Sunday , 16 August 2026

AS Saint-Étienne vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
AS Saint-Étienne
2 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Fri 2 Jun 2023 · 18:45 UTC Stade Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Mathieu Cafaro 45' Y
Dennis Appiah 71' Y
Y 73' Joffrey Cuffaut
Y 90' Salim Ben Seghir
Y 90' Ugo Bonnet

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Geoffroy Guichard.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
AS Saint-Étienne 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-02 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-08-27 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Valenciennes FC H 2–0 W
26 May SM Caen A 2–2 D
20 May US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 4–2 W
13 May Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 1–2 L
06 May En Avant Guingamp H 3–2 W
29 Apr Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun AS Saint-Étienne A 0–2 L
26 May Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–0 W
22 May Le Havre AC A 2–0 W
13 May Pau FC H 1–1 D
06 May Nimes Olympique A 3–3 D
29 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 0–2 L

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and AS Saint-Etienne launch into their encounter with Valenciennes FC.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Saint-Etienne and Valenciennes FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Ilyes Hamache has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' AS Saint-Etienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' France international Julien Masson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valenciennes FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Noah Diliberto, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Geoffroy Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Mathieu Cafaro on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Jean-Philippe Krasso makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Saint-Etienne must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' Sofiane Boudraa gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Yassine Haouari and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Etienne and Valenciennes FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 67 minute. Ilyes Hamache leaves to be changed by Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Bouchouari. He replaces Aimen Moueffek on 68 minute.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Dennis Appiah is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — Yellow card on 71.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joffrey Cuffaut on 73.
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 79 minute. Ibrahima Wadji leaves to be changed by Abdoul Bamba.
  • 81' A stunning finish from Abdoul Bamba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 81' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ugo Bonnet is hanging Adrian Grbic on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Aimen Moueffek. He replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso on 82 minute.
  • 87' Adrian Grbic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
  • 90' Salim Ben Seghir catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Valenciennes FC will have plenty to reflect on. AS Saint-Etienne were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ahmed Kantari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jean-Philippe Krasso 2
Joffrey Cuffaut 1
Aeron Zinga 1
Abdoul Kader Bamba 1
Abdoul Bamba 1
Irvin Cardona 1
Ibrahim Sissoko 1
Yvann Macon 1

Head to Head

2023-06-02 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-08-27 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2023-06-02 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-05-26 SM Caen 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2023-05-20 AS Saint-Étienne 4–2 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole L 2023-05-13 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne L 2023-05-06 AS Saint-Étienne 3–2 En Avant Guingamp L 2023-04-29 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D

Valenciennes FC Form

2023-06-02 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-05-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2023-05-22 Le Havre AC 0–2 Valenciennes FC W 2023-05-13 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Pau FC D 2023-05-06 Nimes Olympique 3–3 Valenciennes FC D 2023-04-29 Valenciennes FC 0–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.76 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne53% Draw25% Valenciennes FC22%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
78%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
47%
AS Saint-Etienne or Valenciennes FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne37% Draw44% Valenciennes FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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