Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Ligue 2 · 2025-26
AS Saint-Étienne
0 – 3
Full Time
ES Troyes AC
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Martin Adeline
Augustine Boakye 49' Y
Y 69' Hillel Konate
Y 79' Mouhamed Diop
Y 86' Tawfik Bentayeb
Gautier Larsonneur 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Antoine Valnet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
1
AS Saint-Étienne 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals ES Troyes AC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 ES Troyes AC 2025-11-08 ES Troyes AC 2–3 AS Saint-Étienne 2024-02-12 AS Saint-Étienne 5–0 ES Troyes AC 2023-09-30 ES Troyes AC 0–1 AS Saint-Étienne 2022-03-18 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 ES Troyes AC

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
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
ES Troyes AC
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
–/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade Geoffroy Guichard!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering ES Troyes AC that had 445 games and scored 360 goals.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' The crowd applauds Zuriko Davitashvili as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Duffus steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' ES Troyes AC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 31' ES Troyes AC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Martin Adeline on 35 minutes.
  • 40' AS Saint-Etienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against ES Troyes AC's shape.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 49' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a card on 49.
  • 53' ES Troyes AC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Merwan Ifnaoui on 53.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' Chico Lamba makes way for Maxime Bernauer at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 66' ES Troyes AC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Hillel Konate.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Ismaelben Boura as he leaves the pitch. Anis Ouzenadji steps in for ES Troyes AC.
  • 77' AS Saint-Etienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined ES Troyes AC backline.
  • 79' Mouhamed Diop picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Irvin Cardona is replaced by Joao Ferreira.
  • 85' The ES Troyes AC manager makes a substitution. Renaud Ripart departs to be replaced by Tawfik Bentayeb.
  • 86' Tawfik Bentayeb picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a card for Gautier Larsonneur.
  • 89' GOAL! Tawfik Bentayeb scores on 89.
  • 90' ES Troyes AC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandre Phliponeau is hanging Martin Adeline on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

ES Troyes AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stéphane Dumont

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Miguel Trauco 2
Lebo Mothiba 2
Ibrahim Sissoko 1
Nathanael Mbuku 1
Yvann Macon 1
Abdoulaye N'Diaye 1
Ryad Boudebouz 1
Merwan Ifnaoui 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 ES Troyes AC 2025-11-08 ES Troyes AC 2–3 AS Saint-Étienne 2024-02-12 AS Saint-Étienne 5–0 ES Troyes AC 2023-09-30 ES Troyes AC 0–1 AS Saint-Étienne 2022-03-18 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 ES Troyes AC

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2026-04-25 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 ES Troyes AC L 2026-04-18 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2026-04-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque W 2026-04-04 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-03-21 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 FC Annecy W 2026-03-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D

ES Troyes AC Form

2026-04-25 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 ES Troyes AC W 2026-04-18 ES Troyes AC 1–0 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale W 2026-04-13 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 ES Troyes AC L 2026-04-04 Montpellier HSC 2–2 ES Troyes AC D 2026-03-21 ES Troyes AC 5–1 USL Dunkerque W 2026-03-16 FC Annecy 1–2 ES Troyes AC W

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.