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AS Saint-Étienne vs KAA Gent, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
AS Saint-Étienne
0 – 0
Full Time
KAA Gent
Thu 28 Nov 2019 · 17:55 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Elisha Owusu
Y 64' Michael Ngadeu
R 76' Michael Ngadeu
Mahdi Camara 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs KAA Gent — Europe at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto
  • Referee
  • Referee Davor Beljo
  • Referee Admir Sehovic
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AS Saint-Étienne 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-28 AS Saint-Étienne 0–0 KAA Gent 2019-09-19 KAA Gent 3–2 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov KAA Gent H 0–0 D
24 Nov Montpellier HSC H 0–0 D
10 Nov FC Nantes A 3–2 W
07 Nov FK Oleksandriya A 2–2 D
03 Nov AS Monaco FC H 1–0 W
27 Oct Amiens SC H 2–2 D
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov AS Saint-Étienne A 0–0 D
24 Nov Royal Antwerp FC H 1–1 D
21 Nov Royal Antwerp FC A 2–3 L
10 Nov KRC Genk A 2–0 W
07 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 3–1 W
03 Nov Royal Standard de Liege H 3–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AS Saint-Étienne and KAA Gent get this one started.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KAA Gent needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Saint-Étienne and KAA Gent are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Étienne and KAA Gent are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Ryad Boudebouz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for KAA Gent so far.
  • 25' AS Saint-Étienne currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Étienne and KAA Gent are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Elisha Owusu was booked on 45.
  • 50' AS Saint-Étienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Georgia international Giorgi Kvilitaia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The travelling KAA Gent supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Ngadeu is booked for KAA Gent — Yellow card on 64.
  • 64' Arnaud Nordin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jean-Eudes Aholou at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Claude Puel might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Giorgi Kvilitaia. He replaces Roman Yaremchuk on 71 minute.
  • 73' Zaydou Youssouf is replacing Lois Diony for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Michael Ngadeu on 76 minutes.
  • 78' A change in the KAA Gent ranks — Laurent Depoitre exits the field as Alessio Castro-Montes enters on 78.
  • 79' Mahdi Camara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Yann M'Vila has done his job and it is now time for Robert Beric to step up.
  • 85' KAA Gent seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' Stephane Ruffier has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 427 appearances.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.08 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne or KAA Gent 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne36% Draw31% KAA Gent33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
67%
Draw or KAA Gent
64%
AS Saint-Etienne or KAA Gent
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne23% Draw52% KAA Gent25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.1%
1 – 0
10.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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