AS Monaco FC vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 1 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AS Monaco FC vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 1 at Stade Louis II.
- AS Monaco FC 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Etienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
- Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
11 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 7.1 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco FC | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille OSC | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Le Mans FC | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | AJ Auxerre | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Toulouse FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | OGC Nice | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Racing Club de Lens | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Olympique de Marseille | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug | AS Saint-Etienne | H | 1–0 | W |
| 19 May | FC Nantes | H | 4–0 | W |
| 12 May | Montpellier HSC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 04 May | Clermont Foot 63 | H | 4–1 | W |
| 28 Apr | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 2–3 | L |
| 24 Apr | Lille OSC | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug | AS Monaco FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 17 May | US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole | A | 1–2 | L |
| 10 May | Rodez Aveyron Football | H | 1–1 | D |
| 04 May | En Avant Guingamp | A | 2–2 | D |
| 27 Apr | SM Caen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Apr | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
AS Monaco FC this season
AS Monaco FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
AS Monaco FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AS Monaco FC
| Paris Brunner | 4 G | |
| Eric Dier | 1 G | 1 A |
| Flavio Nazinho | 1 G | 1 A |
| Stanis Idumbo-Muzambo | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stade Louis II. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' Folarin Balogun, a USA , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Saint-Étienne is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' AS Monaco FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Monaco FC and AS Saint-Étienne are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 28' GOAL! Takumi Minamino scores on 28. Assisted by Vanderson
- 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Monaco FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 48' Ibrahim Sissoko has been relatively quiet despite scoring 61 goals in his last 190 appearances.
- 53' AS Saint-Étienne fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 63' AS Monaco FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Marwann N'Zuzi on 67 minutes.
- 68' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Augustine Boakye comes on to replace Mathieu Cafaro.
- 69' A change in the AS Monaco FC ranks — Folarin Balogun exits the field as Maghnes Akliouche enters on 69.
- 74' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Monaco FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past AS Saint-Étienne's compact 4-1-4-1.
- 76' The AS Monaco FC manager makes a substitution. Denis Zakaria departs to be replaced by Soungoutou Magassa.
- 81' Lamine Fomba gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Florian Tardieu and will look to change the dynamic.
- 86' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Jibril Othman on, Ibrahim Sissoko off on 86 minutes.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Breel Embolo.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
AS Monaco FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 5
- 36
- 6
- 14
- 22
- 18
- 16
- 9
- 2
- 7
- 15
Bench
- 12
- 3
- 50
-
11
Maghnes Akliouche ↑ 69'
-
88
Soungoutou Magassa ↑ 76'
- 20
- 13
-
21
George Ilenikhena ↑ 81'
- 37
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 5
- 18
- 30
-
10
Florian Tardieu ↓ Lamine Fomba 81'
- 21
-
9
Ibrahim Sissoko ↓ Jibril Othman 86'
- 22
-
11
Ben Old ↓ Ayman Aiki 68'
- 38
- 37
-
35
Marwann N'Zuzi ↓ Kevin Pedro 81'
Bench
-
26
Lamine Fomba ↑ 81'
- 3
- 14
-
20
Augustine Boakye ↑ 68'
-
36
Ayman Aiki ↑ 68'
- 34
-
39
Jibril Othman ↑ 86'
- 60
-
40
Kevin Pedro ↑ 81'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Denis Bouanga | 3 |
| Kevin Volland | 3 |
| Wahbi Khazri | 3 |
| Wissam Ben Yedder | 3 |
| Sofiane Diop | 2 |
| Wahbi Khazri | 2 |
| Remy Cabella | 1 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 |
Head to Head
AS Monaco FC Form
AS Saint-Etienne Form
2024-08-17
AS Monaco FC
1–0
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2024-05-17
US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole
2–1
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2024-05-10
AS Saint-Etienne
1–1
Rodez Aveyron Football
D
2024-05-04
En Avant Guingamp
2–2
AS Saint-Etienne
D
2024-04-27
AS Saint-Etienne
1–0
SM Caen
W
2024-04-23
Grenoble Foot 38
0–2
AS Saint-Etienne
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.83
AS Monaco FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89
AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for:
AS Monaco FC to win 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AS Monaco FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
AS Monaco FC or Draw
83%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
40%
AS Monaco FC or AS Saint-Etienne
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Monaco FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — AS Monaco FC
| Handicap | AS Monaco FC covers | Push | AS Saint-Etienne covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 24% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
42%
✗
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

