Tuesday , 6 October 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 18:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Aron Csongvai 13' 1–0
Thierno Ballo 19' 2–0
Irvin Cardona 45+3' 3–0

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Azzedine Souifi
  • Assistant 1 Julien Haulbert
  • Assistant 2 Florent Marmion (France)
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 4–0 W
14 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 3–1 W
08 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 3–0 W
09 May Amiens SC H 5–0 W
02 May Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L
25 Apr ES Troyes AC H 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug AS Saint-Etienne A 0–4 L
14 Aug FC Metz H 0–0 D
08 Aug USL Dunkerque A 2–4 L
09 May ES Troyes AC H 1–0 W
02 May USL Dunkerque A 1–0 W
25 Apr Le Mans FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

AS Saint-Etienne Grenoble Foot 38
#1 Position #13
16 Points 8
7 Played 7
5 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
19 Scored 8
8 Conceded 11
+11 GD -3
2.29 PPG 1.14
71% Win % 29%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season
43% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (16 pts). Grenoble Foot 38 are 13th (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
Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/3
■ 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
Grenoble Foot 38
Yadaly Diaby 2 G
Samba Diba 2 G
Baptiste Mouazan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AS Saint-Étienne vs Grenoble Foot 38 — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' AS Saint-Étienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 6' Baptiste Mouazan picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 11' AS Saint-Étienne currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 13' GOAL! Aron Csongvai scores on 13.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' Thierno Ballo makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and AS Saint-Etienne are in front.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Jakob Breum by Zuriko Davitashvili on 27 minute.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Étienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Mael Corboz makes way for Samba Diba at the 35 minute mark. A tactical switch from Grenoble Foot 38.
  • 40' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Clement Vidal.
  • 48' The Malta Irvin Cardona breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-3!
  • 53' Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Grenoble Foot 38 tonight.
  • 57' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a card on 57.
  • 58' Lucas Bernadou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Baptiste Mouazan on 58 minute.
  • 62' The whistle greets Thierno Ballo as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Duffus.
  • 63' Irvin Cardona makes way for Lucas Stassin at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 73' AS Saint-Étienne has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 76' Samba Diba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
  • 79' The Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes a substitution. Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro departs to be replaced by Dillon Hoogewerf.
  • 82' What a moment for Zuriko Davitashvili! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Clement Vidal, as he is very good at scoring at Geoffroy Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Grenoble Foot 38.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.2 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + AS Saint-Etienne to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne74% Draw15% Grenoble Foot 3811%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
89%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
26%
AS Saint-Etienne or Grenoble Foot 38
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne62% Draw30% Grenoble Foot 388%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
3 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
4 – 1
6.3%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 1
5.4%
5 – 0
4.9%
5 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push Grenoble Foot 38 covers
-2.5 43% — 57%
-2 43% 21% 36%
-1.5 64% — 36%
-1 64% 17% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.