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 2 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Guillaume Paradis

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 Côte d'Opale	2	1
15	Grenoble Foot 38	2	1
16	Clermont Foot 63	2	1
17	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	2	1
18	FC Nantes	2	0

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

50% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Grenoble Foot 38 and SM Caen has kicked off!
5' Mathys Tourraine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SM Caen so far.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Grenoble Foot 38 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. SM Caen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Grenoble Foot 38 and SM Caen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' The travelling SM Caen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' A stunning finish from Loic Nestor — that came from absolutely nowhere!
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
47' GOAL! Pape Ba fires home to make it 2-0!
52' SM Caen 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.
55' What a moment for Pape Ba! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
59' A moment of madness from Dante Rigo on 59 minutes earns him a card. Grenoble Foot 38 will be frustrated.
60' A tactical swap from SM Caen — Quentin Daubin on, Hianga Mananga Mbock off on 60 minutes.
64' A tactical swap from Grenoble Foot 38 — Virgiliu Postolachi on, Pape Ba off on 64 minutes.
65' The Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes a substitution. Dante Rigo departs to be replaced by Nolan Mbemba.
66' Goal! Amine Sbai scores his 7 goal in 433 matches.
68' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Ali El Abdi departs to be replaced by Daylam Meddah.
71' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Noe Lebreton is replaced by Alexandre Coeff on 71 minute.
76' Bilal Brahimi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
81' Noe Lebreton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Grenoble Foot 38 tonight.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Alexandre Coeff.
86' The Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes a substitution. Eddy Sylvestre departs to be replaced by Saikou Touray.
87' Grenoble Foot 38 make a change. Gaetan Paquiez trudges off to be replaced by Mattheo Xantippe on 87 minutes.
89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Mendy makes no mistake. 4-1!
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Grenoble Foot 38 5-1 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
Andreas Hountondji	1
Loic Nestor	1
Bart Straalman	1
Saikou Touray	1
Charles Pickel	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.