Rodez Aveyron Football vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2025-26

Rodez Aveyron Football

2 – 1

Full Time

AS Saint-Étienne

Sat 2 May 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade Paul Lignon HT 45' · FT 45'

Ibrahima Balde 17' 1–0

Ibrahima Balde 54' 2–0

2–1 89' Irvin Cardona

Ibrahima Balde 55' Y

Y 69' Augustine Boakye

Octave Joly 90' Y

Y 90' Luan Gadegbeku

Overview

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Rodez Aveyron Football vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 2 at Stade Paul Lignon.

Rodez Aveyron Football 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
AS Saint-Étienne 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jerome Brisard
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Gaetan Korbas

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

Rodez Aveyron Football 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals AS Saint-Étienne

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne 2025-08-16 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 Rodez Aveyron Football 2024-05-10 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 Rodez Aveyron Football 2023-08-12 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-04-29 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

Rodez Aveyron Football

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	AS Saint-Étienne	H	2–1	W
24 Apr	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	A	0–0	D
17 Apr	Amiens SC	H	3–2	W
13 Apr	ES Troyes AC	H	2–1	W
03 Apr	USL Dunkerque	A	1–1	D
20 Mar	SC Bastia	H	1–1	D

AS Saint-Étienne

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Rodez Aveyron Football	A	1–2	L
25 Apr	ES Troyes AC	H	0–3	L
18 Apr	SC Bastia	A	0–2	L
11 Apr	USL Dunkerque	H	2–1	W
04 Apr	AS Nancy-Lorraine	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	FC Annecy	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Rodez Aveyron Football		AS Saint-Étienne
#7	Position	#1
3	Points	6
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 0
3	Scored	6
3	Conceded	1
+0	GD	+5
1.50	PPG	3.00
50%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rodez Aveyron Football this season

50% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season

Rodez Aveyron Football are 7th (3 pts). AS Saint-Étienne are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rodez Aveyron Football

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/2

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AS Saint-Étienne

0-15

–/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rodez Aveyron Football and AS Saint-Étienne has kicked off!
5' Gautier Larsonneur is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Étienne so far.
10' Ibrahima Balde has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 446 appearances.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rodez Aveyron Football side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
17' Brilliant from the ! Ibrahima Balde makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' 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.
32' Tairyk Arconte has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
37' It looks surprising Rodez Aveyron Football does not make any changes. Alexis Trouillet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' It is a cagey affair so far. Rodez Aveyron Football in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past AS Saint-Étienne's compact 5-3-2.
52' Jordan Mendes Correia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
54' The France Ibrahima Balde breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-0!
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ibrahima Balde on 55.
60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Philippe Montanier might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' Rodez Aveyron Football are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a card in front of him.
74' AS Saint-Étienne come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
79' Lucas Stassin is a natural centre-forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rodez Aveyron Football tonight.
84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rodez Aveyron Football that had 241 games and scored 280 goals.
89' Brilliant from the ! Irvin Cardona makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 89.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Octave Joly on 90.
AS Saint-Étienne will have plenty to reflect on. Rodez Aveyron Football were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Rodez Aveyron Football Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Santini

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ibrahim Sissoko	2
Lorenzo Rajot	2
Ibrahima Balde	2
Lucas Buades	1
Antoine Valerio	1
Marvin Senaya	1
Anas Namri	1
Abdoul Kader Bamba	1

Head to Head

Rodez Aveyron Football Form

2026-05-02 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne W 2026-04-24 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0–0 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2026-04-17 Rodez Aveyron Football 3–2 Amiens SC W 2026-04-13 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 ES Troyes AC W 2026-04-03 USL Dunkerque 1–1 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2026-03-20 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 SC Bastia D

AS Saint-Étienne Form

2026-05-02 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne L 2026-04-25 AS Saint-Étienne 0–3 ES Troyes AC L 2026-04-18 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2026-04-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque W 2026-04-04 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-03-21 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 FC Annecy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.27 Rodez Aveyron Football xG

Expected Goals

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

2.68 AS Saint-Étienne xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rodez Aveyron Football29% Draw19% AS Saint-Étienne52%

Actual: Rodez Aveyron Football win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Rodez Aveyron Football or Draw

48%

Draw or AS Saint-Étienne

71%

Rodez Aveyron Football or AS Saint-Étienne

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rodez Aveyron Football15% Draw35% AS Saint-Étienne50%

Actual: Rodez Aveyron Football win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 3

7.5%

1 – 1

7.4%

0 – 2

7.1%

0 – 3

6.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 4

5.1%

0 – 1

2 – 3

4.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 4

4.1%

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rodez Aveyron Football

Handicap	Rodez Aveyron Football covers	Push	AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	34%	—	66%
+1	34%	20%	46%
+1.5	54%	—	46%
+2	54%	19%	27%
+2.5	73%	—	27%

Clean Sheet

Rodez Aveyron Football keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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