sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Fulgini sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Saint Etienne Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Larsonneur	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Y. Maçon	90	1	1	0	2	Y	6.3
M. Bernauer	90	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
M. Nadé	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
B. Bouchouari	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
P. Ekwah	90	0	0	2	3	0	7.2
L. Stassin	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
L. Pétrot	87	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
I. Cardona	69	1	1	0	1	0	6
Z. Davitashvili	68	1	0	1	1	0	6.2
F. Tardieu	56	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Moueffek sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Old sub	22	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
I. Wadji sub	21	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Y. Abdelhamid sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Lens v Saint Etienne — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LensLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Saint EtienneDLDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Lens 4 · 1 draw · Saint Etienne 0 · 3.2 goals/game

2024-10-19 Saint Etienne 0–2 Lens
2022-01-15 Saint Etienne 1–2 Lens
2021-08-15 Lens 2–2 Saint Etienne
2021-03-03 Saint Etienne 2–3 Lens
2020-10-03 Lens 2–0 Saint Etienne

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Lens#8 pos52 pts34 pl+3 GD

Saint Etienne#17 pos30 pts34 pl-38 GD

Goals per game

Lens scored1.24

Saint Etienne scored1.15

Lens conceded1.15

Saint Etienne conceded2.26

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Lens and Saint Etienne?: In their last 5 meetings, Lens won 4, Saint Etienne won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Lens and Saint Etienne?: Recent form — Lens 2W 0D 3L; Saint Etienne 1W 2D 2L.

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