Saturday , 7 November 2026

AC Ajaccio vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
AC Ajaccio
2 – 0
Full Time
AS Saint-Etienne
Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 13:00 UTC Francois Coty HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Benjamin Bouchouari
Y 80' Mahmoud Bentayg
R 84' Thomas Monconduit
Riad Nouri 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Ajaccio vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Francois Coty.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Legat

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 11 25
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 11 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
16 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
17 FC Nantes 11 9
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 11 9

Head-to-Head

1
1
AC Ajaccio 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals AS Saint-Etienne
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-13 AC Ajaccio 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-10-07 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr AS Saint-Etienne H 2–0 W
06 Apr Pau FC A 1–1 D
01 Apr AJ Auxerre H 0–1 L
16 Mar Paris FC A 0–2 L
09 Mar FC Annecy H 1–3 L
04 Mar Angers SCO A 1–3 L
AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr AC Ajaccio A 0–2 L
06 Apr US Concarneau H 1–0 W
30 Mar Valenciennes FC A 2–0 W
16 Mar SC Bastia A 4–0 W
09 Mar AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
02 Mar Paris FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
5/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
Augustine Boakye 6 G 2 A
Irvin Cardona 5 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 5 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Francois Coty. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' AS Saint-Etienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Etienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' AS Saint-Etienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Benjamin Bouchouari has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 15.
  • 17' Christopher Ibayi puts AC Ajaccio on the lead.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' Aimen Moueffek has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 37' The 35-year-old Thomas Monconduit has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' The travelling AS Saint-Etienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 48' Clement Vidal has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 53' AS Saint-Etienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' AC Ajaccio make a change. Ben Hamed Toure trudges off to be replaced by Moussa Soumano on 58 minutes.
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 66 minute. Leo Petrot leaves to be changed by Thomas Monconduit.
  • 67' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Mahmoud Bentayg on, Benjamin Bouchouari off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Ajaccio in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Etienne's compact .
  • 77' Anthony Briancon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Ajaccio so far.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Mahmoud Bentayg is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — card on 80.
  • 80' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Mathieu Cafaro has done his job and it is now time for Maxence Rivera to step up.
  • 84' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a card on 84.
  • 89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' Riad Nouri is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Hamza Sakhi makes way for Riad Nouri at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Ajaccio.
  • AS Saint-Etienne will have plenty to reflect on. AC Ajaccio were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Dall'Oglio

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 AC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: AC Ajaccio or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio41% Draw31% AS Saint-Etienne28%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw
72%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
59%
AC Ajaccio or AS Saint-Etienne
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Ajaccio26% Draw54% AS Saint-Etienne20%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
13.2%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.