SC Bastia vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SC Bastia vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 2 at Stade Armand Cesari.
- SC Bastia 34 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Étienne 34 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Benoit Millot
- Assistant 1 Vianney Rozand (France)
- Assistant 2 Jean Paul Neves (France)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Apr AS Saint-Etienne H 2–0 W 11 Apr Red Star FC A 3–4 L 03 Apr Amiens SC H 1–1 D 20 Mar Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D 13 Mar US Boulogne Cote d'Opale H 0–1 L 06 Mar Pau FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 14 Mar Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–0 D 07 Mar Red Star FC H 2–0 W Season Stats
SC Bastia AS Saint-Etienne #17 Position #3 28 Points 60 34 Played 34 5 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 10 23 Scored 59 42 Conceded 38 -19 GD +21 0.82 PPG 1.76 15% Win % 53% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historySC Bastia are 17th (28 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 3rd (60 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Bastia is hosting AS Saint-Étienne for another epic battle.
- 1' GOAL! Alexandre Bi Zaouai scores on 1.
- 6' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Irvin Cardona made 358 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 8' Anthony Roncaglia was booked on 8.
- 13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
- 23' 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 Ben Old suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julien Le Cardinal, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Armand Cesari with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 33' AS Saint-Étienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a card on 34.
- 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 44' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' The referee shows SC Bastia player a card on 45.
- 50' Jocelyn Janneh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 53' The whistle greets Irvin Cardona as he departs to be replaced by Joshua Duffus.
- 58' Florian Bohnert has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' The whistle greets Anthony Roncaglia as he departs to be replaced by Zakaria Ariss.
- 60' Time for substitution for SC Bastia. Ruben Beliandjou is replaced by Jeremy Sebas.
- 65' SC Bastia is showing some good football. However, SC Bastia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 69' The SC Bastia manager makes a substitution. Jocelyn Janneh departs to be replaced by Joachim Eickmayer.
- 71' What a strike from Joachim Eickmayer! The score is 2-0.
- 74' It’s a booking for AS Saint-Etienne player. Joshua Duffus gets a card.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Étienne that had 427 games and scored 380 goals.
- 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 89' The referee shows SC Bastia player a card on 89.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Noah Zilliox on 90.
- 90' Noah Zilliox has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Meynadier on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AS Saint-Étienne.
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Lineups
SC Bastia Lineups
3-4-1-2Starting XI
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- 13
- 4
- 66
- 15
- 1
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24
Tom Meynadier ↓ Noah Zilliox 90'
- 28
- 3
- 18
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33
Ruben Beliandjou ↓ Jeremy Sebas 60'
Bench
- 29
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17
Joachim Eickmayer ↑ 69'
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12
Noah Zilliox ↑ 90'
- 16
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10
Amine Boutrah ↑ 69'
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14
Jeremy Sebas ↑ 60'
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5
Zakaria Ariss ↑ 59'
Coach Réginald RayAS Saint-Étienne Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 30
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7
Irvin Cardona ↓ Joshua Duffus 53'
- 3
- 22
- 29
- 26
- 11
- 20
- 9
- 14
- 39
Bench
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 5
- 15
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17
Joshua Duffus ↑ 53'
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28
Igor Miladinovic ↑ 60'
Coach Philippe Montanier -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jean-Philippe Krasso 6 Dylan Chambost 3 Nathanael Mbuku 2 Tom Ducrocq 1 Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 1 Joachim Eickmayer 1 Alexandre Bi Zaouai 1 Mathieu Cafaro 1 Head to Head
SC Bastia Form
AS Saint-Étienne Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.05 SC Bastia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.31 AS Saint-Étienne xGI would bet for: SC Bastia or AS Saint-Étienne 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: SC Bastia winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.36Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
SC Bastia or Draw 63%Draw or AS Saint-Étienne 66%SC Bastia or AS Saint-Étienne 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: SC Bastia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 11.7%0 – 1 11.3%1 – 0 8.7%1 – 2 8.2%0 – 2 7.9%2 – 1 6.5%2 – 0 Actual2 – 2 4.4%1 – 3 3.6%0 – 3 3.4%3 – 1 2.3%Asian Handicap — SC Bastia
Handicap SC Bastia covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 17% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 22% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 12% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
SC Bastia keeps clean sheet 28% ✗AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.