Saturday , 14 November 2026

AS Saint-Étienne vs ES Troyes AC, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2025-26
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs ES Troyes AC — Ligue 2 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Antoine Valnet
6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr ES Troyes AC H 0–3 L
18 Apr SC Bastia A 0–2 L
11 Apr USL Dunkerque H 2–1 W
04 Apr AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–1 D
21 Mar FC Annecy H 4–0 W
14 Mar Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr AS Saint-Étienne A 3–0 W
18 Apr US Boulogne Côte d'Opale H 1–0 W
13 Apr Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L
04 Apr Montpellier HSC A 2–2 D
21 Mar USL Dunkerque H 5–1 W
16 Mar FC Annecy A 2–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
Irvin Cardona 6 G 4 A
Augustine Boakye 6 G 2 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 3 G 6 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AS Saint-Etienne and ES Troyes AC is underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Etienne and ES Troyes AC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Joshua Duffus comes on to replace Zuriko Davitashvili.
  • 21' The travelling ES Troyes AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' AS Saint-Etienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against ES Troyes AC's shape.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. ES Troyes AC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Martin Adeline on 35 minutes.
  • 40' ES Troyes AC have won 366 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 436 games and scored 402 goals.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Augustine Boakye argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 53' Magnificent from Merwan Ifnaoui! That is 3 goals in 266 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sankhoun Diawara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for ES Troyes AC.
  • 61' Chico Lamba makes way for Maxime Bernauer at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 69' ES Troyes AC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 72' It is a substitution in ES Troyes AC team. Ismaelben Boura is replaced by Anis Ouzenadji on 72 minute.
  • 77' Augustine Boakye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for ES Troyes AC so far.
  • 79' It’s a booking for ES Troyes AC player. Mouhamed Diop gets a card.
  • 80' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 80 minute. Irvin Cardona leaves to be changed by Joao Ferreira.
  • 85' Renaud Ripart makes way for Tawfik Bentayeb at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from ES Troyes AC.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tawfik Bentayeb.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Gautier Larsonneur on 88 minutes earns him a card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • 89' Tawfik Bentayeb adds to his 3 season tally! ES Troyes AC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' The ES Troyes AC manager makes a substitution. Martin Adeline departs to be replaced by Alexandre Phliponeau.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for AS Saint-Etienne and ES Troyes AC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 ES Troyes AC xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Étienne or ES Troyes AC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne39% Draw28% ES Troyes AC33%
Actual: ES Troyes AC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
67%
Draw or ES Troyes AC
61%
AS Saint-Étienne or ES Troyes AC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne29% Draw46% ES Troyes AC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push ES Troyes AC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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