Wednesday , 23 September 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
AS Saint-Etienne
0 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 17:00 UTC Geoffroy Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Julien Masson
Mahmoud Bentayg 23' Y
Benjamin Bouchouari 55' Y
Ibrahim Sissoko 59' Y
Dylan Batubinsika 61' Y
Leo Petrot 66' Y
Dennis Appiah 69' Y
Y 90' Andrew Jung
Lamine Fomba 90' Y
Y 90' Sofiane Boudraa

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Leonard

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

2
2
AS Saint-Etienne 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 Valenciennes FC 2023-06-02 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-08-27 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Valenciennes FC H 0–0 D
28 Aug FC Annecy A 1–1 D
19 Aug US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 2–1 W
12 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L
05 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–1 L
02 Jun Valenciennes FC H 2–0 W
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep AS Saint-Etienne A 0–0 D
26 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–0 W
19 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 0–0 D
12 Aug SC Bastia A 0–3 L
05 Aug AJ Auxerre H 1–4 L
02 Jun AS Saint-Etienne A 0–2 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% 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' And we are off! AS Saint-Etienne vs Valenciennes FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' AS Saint-Etienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Etienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 9' Poor challenge from Julien Masson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' The referee has no hesitation. Mahmoud Bentayg is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — card on 23.
  • 28' Valenciennes FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' Valenciennes FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 434 games and scored 399 goals.
  • 43' Maxence Rivera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 434 appearances.
  • 48' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Poha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Sofiane Boudraa is replacing Ilyes Hamache for the Valenciennes FC side.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Benjamin Bouchouari on 55 minutes earns him a card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • 59' Ibrahim Sissoko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 59.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dylan Batubinsika on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Leo Petrot has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
  • 69' Dennis Appiah picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Gaetan Charbonnier is withdrawn and Lamine Fomba gets his opportunity.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Aimen Moueffek. He replaces Benjamin Bouchouari on 70 minute.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 77' Tidyane Diagouraga makes way for Joffrey Cuffaut at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valenciennes FC.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dennis Appiah made 398 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Stephane Diarra trudges off to be replaced by Karim Cisse on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Nick Venema has so much to prove this time. He replaces Allan Linguet on 85 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Andrew Jung gets a card.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laurent Batlles

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Maciel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-09-02 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 Valenciennes FC 2023-06-02 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-08-27 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2023-09-02 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2023-08-28 FC Annecy 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne D 2023-08-19 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole W 2023-08-12 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne L 2023-08-05 AS Saint-Etienne 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2023-06-02 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC W

Valenciennes FC Form

2023-09-02 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2023-08-26 Rodez Aveyron Football 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2023-08-19 Valenciennes FC 0–0 En Avant Guingamp D 2023-08-12 SC Bastia 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-08-05 Valenciennes FC 1–4 AJ Auxerre L 2023-06-02 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Valenciennes FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne46% Draw31% Valenciennes FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
77%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
54%
AS Saint-Etienne or Valenciennes FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne30% Draw54% Valenciennes FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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