Sunday , 9 August 2026

FC Nantes vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Sun 29 Sep 2024 · 15:00 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire 34,005 HT 45' · FT 45'
Johann Lepenant 10' 1–0
Sorba Thomas 49' 2–0
2–1 57' Ibrahim Sissoko
2–2 67' Ibrahim Sissoko pen

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs AS Saint-ÉtienneLigue 1 at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Match Details

  • Referee Abdelatif Kherradji
  • Assistant 1 Aurelien Berthomieu
  • Assistant 2 Hicham Zakrani

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D
22 Sep Angers SCO A 1–1 D
15 Sep Stade de Reims H 1–2 L
31 Aug Montpellier HSC A 3–1 W
25 Aug AJ Auxerre H 2–0 W
18 Aug Toulouse FC A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep FC Nantes A 2–2 D
20 Sep OGC Nice A 0–8 L
13 Sep Lille OSC H 1–0 W
31 Aug Stade Brestois 29 A 0–4 L
24 Aug Le Havre AC H 0–2 L
17 Aug AS Monaco FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade de la Beaujoire will turn into a battlefield for FC Nantes and AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 5' FC Nantes 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' Johann Lepenant adds to his 0 season tally! FC Nantes lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 15' Georgia international Zuriko Davitashvili has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Nantes and AS Saint-Etienne are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Mathis Amougou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Etienne so far.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' It looks surprising FC Nantes does not make any changes. Moses Simon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' FC Nantes are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Etienne's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 49' Sorba Thomas makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Nantes are in front.
  • 53' It’s a booking for FC Nantes player. Matthis Abline gets a card.
  • 57' The Mali Ibrahim Sissoko breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 2-1!
  • 62' AS Saint-Etienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a card for Jean-Charles Castelletto.
  • 67' Ibrahim Sissoko with the second goal in the match!
  • 72' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a card on 72.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Antoine Kombouare will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' Lucas Stassin is replacing Ibrahim Sissoko for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Matthis Abline as he leaves the pitch. Mostafa Mohamed steps in for FC Nantes.
  • 83' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Mathis Amougou departs to be replaced by Benjamin Bouchouari.
  • 88' FC Nantes ring the changes. Pedro Chirivella has done his job and it is now time for Florent Mollet to step up.
  • 89' The whistle greets Zuriko Davitashvili as he departs to be replaced by Augustine Boakye.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Gautier Larsonneur on 90 minutes earns him a card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes53% Draw25% AS Saint-Étienne22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
77%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
47%
FC Nantes or AS Saint-Étienne
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes38% Draw44% AS Saint-Étienne18%
Actual: FC Nantes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 14% 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% 70%
-1 30% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% 47%
+0.5 78% 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
33%
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
17%

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