AS Saint-Etienne vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
AS Saint-Etienne vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.
- AS Saint-Etienne 34 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- AC Ajaccio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Benjamin Lepaysant
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Oct AC Ajaccio H 0–0 D 04 Oct USL Dunkerque H 2–0 W 30 Sep ES Troyes AC A 1–0 W 23 Sep US Concarneau A 1–0 W 16 Sep SM Caen A 2–1 W 02 Sep Valenciennes FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Oct AS Saint-Etienne A 0–0 D 02 Oct SC Bastia H 2–0 W 26 Sep Amiens SC A 0–0 D 23 Sep Paris FC H 2–1 W 18 Sep En Avant Guingamp A 0–3 L 02 Sep USL Dunkerque H 2–2 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
AS Saint-Etienne0-151/216-301/231-451/–46-60–/261-752/176+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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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Lineups
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 18
- 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 Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Yacine Bammou ↓ Everson Pereira 74'
- 9
- 6
- 21
- 20
- 8
- 4
- 1
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- 3
- 26
Bench
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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 -
H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.88 AS Saint-Etienne xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.53 AC Ajaccio xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + AS Saint-Etienne or Draw 79%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.41Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 73% 27% ± 1.5 42% 58% ± 2.5 17% 83% ± 3.5 6% 94% ± 4.5 2% 98% Double Chance
AS Saint-Etienne or Draw 79%Draw or AC Ajaccio 57%AS Saint-Etienne or AC Ajaccio 64%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 20%1 – 1 12.4%0 – 1 11.2%2 – 0 8.8%2 – 1 5.2%0 – 2 3%1 – 2 3%3 – 0 2.6%3 – 1 1.6%2 – 2 1.5%4 – 0 0.6%Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne
Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push AC Ajaccio covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 11% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 26% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 15% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet 59% ✓AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.