Saturday , 7 November 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
AS Saint-Etienne
0 – 0
Full Time
AC Ajaccio
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 17:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Mathieu Cafaro 27' Y
Anthony Briancon 55' Y
Y 85' Stephen Quemper
Y 86' Mathieu Michel

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Lepaysant

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 11 25
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 11 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 Cote d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
16 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
17 FC Nantes 11 9
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 11 9

Head-to-Head

1
1
AS Saint-Etienne 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals AC Ajaccio
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
45% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
5/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Etienne
Augustine Boakye 6 G 2 A
Irvin Cardona 5 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 5 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AS Saint-Etienne and AC Ajaccio get this one started.
  • 5' AS Saint-Etienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Ajaccio's shape.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Ajaccio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a card for Mathieu Cafaro.
  • 29' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Stephane Diarra exits the field as Mahmoud Bentayg enters on 29.
  • 34' AS Saint-Etienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Ajaccio backline.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Saint-Etienne and AC Ajaccio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' The 38-year-old Mohamed Youssouf has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Etienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' Everson Pereira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Ajaccio so far.
  • 55' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a card in front of him.
  • 60' Tim Jabol-Folcarelli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Dylan Chambost has so much to prove this time. He replaces Benjamin Bouchouari on 65 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Ben Hamed Toure. He replaces Yoann Touzghar on 66 minute.
  • 71' It looks surprising AC Ajaccio does not make any changes. Lamine Fomba has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Ibrahim Sissoko is replaced by Gaetan Charbonnier.
  • 74' It is a substitution in AC Ajaccio team. Yacine Bammou is replaced by Everson Pereira on 74 minute.
  • 79' The travelling AC Ajaccio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' AC Ajaccio player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' AC Ajaccio player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' AC Ajaccio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mehdi Puch-Herrantz is hanging Vincent Marchetti on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laurent Batlles

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + AS Saint-Etienne or Draw 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne43% Draw36% AC Ajaccio21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne24% Draw64% AC Ajaccio12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.