Tuesday , 20 October 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)
4 games this season 🟨 4.5/game ⚽ 14.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 9 22
2 Montpellier HSC 9 18
3 Stade de Reims 9 17
4 Red Star FC 9 17
5 AS Nancy-Lorraine 9 16
6 Pau FC 9 14
7 FC Metz 9 13
8 FC Annecy 9 13
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 9 12
10 USL Dunkerque 9 11
11 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 9 11
12 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 9 9
13 En Avant Guingamp 9 8
14 FC Nantes 9 8
15 Grenoble Foot 38 9 8
16 Clermont Foot 63 9 7
17 Rodez Aveyron Football 9 7
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 9 6

Head-to-Head

2
3
AS Saint-Étienne 5 games · Avg 2.0 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
22 Points 11
9 Played 9
7 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 4
22 Scored 13
8 Conceded 15
+14 GD -2
2.44 PPG 1.22
78% Win % 33%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

AS Saint-Étienne are 1st (22 pts). USL Dunkerque are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
5/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
2/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
Irvin Cardona 5 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Augustine Boakye 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 5 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A
USL Dunkerque
Egor Prutsev 3 G 1 A
Souleymane Keita 2 G 1 A
Gaetan Robail 2 G
Marco Decherf 1 G 2 A
Adrien Lebeau 1 G 1 A

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' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Etienne and USL Dunkerque are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The 25-year-old Aimen Moueffek has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Julien Le Cardinal needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' GOAL! Lucas Stassin fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 26' GOAL! Thomas Robinet fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 27' Lohann Doucet catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Ivory Coast international Abdoulaye Kante has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' USL Dunkerque has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 47' AS Saint-Etienne have won 399 goals from 434 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Philippe Montanier might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 54 minute. Augustine Boakye leaves to be changed by Mahmoud Jaber.
  • 59' USL Dunkerque 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.
  • 64' Igor Miladinovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdoulaye Kante on 64 minute.
  • 66' Goal! Zuriko Davitashvili scores his 22 goal in 213 matches.
  • 67' A tactical swap from USL Dunkerque — Marco Essimi Ataba on, Lohann Doucet off on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Mahmoud Jaber is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Essimi Ataba, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Geoffroy Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' Another change for USL Dunkerque made on 77 minute. Yirigue Sekongo leaves to be changed by Aboubakary Kante.
  • 81' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Dennis Appiah on, Irvin Cardona off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' USL Dunkerque receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 87' The whistle greets Victor Mayela as he departs to be replaced by Maedine Makhloufi.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Khalil Ayari 1
Zuriko Davitashvili 1
Lucas Stassin 1
Thomas Robinet 1
Mathieu Cafaro 1
Ibrahim Sissoko 1
El Hadji Egny 1
Augustine Boakye 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
2.76 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 USL Dunkerque xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne72% Draw17% USL Dunkerque11%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
89%
Draw or USL Dunkerque
28%
AS Saint-Etienne or USL Dunkerque
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne57% Draw34% USL Dunkerque9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
3 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7%
4 – 0
6.7%
4 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
4.1%
5 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push USL Dunkerque covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 21% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 20% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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