Friday , 16 October 2026

Dijon Football Cote d'Or vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
2 – 3
Full Time
AS Saint-Etienne
Mon 31 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Gaston-Gerard HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Thierno Ballo
Samy Chouchane 39' 1–1
Samy Chouchane 55' 2–1
2–2 64' Thierno Ballo
2–3 80' Augustine Boakye
Paul Bellon 44' Y
Y 45' Zuriko Davitashvili

Overview

Match Preview

Dijon Football Cote d'Or vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Gaston-Gerard.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Assistant 1 Yann Thenard (France)
  • Assistant 2 Gaetan Korbas
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 8 19
2 Red Star FC 8 17
3 Montpellier HSC 8 15
4 Stade de Reims 8 14
5 AS Nancy-Lorraine 8 13
6 FC Annecy 8 13
7 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 8 12
8 Pau FC 8 11
9 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 8 11
10 FC Metz 8 10
11 USL Dunkerque 8 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 8 8
13 FC Nantes 8 8
14 Grenoble Foot 38 8 8
15 Rodez Aveyron Football 8 7
16 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 8 6
17 Clermont Foot 63 8 6
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 8 5

Head-to-Head

8
2
6
Dijon Football Cote d'Or 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals AS Saint-Etienne
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–3 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-02-11 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2022-07-30 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2021-05-23 AS Saint-Etienne 0–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2020-12-06 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

Dijon Football Cote d'Or
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug AS Saint-Etienne H 2–3 L
21 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D
14 Aug Pau FC H 0–1 L
08 Aug Montpellier HSC A 1–1 D
02 Jun Le Havre AC A 0–1 L
26 May Paris FC H 1–1 D
AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 3–2 W
22 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 4–0 W
14 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 3–1 W
08 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 3–0 W
09 May Amiens SC H 5–0 W
02 May Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Dijon Football Cote d'Or AS Saint-Etienne
#7 Position #1
12 Points 19
8 Played 8
3 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 1
14 Scored 21
12 Conceded 8
+2 GD +13
1.50 PPG 2.38
38% Win % 75%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Dijon Football Cote d'Or this season
38% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

Dijon Football Cote d'Or are 7th (12 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Dijon Football Cote d'Or
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/3
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
2/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
5/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Dijon Football Cote d'Or
Julio Tavares 4 G 1 A
Samy Chouchane 3 G
Emmanuel Lago 2 G
Jordan Marie 1 G 1 A
Adel Lembezat 1 G 1 A
AS Saint-Etienne
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Augustine Boakye 5 G 2 A
Irvin Cardona 4 G 3 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 4 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Gaston-Gerard!
  • 5' AS Saint-Etienne 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.
  • 10' Adel Lembezat is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Dijon Football Cote d\'Or tonight.
  • 15' The travelling AS Saint-Etienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' A stunning finish from Thierno Ballo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' Dijon Football Cote d\'Or are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AS Saint-Etienne backline.
  • 31' Irvin Cardona has been relatively quiet despite scoring 46 goals in his last 365 appearances.
  • 36' Ben Old has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Samy Chouchane makes it 0-2.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Paul Bellon.
  • 45' Zuriko Davitashvili has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' AS Saint-Etienne are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Magnificent from Samy Chouchane! That is 3 goals in 341 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' AS Saint-Etienne has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thierno Ballo makes it 0-4.
  • 65' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Joshua Duffus comes on to replace Thierno Ballo.
  • 66' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Tamar Svetlin is replaced by Ben Old on 66 minute.
  • 67' The whistle greets Julio Tavares as he departs to be replaced by Yanis Barka.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Dijon Football Cote d'Or — Ylan Aka on, Paul Bellon off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Jordan Marie is replacing Adel Lembezat for the Dijon Football Cote d'Or side.
  • 78' Dijon Football Cote d\'Or is showing some good football. However, Dijon Football Cote d\'Or are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' What a moment for Augustine Boakye! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Moussa Faty as he leaves the pitch. Michael Barreto steps in for Dijon Football Cote d'Or.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Adam Baallal. He replaces Augustine Boakye on 85 minute.
  • 90' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Zuriko Davitashvili is replaced by Nadir El Jamali on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AS Saint-Etienne take all three points.

Lineups

Dijon Football Cote d\'Or Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Samy Chouchane 2
Thierno Ballo 2
Aboubakar Kamara 1
Mickael Le Bihan 1
Bryan Soumare 1
Jean-Philippe Krasso 1
Wahbi Khazri 1
Benjamin Bouchouari 1

Head to Head

2026-08-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–3 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-02-11 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2022-07-30 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2021-05-23 AS Saint-Etienne 0–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2020-12-06 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 AS Saint-Etienne

Dijon Football Cote d\'Or Form

2026-08-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–3 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-08-21 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D 2026-08-14 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 Pau FC W 2026-08-08 Montpellier HSC 1–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D 2023-06-02 Le Havre AC 1–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2023-05-26 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–1 Paris FC D

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2026-08-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–3 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-08-22 AS Saint-Etienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2026-08-14 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2026-08-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–3 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-05-09 AS Saint-Etienne 5–0 Amiens SC W 2026-05-02 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Dijon Football Cote d\'Or xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.42 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Dijon Football Cote d\'Or24% Draw23% AS Saint-Etienne53%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Dijon Football Cote d\'Or or Draw
46%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
76%
Dijon Football Cote d\'Or or AS Saint-Etienne
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Dijon Football Cote d\'Or18% Draw37% AS Saint-Etienne45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 4
4.2%
0 – 0
3.4%
0 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Dijon Football Cote d\'Or

Handicap Dijon Football Cote d\'Or covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 11% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 20% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 17% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Dijon Football Cote d\'Or keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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