AS Saint-Etienne vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
AS Saint-Etienne vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.
- AS Saint-Etienne 38 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
- AC Ajaccio 38 games · 75 pts (2025/26)
Benjamin Lepaysant
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Lorient 28 54 2 ES Troyes AC 38 77 3 Toulouse FC 38 79 4 Le Havre AC 38 75 5 AC Ajaccio 38 75 6 FC Metz 38 72 7 Racing Club de Lens 28 53 8 Stade Brestois 29 38 74 9 Clermont Foot 63 38 72 10 AJ Auxerre 38 74 11 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 37 69 12 SC Bastia 38 60 13 SM Caen 38 59 14 En Avant Guingamp 38 55 15 Paris FC 38 55 16 AS Saint-Etienne 38 53 17 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 38 52 18 Grenoble Foot 38 38 51 19 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 38 50 20 Amiens SC 38 47 21 Pau FC 38 47 22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 38 46 23 Valenciennes FC 38 45 24 FC Annecy 38 45 25 Rodez Aveyron Football 37 43 26 GFC Ajaccio 38 39 27 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 38 42 28 FC Chambly Oise 38 38 29 Nimes Olympique 38 36 30 USL Dunkerque 38 31 31 Le Mans FC 28 26 32 AS Beziers 38 38 33 AS Nancy-Lorraine 38 27 34 Chamois Niortais FC 38 29 35 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 38 23 36 US Orleans Loiret 28 19 37 Red Star FC 38 30 -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AS Saint-Etienne to score. At the same time, AC Ajaccio does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Cedric Avinel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Ajaccio that had 402 games and scored 241 goals.
- 15' The travelling AC Ajaccio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' It’s high time Laurent Batlles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mathieu Cafaro on 27.
- 29' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Stephane Diarra is replaced by Mahmoud Bentayg on 29 minute.
- 34' It looks surprising AS Saint-Etienne does not make any changes. Ibrahim Sissoko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' 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' Anthony Briancon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 54' 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 Florian Tardieu suffering a number of foals already.
- 55' AS Saint-Etienne receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 65' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Benjamin Bouchouari is replaced by Dylan Chambost.
- 66' The supporters are chanting for Ben Hamed Toure. He replaces Yoann Touzghar on 66 minute.
- 71' AS Saint-Etienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 73' The whistle greets Ibrahim Sissoko as he departs to be replaced by Gaetan Charbonnier.
- 74' Everson Pereira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yacine Bammou on 74 minute.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Valentin Jacob, as he is very good at scoring at Geoffroy Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 85' It’s gonna be a card for Stephen Quemper.
- 86' AC Ajaccio receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
- 90' The AC Ajaccio manager makes a substitution. Vincent Marchetti departs to be replaced by Mehdi Puch-Herrantz.
- The final score is 0-0.
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AS Saint-Etienne
Starting XI- 23
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- 30
- 26
- 5
- 8
- 21
- 9
- 19
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- 6
Bench- 14
- 22
- 10
- 17
- 29
- 42
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Coach Laurent BatllesAC Ajaccio
Starting XI-
10
Yacine Bammou ↓ Everson Pereira 74'
- 9
- 6
- 21
- 20
- 8
- 4
- 1
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- 3
- 26
Bench-
19
Valentin Jacob ↑ 74'
- 16
- 15
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Everson Pereira ↑ 74'
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37
Mehdi Puch-Herrantz ↑ 90'
- 33
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11
Ben Hamed Toure ↑ 66'
Coach Olivier Pantaloni -
AS Saint-Etienne Form