Friday , 28 August 2026

AS Saint-Étienne vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
AS Saint-Étienne
4 – 0
Full Time
Grenoble Foot 38
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 18:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Aron Csongvai 13' 1–0
Thierno Ballo 19' 2–0
Irvin Cardona 45+3' 3–0
Zuriko Davitashvili 82' 4–0
Y 6' Baptiste Mouazan
Y 45' Clement Vidal
Maxime Bernauer 57' Y
Y 76' Samba Diba

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Azzedine Souifi
  • Assistant 1 Julien Haulbert
  • Assistant 2 Florent Marmion (France)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
3
1
AS Saint-Étienne 7 games · Avg 2.1 goals Grenoble Foot 38
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-22 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2026-03-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2025-08-30 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2024-04-23 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-08-05 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 4–0 W
14 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 3–1 W
08 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 3–0 W
09 May Amiens SC H 5–0 W
02 May Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L
25 Apr ES Troyes AC H 0–3 L
Grenoble Foot 38
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug AS Saint-Étienne A 0–4 L
14 Aug FC Metz H 0–0 D
08 Aug USL Dunkerque A 2–4 L
09 May ES Troyes AC H 1–0 W
02 May USL Dunkerque A 1–0 W
25 Apr Le Mans FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

AS Saint-Étienne Grenoble Foot 38
#1 Position #17
9 Points 1
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 2
10 Scored 2
1 Conceded 8
+9 GD -6
3.00 PPG 0.33
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season
33% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

AS Saint-Étienne are 1st (9 pts). Grenoble Foot 38 are 17th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
Irvin Cardona 4 G 1 A
Thierno Ballo 2 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 2 A
Aron Csongvai 1 G 1 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G
Grenoble Foot 38
Yadaly Diaby 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AS Saint-Étienne have kicked off against Grenoble Foot 38. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 6' Poor challenge from Baptiste Mouazan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 11' Alexandre Olliero needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 13' Aron Csongvai has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' A stunning finish from Thierno Ballo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Étienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 27' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Jakob Breum exits the field as Zuriko Davitashvili enters on 27.
  • 32' Yohann Magnin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Grenoble Foot 38 tonight.
  • 35' Samba Diba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mael Corboz on 35 minute.
  • 40' Grenoble Foot 38 come into this ranked 17 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Clement Vidal was booked on 45.
  • 48' Irvin Cardona is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. AS Saint-Étienne in their trying to find a way past Grenoble Foot 38's compact .
  • 57' Maxime Bernauer picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Another change for Grenoble Foot 38 made on 58 minute. Baptiste Mouazan leaves to be changed by Lucas Bernadou.
  • 62' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Thierno Ballo has done his job and it is now time for Joshua Duffus to step up.
  • 63' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Irvin Cardona is replaced by Lucas Stassin on 63 minute.
  • 68' AS Saint-Étienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Grenoble Foot 38 backline.
  • 73' AS Saint-Étienne currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 76' Samba Diba was booked on 76.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Dillon Hoogewerf. He replaces Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro on 79 minute.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Zuriko Davitashvili gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Grenoble Foot 38 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dylan Chambost 3
Jean-Philippe Krasso 1
Abdoulie Sanyang 1
Dylan Batubinsika 1
Irvin Cardona 1
Zuriko Davitashvili 1
Aron Csongvai 1
Anthony Briancon 1

Head to Head

2026-08-22 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2026-03-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2025-08-30 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2024-04-23 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-08-05 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2026-08-22 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2026-08-14 AS Saint-Étienne 3–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2026-08-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–3 AS Saint-Étienne W 2026-05-09 AS Saint-Étienne 5–0 Amiens SC W 2026-05-02 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne L 2026-04-25 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 ES Troyes AC L

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2026-08-22 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2026-08-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 FC Metz D 2026-08-08 USL Dunkerque 4–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2026-05-09 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 ES Troyes AC W 2026-05-02 USL Dunkerque 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2026-04-25 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 Le Mans FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
5 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.44 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + AS Saint-Étienne to win 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne84% Draw9% Grenoble Foot 387%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 5.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 74%
26%
± 4.5 56%
44%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
93%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
16%
AS Saint-Étienne or Grenoble Foot 38
91%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne84% Draw15% Grenoble Foot 381%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
Actual
5 – 0
12.6%
3 – 0
10.8%
6 – 0
10.4%
7 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7%
4 – 1
5.5%
5 – 1
5.5%
6 – 1
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
7 – 1
3.4%
1 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Grenoble Foot 38 covers
-2.5 76% — 24%
-2 76% 13% 11%
-1.5 89% — 11%
-1 89% 7% 4%
-0.5 96% — 4%
+0.5 99% — 1%
+1 99% 1% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
65% ✓
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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