In this week 21 match, on Sat Jan 15th, Saint-Étienne will play host to Lens in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 20th placed Saint-Étienne, recorded a 4-1 win against Jura Sud Foot. Nade struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 7th minute on a feed from Timothée Kolodziejczak, then Arnaud Nordin added another in the 13th minute on a feed from Ryad Boudebouz. Saint-Étienne is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Lens is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Rennes. Wesley Saïd struck first for Lens in the 89th minute on a feed from Jonathan Clauss, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rennes was frustrated by Lens’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lens ended the match with the shutout victory. Lens is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Saint-Étienne and Lens last played eachother at the Stade Bollaert-delelis on the 15th of August. Lens and Saint-Étienne battled to a 2-2 draw. Wahbi Khazri struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 1st minute, then Igniatius Ganago tied it up for Lens in the 36th minute .
Both Arnaud Muinga and Seko Fofana have been the hottest scorers for Lens in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Arnaud Nordin has been the most prolific scorer on Saint-Étienne in the last five matches with 2 goals
Romain Hamouma, Denis Bouanga, Harold Moukoudi and Green are unavailable to play for Pascal Dupraz’s team, while Franck Haise’s squad will be without Wuilker Faríñez.