Sunday , 16 August 2026

AS Saint-Étienne vs Le Mans FC, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2025-26
AS Saint-Étienne
2 – 3
Full Time
Le Mans FC
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs Le Mans FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Florent Batta

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

1
1
AS Saint-Étienne 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Le Mans FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-18 AS Saint-Étienne 2–3 Le Mans FC

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Le Mans FC H 2–3 L
04 Oct Montpellier HSC A 2–0 W
27 Sep En Avant Guingamp H 2–3 L
23 Sep Amiens SC A 1–0 W
20 Sep Stade de Reims H 3–2 W
13 Sep Clermont Foot 63 A 2–1 W
Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct AS Saint-Étienne A 3–2 W
03 Oct ES Troyes AC H 2–2 D
26 Sep Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D
23 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–0 W
19 Sep USL Dunkerque A 2–2 D
12 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between AS Saint-Etienne and Le Mans FC is underway.
  • AS Saint-Etienne will have plenty to reflect on. Le Mans FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Le Mans FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.67 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Le Mans FC xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Étienne or Le Mans FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne35% Draw25% Le Mans FC40%
Actual: Le Mans FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
60%
Draw or Le Mans FC
65%
AS Saint-Étienne or Le Mans FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne27% Draw40% Le Mans FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 0
4%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Le Mans FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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