Grenoble Foot 38 vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2023-24

Grenoble Foot 38

5 – 1

Full Time

SM Caen

Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 18:00 UTC Stade des Alpes HT 45' · FT 45'

Dante Rigo 59' Y

R 85' Alexandre Coeff

Overview

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Grenoble Foot 38 vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 at Stade des Alpes.

Grenoble Foot 38 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Guillaume Paradis

6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Saint-Étienne	12	28
2	AS Nancy-Lorraine	12	25
3	Montpellier HSC	12	24
4	Stade de Reims	12	21
5	Pau FC	12	20
6	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	12	18
7	FC Metz	12	17
8	Red Star FC	12	17
9	FC Annecy	12	16
10	USL Dunkerque	12	15
11	En Avant Guingamp	12	14
12	US Boulogne Côte d'Opale	12	13
13	Rodez Aveyron Football	12	13
14	FC Nantes	12	12
15	Clermont Foot 63	12	11
16	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	12	11
17	Grenoble Foot 38	12	11
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	12	9

Head-to-Head

Grenoble Foot 38 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals SM Caen

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-03 Grenoble Foot 38 5–1 SM Caen 2023-09-26 SM Caen 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2023-02-18 SM Caen 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2022-09-17 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 SM Caen 2022-04-09 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 SM Caen

Recent Form

Grenoble Foot 38

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	SM Caen	H	5–1	W
27 Jan	US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole	A	1–1	D
23 Jan	AJ Auxerre	H	1–1	D
13 Jan	USL Dunkerque	H	2–2	D
19 Dec	US Concarneau	A	3–0	W
16 Dec	FC Annecy	H	1–0	W

SM Caen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Grenoble Foot 38	A	1–5	L
27 Jan	ES Troyes AC	H	0–0	D
23 Jan	SC Bastia	A	2–1	W
13 Jan	US Concarneau	H	1–0	W
19 Dec	Amiens SC	A	0–0	D
16 Dec	USL Dunkerque	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

2/3

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

Ugo Bonnet	3 G	2 A
Yadaly Diaby	2 G
Samba Diba	2 G
Baptiste Mouazan	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade des Alpes!
5' Hianga Mananga Mbock is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Grenoble Foot 38 so far.
10' 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.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gaetan Paquiez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Grenoble Foot 38.
20' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' It’s high time Patrice Sauvaget made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' 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 Lenny Joseph suffering a number of foals already.
36' What a moment for Loic Nestor! That strike on 36 puts his side firmly in control.
41' Grenoble Foot 38 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
47' Pape Ba makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Grenoble Foot 38 are in front.
52' The 32-year-old Alex Mendy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' GOAL! Pape Ba scores on 55.
59' A moment of madness from Dante Rigo on 59 minutes earns him a card. Grenoble Foot 38 will be frustrated.
60' A change in the SM Caen ranks — Hianga Mananga Mbock exits the field as Quentin Daubin enters on 60.
64' The Grenoble Foot 38 bench stirs into life. Pape Ba is withdrawn and Virgiliu Postolachi gets his opportunity.
65' The supporters are chanting for Nolan Mbemba. He replaces Dante Rigo on 65 minute.
66' Amine Sbai adds to his 1 season tally! Grenoble Foot 38 lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
68' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Ali El Abdi departs to be replaced by Daylam Meddah.
71' Time for substitution for SM Caen. Noe Lebreton is replaced by Alexandre Coeff.
76' A quiet spell here at Stade des Alpes. Grenoble Foot 38 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
85' It’s gonna be a card for Alexandre Coeff.
86' Fresh legs for Grenoble Foot 38! Saikou Touray comes on to replace Eddy Sylvestre.
87' Another substitution for Grenoble Foot 38 to replace Gaetan Paquiez by Mattheo Xantippe on 87 minute.
89' Alex Mendy does the damage! The net is bulging and SM Caen surge ahead!
Full Time. Grenoble Foot 38 beats SM Caen

Lineups

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

6
Dante Rigo ↓ Nolan Mbemba 65'
14
Loic Nestor
5
Adrien Monfray
25
Theo Valls
29
Gaetan Paquiez ↓ Mattheo Xantippe 87'
1
Brice Maubleu
10
Eddy Sylvestre ↓ Saikou Touray 86'
7
Pape Ba ↓ Virgiliu Postolachi 64'
19
Lenny Joseph
11
Amine Sbai ↓ Abdoulie Sanyang 86'
39
Mathys Tourraine

Bench

16
Bobby Allain
–
Nolan Mbemba ↑ 65'
17
Virgiliu Postolachi ↑ 64'
70
Saikou Touray ↑ 86'
2
Abdoulie Sanyang ↑ 86'
27
Mattheo Xantippe ↑ 87'
4
Mamadou Diarra

Coach Vincent Hognon

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bilal Brahimi ↓ Amine Salama 60'
11
Mickael Le Bihan
1
Anthony Mandrea
29
Romain Thomas
19
Alex Mendy
10
Caleb Zady Sery ↓ Godson Kyeremeh 60'
4
Valentin Henry
2
Ali El Abdi ↓ Daylam Meddah 68'
18
Hianga Mananga Mbock ↓ Quentin Daubin 60'
61
Brahim Traore
20
Noe Lebreton ↓ Alexandre Coeff 71'

Bench

92
Alexandre Coeff ↑ 71'
16
Yannis Clementia
5
Syam Ben Youssef
17
Godson Kyeremeh ↑ 60'
6
Quentin Daubin ↑ 60'
27
Daylam Meddah ↑ 68'
–
Amine Salama ↑ 60'

Coach Patrice Sauvaget

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pape Ba	6
Alex Mendy	5
Yoric Ravet	2
Adrien Monfray	1
Gaetan Paquiez	1
Theo Valls	1
Benjamin Jeannot	1
Moussa Djitte	1

Head to Head

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2024-02-03 Grenoble Foot 38 5–1 SM Caen W 2024-01-27 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2024-01-23 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 AJ Auxerre D 2024-01-13 Grenoble Foot 38 2–2 USL Dunkerque D 2023-12-19 US Concarneau 0–3 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2023-12-16 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 FC Annecy W

SM Caen Form

2024-02-03 Grenoble Foot 38 5–1 SM Caen L 2024-01-27 SM Caen 0–0 ES Troyes AC D 2024-01-23 SC Bastia 1–2 SM Caen W 2024-01-13 SM Caen 1–0 US Concarneau W 2023-12-19 Amiens SC 0–0 SM Caen D 2023-12-16 SM Caen 1–0 USL Dunkerque W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.83 Grenoble Foot 38 xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 SM Caen xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Grenoble Foot 3853% Draw25% SM Caen22%

Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Grenoble Foot 38 or Draw

78%

Draw or SM Caen

47%

Grenoble Foot 38 or SM Caen

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Grenoble Foot 3838% Draw44% SM Caen18%

Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Grenoble Foot 38

Handicap	Grenoble Foot 38 covers	Push	SM Caen 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

Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

SM Caen keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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