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SC Bastia vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 18:00 UTC Armand Cesari HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Bastia vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 2 at Armand Cesari.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 17.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar AS Saint-Étienne H 0–4 L
09 Mar ES Troyes AC A 0–2 L
02 Mar Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–0 W
24 Feb AJ Auxerre A 1–1 D
17 Feb Rodez Aveyron Football H 0–2 L
10 Feb US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar SC Bastia A 4–0 W
09 Mar AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
02 Mar Paris FC A 0–0 D
24 Feb FC Annecy H 2–1 W
17 Feb Angers SCO A 3–0 W
12 Feb ES Troyes AC H 5–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
5/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
Irvin Cardona 4 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 4 G 2 A
Augustine Boakye 4 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 2 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! SC Bastia welcome AS Saint-Etienne for this crunch clash at Armand Cesari.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Bastia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Bastia in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Etienne's compact .
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 16' Against the run of play, Dylan Chambost has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Anthony Roncaglia was booked on 22.
  • 27' SC Bastia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' SC Bastia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Etienne's shape.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 39' AS Saint-Etienne manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathanael Mbuku is hanging Mathieu Cafaro on the field on 39 minute.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mahmoud Bentayg, as he is very good at scoring at Armand Cesari with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nathanael Mbuku.
  • 48' GOAL! Nathanael Mbuku fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 53' AS Saint-Etienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' Irvin Cardona is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Etienne so far.
  • 59' Time for substitution for SC Bastia. Mahame Siby is replaced by Facinet Conte.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 431 games and scored 393 goals.
  • 66' The SC Bastia manager makes a substitution. Florian Bianchini departs to be replaced by Benjamin Santelli.
  • 67' Assisted by Nathanael Mbuku with the perfectly-timed delivery and Irvin Cardona makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 72' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 72 minute. Aimen Moueffek leaves to be changed by Benjamin Bouchouari.
  • 73' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 73 minute. Thomas Monconduit leaves to be changed by Florian Tardieu.
  • 77' A tactical swap from SC Bastia — Tom Meynadier on, Dylan Tavares off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Nathanael Mbuku is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 79' Mahmoud Bentayg gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Irvin Cardona and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Monconduit made 434 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AS Saint-Etienne take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.9 SC Bastia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Bastia20% Draw25% AS Saint-Étienne55%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SC Bastia or Draw
46%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
80%
SC Bastia or AS Saint-Étienne
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Bastia14% Draw44% AS Saint-Étienne42%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
0 – 1
11%
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 3
6%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — SC Bastia

Handicap SC Bastia covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 24% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

SC Bastia keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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