AS Saint-Etienne vs ES Troyes AC, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AS Saint-Étienne vs ES Troyes AC — Ligue 2 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.
- AS Saint-Étienne 34 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
- ES Troyes AC 34 games · 67 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Antoine Valnet
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr AS Saint-Etienne A 3–0 W 18 Apr US Boulogne Cote 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 Season Stats
AS Saint-Etienne ES Troyes AC #3 Position #1 60 Points 67 34 Played 34 18 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 20 / 7 / 7 59 Scored 60 38 Conceded 33 +21 GD +27 1.76 PPG 1.97 53% Win % 59% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historyAS Saint-Etienne are 3rd (60 pts). ES Troyes AC are 1st (67 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade Geoffroy Guichard that hosts another battle between AS Saint-Étienne and ES Troyes AC.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mounaim El Idrissy suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' 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.
- 16' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 16 minute. Zuriko Davitashvili leaves to be changed by Joshua Duffus.
- 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 26' The travelling ES Troyes AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 31' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' ES Troyes AC player sees a card in front of him.
- 40' Chico Lamba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' 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.
- 49' Augustine Boakye was booked on 49.
- 53' Goal! Merwan Ifnaoui scores his 3 goal in 257 matches.
- 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Étienne that had 427 games and scored 380 goals.
- 61' The supporters are chanting for Maxime Bernauer. He replaces Chico Lamba on 61 minute.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Saint-Étienne needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 69' The referee shows ES Troyes AC player a card on 69.
- 72' The whistle greets Ismaelben Boura as he departs to be replaced by Anis Ouzenadji.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Renaud Ripart made 340 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' Mouhamed Diop was booked on 79.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Joao Ferreira. He replaces Irvin Cardona on 80 minute.
- 85' The ES Troyes AC manager makes a substitution. Renaud Ripart departs to be replaced by Tawfik Bentayeb.
- 86' It’s a booking for ES Troyes AC player. Tawfik Bentayeb gets a card.
- 88' The referee calls foul for Gautier Larsonneur. He receives a card.
- 89' Goal! Tawfik Bentayeb scores his 13 goal in 241 matches.
- 90' It is a substitution in ES Troyes AC team. Martin Adeline is replaced by Alexandre Phliponeau on 90 minute.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for AS Saint-Étienne and ES Troyes AC (для сухой ничьи).
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Lineups
AS Saint-Étienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 7
- 3
- 22
- 29
- 11
- 20
- 9
- 15
- 14
- 39
Bench
- 8
- 1
- 13
- 6
- 17
- 28
- 35
Coach Philippe MontanierES Troyes AC Lineups
Starting XI
- 40
- 6
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20
Renaud Ripart ↓ Tawfik Bentayeb 85'
- 29
- 14
- 5
- 8
- 44
- 10
- 17
- 38
Bench
- 1
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9
Mounaim El Idrissy ↑ 90'
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26
Alexandre Phliponeau ↑ 90'
- 2
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21
Tawfik Bentayeb ↑ 85'
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11
Mathys Detourbet ↑ 85'
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3
Anis Ouzenadji ↑ 72'
Coach Stéphane Dumont -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Miguel Trauco 2 Lebo Mothiba 2 Merwan Ifnaoui 1 Tawfik Bentayeb 1 Mathys Detourbet 1 Aimen Moueffek 1 Anthony Briancon 1 Ibrahim Sissoko 1 Head to Head
AS Saint-Étienne Form
ES Troyes AC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.6 AS Saint-Étienne xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 ES Troyes AC xGI would bet for: AS Saint-Étienne or ES Troyes AC 73% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: ES Troyes AC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.18Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
AS Saint-Étienne or Draw 65%Draw or ES Troyes AC 62%AS Saint-Étienne or ES Troyes AC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual1 – 1 11.4%2 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 8%2 – 2 6.4%1 – 0 5.9%0 – 1 5.8%0 – 0 5.8%2 – 0 5.3%0 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 4.2%3 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne
Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push ES Troyes AC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 11% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 18% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 18% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet 21% ✓ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet 21% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.