AS Saint-Etienne vs Lille OSC, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AS Saint-Etienne vs Lille OSC — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
- AS Saint-Etienne 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Lille OSC 9 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Mikael Lesage
- Referee Frederic Hebrard
- Referee Franck Schneider
- Referee Huseyin Ocak
- Referee Bastien Dechepy
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | Lille OSC | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Paris FC | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Olympique de Marseille | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | AS Monaco FC | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | OGC Nice | 9 | 14 |
| 9 | Racing Club de Lens | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Toulouse FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Stade Brestois 29 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Lorient | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 9 | 10 |
| 15 | Angers SCO | 9 | 8 |
| 16 | ES Troyes AC | 9 | 8 |
| 17 | Le Mans FC | 9 | 7 |
| 18 | Le Havre AC | 9 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Lille OSC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Mar | Olympique de Marseille | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Feb | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 1–0 | W |
| 17 Feb | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Feb | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Feb | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | AS Saint-Etienne | A | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Feb | RC Strasbourg Alsace | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Feb | Montpellier HSC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Feb | En Avant Guingamp | A | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Feb | OGC Nice | H | 4–0 | W |
Key Stats
35%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
29%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
56%
Clean Sheets
Lille OSC this season
Lille OSC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Lille OSC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Lille OSC
| Olivier Giroud | 3 G | 2 A |
| Dilane Bakwa | 2 G | 1 A |
| Ayase Ueda | 2 G | |
| Tiago Santos | 2 G | |
| Ethan Mbappe | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AS Saint-Étienne and Lille OSC.
- 5' AS Saint-Étienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' Youssef Ait Bennasser, a Morocco , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mathieu Debuchy, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
- 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 30' AS Saint-Étienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Lille OSC backline.
- 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Saint-Étienne must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 50' 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.
- 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yann M'Vila.
- 57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Xeka.
- 62' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 66' The Lille OSC manager makes a substitution. Rafael Leao departs to be replaced by Luiz Araujo.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Timothee Kolodziejczak on 70.
- 72' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arnaud Nordin is hanging Romain Hamouma on the field on 72 minute.
- 73' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Valentin Vada comes on to replace Youssef Ait Bennasser.
- 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 79' Poor challenge from Jonathan Bamba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 79' The crowd applauds Robert Beric as he leaves the pitch. Makhtar Gueye steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
- 83' The whistle greets Jonathan Bamba as he departs to be replaced by Loic Remy.
- 87' Magnificent from Nicolas Pepe! That is 70 goals in 473 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 90' Poor challenge from Jonathan Ikone. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 90' A change in the Lille OSC ranks — Jonathan Ikone exits the field as Thiago Maia enters on 90.
- Full Time. Lille OSC beats AS Saint-Étienne
Lineups
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 10
- 16
- 28
- 26
- 21
- 7
- 6
- 27
- 5
- 4
Bench
- 3
- 18
- 30
- 33
- 13
- 23
- 31
Coach
Jean-Louis Gasset
Lille OSC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
-
12
Jonathan Ikone ↓ Thiago Maia 90'
- 16
- 23
- 19
-
14
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Loic Remy 83'
- 8
-
7
Rafael Leao ↓ Luiz Araujo 66'
- 4
- 17
Bench
-
9
Loic Remy ↑ 83'
- 10
- 1
- 5
-
20
Thiago Maia ↑ 90'
-
11
Luiz Araujo ↑ 66'
- 28
Coach
Christophe Galtier
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Bamba | 3 |
| Jonathan Bamba | 2 |
| Victor Osimhen | 2 |
| Nicolas Pepe | 2 |
| Osame Sahraoui | 2 |
| Nicolas Pepe | 1 |
| Zuriko Davitashvili | 1 |
| Jonathan Ikone | 1 |
Head to Head
AS Saint-Etienne Form
2019-03-10
AS Saint-Etienne
0–1
Lille OSC
L
2019-03-03
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2019-02-22
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
0–1
AS Saint-Etienne
W
2019-02-17
AS Saint-Etienne
0–1
Paris Saint-Germain FC
L
2019-02-13
AS Saint-Etienne
2–1
RC Strasbourg Alsace
W
2019-02-10
Stade Rennais FC 1901
3–0
AS Saint-Etienne
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02
AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17
Lille OSC xG
I would bet for:
Lille OSC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Lille OSC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 3.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
61%
Draw or Lille OSC
70%
AS Saint-Etienne or Lille OSC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.3%
Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne
| Handicap | AS Saint-Etienne covers | Push | Lille OSC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 18% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 21% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Lille OSC keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

