Wednesday , 23 September 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
AS Saint-Etienne
1 – 0
Full Time
SM Caen
Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 13:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Ali El Abdi
Y 69' Bilal Brahimi
Y 76' Valentin Henry
R 90' Brahim Traore

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 at Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Rainville

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

4
2
AS Saint-Etienne 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-27 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 SM Caen 2023-09-16 SM Caen 1–2 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-05-26 SM Caen 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne 2022-12-30 AS Saint-Etienne 1–1 SM Caen 2019-03-16 SM Caen 0–5 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr SM Caen H 1–0 W
23 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–0 W
20 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–1 W
13 Apr AC Ajaccio A 0–2 L
06 Apr US Concarneau H 1–0 W
30 Mar Valenciennes FC A 2–0 W
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr AS Saint-Etienne A 0–1 L
23 Apr FC Annecy H 2–1 W
20 Apr AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L
13 Apr Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–0 W
06 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 0–1 L
30 Mar US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AS Saint-Etienne host SM Caen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Aimen Moueffek has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Saint-Etienne and SM Caen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Etienne and SM Caen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrice Sauvaget might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Ali El Abdi was booked on 44.
  • 49' AS Saint-Etienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SM Caen backline.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Nathanael Mbuku. He replaces Mathieu Cafaro on 53 minute.
  • 58' AS Saint-Etienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SM Caen's shape.
  • 63' SM Caen ring the changes. Tidiam Gomis has done his job and it is now time for Godson Kyeremeh to step up.
  • 67' Fresh legs for SM Caen! Bilal Brahimi comes on to replace Amine Salama.
  • 69' Bilal Brahimi was booked on 69.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Monconduit, as he is very good at scoring at Geoffroy Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 76' Valentin Henry picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Florian Tardieu on, Aimen Moueffek off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Mendy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SM Caen.
  • 90' SM Caen receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Dall'Oglio

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrice Sauvaget

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 4
Ibrahima Wadji 4
Aimen Moueffek 1
Romain Hamouma 1
Robert Beric 1
Valentin Vada 1
Lamine Ghezali 1
Wahbi Khazri 1

Head to Head

2024-04-27 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 SM Caen 2023-09-16 SM Caen 1–2 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-05-26 SM Caen 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne 2022-12-30 AS Saint-Etienne 1–1 SM Caen 2019-03-16 SM Caen 0–5 AS Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2024-04-27 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 SM Caen W 2024-04-23 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 AS Saint-Etienne W 2024-04-20 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2024-04-13 AC Ajaccio 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne L 2024-04-06 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 US Concarneau W 2024-03-30 Valenciennes FC 0–2 AS Saint-Etienne W

SM Caen Form

2024-04-27 AS Saint-Etienne 1–0 SM Caen L 2024-04-23 SM Caen 2–1 FC Annecy W 2024-04-20 AC Ajaccio 2–1 SM Caen L 2024-04-13 SM Caen 1–0 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2024-04-06 SM Caen 0–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2024-03-30 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 1–2 SM Caen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + AS Saint-Etienne to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne55% Draw26% SM Caen19%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
81%
Draw or SM Caen
45%
AS Saint-Etienne or SM Caen
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne35% Draw49% SM Caen16%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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