AS Saint-Etienne vs En Avant Guingamp, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AS Saint-Etienne vs En Avant Guingamp — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.
- AS Saint-Etienne 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- En Avant Guingamp 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Olivier Thual
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Red Star FC | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Montpellier HSC | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Metz | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Annecy | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Pau FC | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | USL Dunkerque | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | En Avant Guingamp | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | FC Nantes | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 7 | 6 |
| 17 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 7 | 5 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 7 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Dec | En Avant Guingamp | H | 1–3 | L |
| 02 Dec | Amiens SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Dec | AS Saint-Etienne | A | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Dec | Paris FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Nov | ES Troyes AC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Nov | Rodez Aveyron Football | A | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Nov | AJ Auxerre | H | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Oct | SC Bastia | A | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| AS Saint-Etienne | En Avant Guingamp | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #12 |
| 16 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 5 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 19 | Scored | 10 |
| 8 | Conceded | 12 |
| +11 | GD | -2 |
| 2.29 | PPG | 1.14 |
| 71% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
69%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season
AS Saint-Etienne this season
14%
Clean Sheets
En Avant Guingamp this season
En Avant Guingamp this season
AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (16 pts). En Avant Guingamp are 12th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
En Avant Guingamp
0-15
3/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
AS Saint-Etienne
| Irvin Cardona | 4 G | 3 A |
| Thierno Ballo | 4 G | 2 A |
| Augustine Boakye | 4 G | 2 A |
| Jakob Breum | 2 G | 2 A |
| Zuriko Davitashvili | 1 G | 1 A |
En Avant Guingamp
| Brandon Bokangu | 4 G | |
| Donatien Gomis | 2 G | 1 A |
| Stanislas Kielt | 2 G | |
| Albin Demouchy | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: En Avant Guingamp gets underway.
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Etienne and En Avant Guingamp are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' En Avant Guingamp are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 15' Pierre Lemonnier has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' It looks surprising AS Saint-Etienne does not make any changes. Gaetan Courtet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 21' What a moment for Aimen Moueffek! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
- 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 31' It looks like no one’s ball. En Avant Guingamp is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 42' The Mali defensive midfielder Kalidou Sidibe breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-1!
- 47' AS Saint-Etienne currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 52' AS Saint-Etienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against En Avant Guingamp's shape.
- 55' Baptiste Guillaume is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-forward.
- 57' Florian Tardieu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
- 62' The crowd applauds Florian Tardieu as he leaves the pitch. Karim Cisse steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
- 67' Maxence Rivera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 431 appearances.
- 70' En Avant Guingamp ring the changes. Hugo Picard has done his job and it is now time for Amadou Sagna to step up.
- 75' 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.
- 80' Baptiste Roux has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mehdi Merghem on 80 minute.
- 82' The whistle greets Lamine Fomba as he departs to be replaced by Victor Lobry.
- 87' GOAL! Gaetan Courtet fires home to make it 1-3!
- 87' Fresh legs for En Avant Guingamp! Jacques Siwe comes on to replace Amine El Ouazzani.
- 89' Karim Cisse has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
- The points are shared — AS Saint-Etienne 1-3 En Avant Guingamp. Honours even.
Lineups
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 18
- 30
- 10
- 26
- 5
- 8
- 21
- 19
- 20
- 29
Bench
- 14
- 22
- 9
- 3
- 42
- 33
- 32
Coach
Laurent Batlles
En Avant Guingamp Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 21
-
10
Mehdi Merghem ↓ Baptiste Roux 80'
- 25
- 8
- 24
- 16
- 27
- 7
-
20
Hugo Picard ↓ Amadou Sagna 70'
- 9
Bench
- 15
- 19
-
18
Gaetan Courtet ↑ 87'
- 30
-
11
Amadou Sagna ↑ 70'
-
2
Baptiste Roux ↑ 80'
-
17
Jacques Siwe ↑ 87'
Coach
Stéphane Dumont
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Aimen Moueffek | 3 |
| Gaetan Courtet | 3 |
| Mathieu Cafaro | 2 |
| Wahbi Khazri | 2 |
| Ibrahima Wadji | 1 |
| Lois Diony | 1 |
| Amine El Ouazzani | 1 |
| Marcus Thuram-Ulien | 1 |
Head to Head
AS Saint-Etienne Form
En Avant Guingamp Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.62
AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43
En Avant Guingamp xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: En Avant Guingamp win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.05
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 3.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 4.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
Double Chance
AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
75%
Draw or En Avant Guingamp
47%
AS Saint-Etienne or En Avant Guingamp
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 1–3 not predicted1 – 3Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.3%
3 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
4 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne
| Handicap | AS Saint-Etienne covers | Push | En Avant Guingamp covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -2 | 24% | 18% | 58% |
| -1.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| -1 | 42% | 20% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 11% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 5% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
En Avant Guingamp keeps clean sheet
8%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

