AS Saint-Étienne vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AS Saint-Étienne vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.
- AS Saint-Étienne 12 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Pau FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Faouzi Benchabane
5 games this season
🟨 4.2/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 12 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | Pau FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Nov | AJ Auxerre | A | 2–5 | L |
| 04 Nov | Paris FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Oct | Angers SCO | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Oct | AC Ajaccio | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Nov | Angers SCO | H | 4–4 | D |
| 28 Oct | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 3–2 | W |
| 21 Oct | AC Ajaccio | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Oct | US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Sep | Amiens SC | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| AS Saint-Étienne | Pau FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #5 |
| 28 | Points | 20 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 9 / 1 / 2 | W / D / L | 6 / 2 / 4 |
| 25 | Scored | 16 |
| 11 | Conceded | 13 |
| +14 | GD | +3 |
| 2.33 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 75% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season
AS Saint-Étienne this season
17%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
AS Saint-Étienne are 1st (28 pts). Pau FC are 5th (20 pts).
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
Pau FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/4
76+
4/3
■ 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 |
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 4 G | 2 A |
| Cheikh Fall | 3 G | |
| Hacene Benali | 3 G | |
| Lorenzo Rajot | 2 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. AS Saint-Étienne kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It’s high time Laurent Batlles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' GOAL! Gaetan Charbonnier fires home to make it 0-1!
- 14' The referee calls foul for Ousmane Kante. He receives a card.
- 19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 24' Pau FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Laurent Batlles will be considering his options from the bench.
- 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Étienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 39' AS Saint-Étienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Pau FC's shape.
- 44' 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 Yonis Njoh suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' The Pau FC manager makes a substitution. Oumar Ngom departs to be replaced by Sessi D'Almeida.
- 51' AS Saint-Étienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Pau FC backline.
- 54' Benjamin Bouchouari picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 59' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 62' Pau FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 67' 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.
- 69' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Mehdi Chahiri by Khalid Boutaib on 69 minute.
- 74' Aimen Moueffek has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 75' Henri Saivet has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
- 78' What a moment for Sessi D'Almeida! That strike on 78 puts his side firmly in control.
- 80' The whistle greets Benjamin Bouchouari as he departs to be replaced by Lamine Fomba.
- 82' Pau FC ring the changes. Johann Obiang has done his job and it is now time for Antoine Batisse to step up.
- 87' 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.
- 90' Florian Tardieu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- Full Time. Pau FC beats AS Saint-Étienne
Lineups
AS Saint-Étienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 23
- 10
- 5
- 8
- 9
- 19
- 3
- 29
- 42
- 6
Bench
- 1
- 22
- 18
- 26
- 32
- –
- –
Coach
Laurent Batlles
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 8
- 7
-
23
Johann Obiang ↓ Antoine Batisse 82'
- 1
-
11
Mons Bassouamina ↓ Charles Boli 69'
- 24
-
21
Steeve Beusnard ↓ Yonis Njoh 69'
-
99
Mehdi Chahiri ↓ Khalid Boutaib 69'
- 4
-
18
Oumar Ngom ↓ Sessi D'Almeida 46'
Bench
-
6
Sessi D'Almeida ↑ 46'
- 40
-
10
Khalid Boutaib ↑ 69'
-
70
Charles Boli ↑ 69'
-
17
Antoine Batisse ↑ 82'
- 28
-
30
Yonis Njoh ↑ 69'
Coach
Nicolas Usaï
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Henri Saivet | 3 |
| Jean-Philippe Krasso | 1 |
| Gaetan Charbonnier | 1 |
| Sessi D'Almeida | 1 |
| Dylan Chambost | 1 |
| Lenny Pintor | 1 |
| Louis Mouton | 1 |
| Ibrahima Wadji | 1 |
Head to Head
AS Saint-Étienne Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68
AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Pau FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
73%
Draw or Pau FC
55%
AS Saint-Étienne or Pau FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne
| Handicap | AS Saint-Étienne covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 15% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 22% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.