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

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Ligue 2 · 2025-26

Rodez Aveyron Football

2 – 1

Full Time

AS Saint-Etienne

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-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Stade Paul Lignon.

Rodez Aveyron Football 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
AS Saint-Etienne 4 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jerome Brisard
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Gaetan Korbas

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Rodez Aveyron Football

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	AS Saint-Etienne	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-Etienne

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-Etienne
#6	Position	#1
7	Points	12
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 0
10	Scored	13
7	Conceded	3
+3	GD	+10
1.75	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-Etienne this season

Rodez Aveyron Football are 6th (7 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rodez Aveyron Football

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/2

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/2

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AS Saint-Etienne

0-15

1/–

16-30

5/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rodez Aveyron Football

Ibrahima Balde	4 G
Octave Joly	2 G
Ryan Ponti	1 G	1 A
Ibrahima Balde	1 G
Corentin Issanchou	1 G

AS Saint-Etienne

Irvin Cardona	4 G	2 A
Thierno Ballo	4 G	2 A
Jakob Breum	2 G	2 A
Zuriko Davitashvili	1 G	1 A
Aron Csongvai	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Rodez Aveyron Football welcome AS Saint-Étienne for this crunch clash at Stade Paul Lignon.
5' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rodez Aveyron Football needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
17' Magnificent from Ibrahima Balde! That is 14 goals in 446 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
22' A quiet spell here at Stade Paul Lignon. Rodez Aveyron Football seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' The 22-year-old Jordan Mendes Correia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Raphael Lipinski, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Paul Lignon with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Santini might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' 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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rodez Aveyron Football must find a spark to ignite this game.
54' The deadlock is broken! Ibrahima Balde gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Ibrahima Balde is booked for Rodez Aveyron Football — card on 55.
60' Rodez Aveyron Football are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AS Saint-Étienne backline.
65' AS Saint-Étienne fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' Poor challenge from Augustine Boakye. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
74' It’s high time Didier Santini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
84' AS Saint-Étienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
89' GOAL! Irvin Cardona fires home to make it 2-1!
90' That is a card for Rodez Aveyron Football. Octave Joly will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Rodez Aveyron Football take all three points.

Lineups

Rodez Aveyron Football Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Santini

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ibrahima Balde	2
Ibrahim Sissoko	2
Lorenzo Rajot	2
Irvin Cardona	1
Lucas Buades	1
Antoine Valerio	1
Marvin Senaya	1
Anas Namri	1

Head to Head

Rodez Aveyron Football Form

2026-05-02 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.73 Rodez Aveyron Football xG

Expected Goals

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

2.85 AS Saint-Etienne xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rodez Aveyron Football33% Draw19% AS Saint-Etienne48%

Actual: Rodez Aveyron Football win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Rodez Aveyron Football or Draw

52%

Draw or AS Saint-Etienne

67%

Rodez Aveyron Football or AS Saint-Etienne

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rodez Aveyron Football20% Draw34% AS Saint-Etienne46%

Actual: Rodez Aveyron Football win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

1 – 1

5.8%

2 – 3

5.7%

1 – 4

4.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 4

0 – 3

3 – 2

3.5%

3 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Rodez Aveyron Football

Handicap	Rodez Aveyron Football covers	Push	AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	6%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	11%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	19%	41%
+1.5	59%	—	41%
+2	59%	17%	24%
+2.5	76%	—	24%

Clean Sheet

Rodez Aveyron Football keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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