Saturday , 5 September 2026

AS Saint-Étienne vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2025-26
AS Saint-Étienne
2 – 1
Full Time
USL Dunkerque
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard 28,574 HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Stassin 22' 1–0
1–1 26' Thomas Robinet pen
Zuriko Davitashvili 66' 2–1
Y 27' Lohann Doucet
Mahmoud Jaber 71' Y
Y 82' Opa Sangante

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Assistant 1 Laurent Coniglio
  • Assistant 2 Camille Soriano (France)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 4 12
2 FC Annecy 5 10
3 Stade de Reims 4 8
4 Montpellier HSC 4 8
5 Red Star FC 5 8
6 Rodez Aveyron Football 4 7
7 AS Nancy-Lorraine 4 7
8 FC Metz 4 6
9 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 5 6
10 USL Dunkerque 5 5
11 Pau FC 5 5
12 En Avant Guingamp 4 4
13 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 5 4
14 Clermont Foot 63 5 4
15 Grenoble Foot 38 5 4
16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 5 4
17 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 5 3
18 FC Nantes 4 1

Head-to-Head

2
2
AS Saint-Étienne 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals USL Dunkerque
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2025-12-06 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2024-02-03 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-10-04 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 USL Dunkerque

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr USL Dunkerque H 2–1 W
04 Apr AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–1 D
21 Mar FC Annecy H 4–0 W
14 Mar Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–0 D
07 Mar Red Star FC H 2–0 W
28 Feb Pau FC A 3–0 W
USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr AS Saint-Étienne A 1–2 L
03 Apr Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–1 D
21 Mar ES Troyes AC A 1–5 L
14 Mar Red Star FC A 0–1 L
09 Mar Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
27 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–2 L

Season Stats

AS Saint-Étienne USL Dunkerque
#1 Position #10
12 Points 5
4 Played 5
4 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 2
13 Scored 8
3 Conceded 9
+10 GD -1
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 20%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

AS Saint-Étienne are 1st (12 pts). USL Dunkerque are 10th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
Irvin Cardona 4 G 2 A
Thierno Ballo 4 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 2 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A
Aron Csongvai 1 G 1 A
USL Dunkerque
Egor Prutsev 2 G 1 A
Thomas Robinet 1 G 2 A
Marco Decherf 1 G 2 A
Adrien Lebeau 1 G 1 A
Victor Mayela 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stade Geoffroy Guichard. AS Saint-Etienne are looking to make home advantage count against USL Dunkerque.
  • 5' USL Dunkerque fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Mathys Niflore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. USL Dunkerque is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Lucas Stassin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thomas Robinet makes it 1-1.
  • 27' A moment of madness from Lohann Doucet on 27 minutes earns him a card. USL Dunkerque will be frustrated.
  • 32' It looks surprising AS Saint-Etienne does not make any changes. Yirigue Sekongo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Etienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 47' Julien Le Cardinal has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' Mahmoud Jaber is ready to make an impact after coming on for Augustine Boakye at the 54 minute mark.
  • 59' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' Igor Miladinovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdoulaye Kante on 64 minute.
  • 66' What a moment for Zuriko Davitashvili! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' USL Dunkerque ring the changes. Lohann Doucet has done his job and it is now time for Marco Essimi Ataba to step up.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a card for Mahmoud Jaber.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Etienne and USL Dunkerque are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 77' USL Dunkerque manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aboubakary Kante is hanging Yirigue Sekongo on the field on 77 minute.
  • 81' Dennis Appiah gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Irvin Cardona and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' That is a card for USL Dunkerque. Opa Sangante will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' USL Dunkerque ring the changes. Victor Mayela has done his job and it is now time for Maedine Makhloufi to step up.
  • The points are shared — AS Saint-Etienne 2-1 USL Dunkerque. Honours even.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

USL Dunkerque Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Sánchez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zuriko Davitashvili 1
Lucas Stassin 1
Thomas Robinet 1
Mathieu Cafaro 1
Ibrahim Sissoko 1
El Hadji Egny 1

Head to Head

2026-04-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2025-12-06 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2024-02-03 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-10-04 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 USL Dunkerque

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2026-04-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque L 2026-04-04 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-03-21 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 FC Annecy L 2026-03-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-03-07 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 Red Star FC L 2026-02-28 Pau FC 0–3 AS Saint-Étienne W

USL Dunkerque Form

2026-04-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque L 2026-04-03 USL Dunkerque 1–1 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2026-03-21 ES Troyes AC 5–1 USL Dunkerque L 2026-03-14 Red Star FC 1–0 USL Dunkerque L 2026-03-09 USL Dunkerque 1–1 Stade de Reims D 2026-02-27 Clermont Foot 63 2–1 USL Dunkerque L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.77 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 USL Dunkerque xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + AS Saint-Etienne to win 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne79% Draw12% USL Dunkerque9%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 4.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
92%
Draw or USL Dunkerque
21%
AS Saint-Etienne or USL Dunkerque
88%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne69% Draw25% USL Dunkerque6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.5%
4 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 1
6.9%
5 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
Actual
5 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
4.2%
6 – 0
4.1%
1 – 1
3.8%
6 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push USL Dunkerque covers
-2.5 54% — 46%
-2 54% 19% 27%
-1.5 73% — 27%
-1 73% 14% 13%
-0.5 87% — 13%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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