Thursday , 2 July 2026

SC Bastia vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2025-26
SC Bastia
2 – 0
Full Time
AS Saint-Étienne
Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade Armand Cesari 9,474 HT 45' · FT 45'
Alexandre Bi Zaouai 1' 1–0
Joachim Eickmayer 71' 2–0
Anthony Roncaglia 8' Y
Y 34' Augustine Boakye
Juan Guevara 45' Y
Y 74' Joshua Duffus
Joachim Eickmayer 89' Y
Noah Zilliox 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
3
SC Bastia 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals AS Saint-Étienne
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-18 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2025-12-13 AS Saint-Étienne 2–2 SC Bastia 2024-03-16 SC Bastia 0–4 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-12-19 AS Saint-Étienne 3–2 SC Bastia 2023-01-31 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

SC Bastia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr AS Saint-Étienne 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
AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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-Étienne
#3 Position #9
28 Points 0
34 Played 0
5 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
23 Scored 0
42 Conceded 0
-19 GD +0
0.82 PPG –
15% Win % –

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SC Bastia are 3rd (28 pts). AS Saint-Étienne are 9th (0 pts).

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.

Lineups

SC Bastia Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jean-Philippe Krasso 6
Dylan Chambost 3
Nathanael Mbuku 2
Mathieu Cafaro 1
Migouel Alfarela 1
Cheick Keita 1
Irvin Cardona 1
Yvann Macon 1

Head to Head

2026-04-18 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne 2025-12-13 AS Saint-Étienne 2–2 SC Bastia 2024-03-16 SC Bastia 0–4 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-12-19 AS Saint-Étienne 3–2 SC Bastia 2023-01-31 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne

SC Bastia Form

2026-04-18 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne W 2026-04-11 Red Star FC 4–3 SC Bastia L 2026-04-03 SC Bastia 1–1 Amiens SC D 2026-03-20 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 SC Bastia D 2026-03-13 SC Bastia 0–1 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale L 2026-03-06 Pau FC 2–2 SC Bastia D

AS Saint-Étienne Form

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 2026-03-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-03-07 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 Red Star FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.7 SC Bastia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.5 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Bastia38% Draw40% AS Saint-Étienne22%
Actual: SC Bastia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

SC Bastia or Draw
77%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
62%
SC Bastia or AS Saint-Étienne
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Bastia19% Draw68% AS Saint-Étienne13%
Actual: SC Bastia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.8%
1 – 0
19.3%
0 – 1
13.2%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
2.7%
3 – 0
1.6%
2 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.5%

Asian Handicap — SC Bastia

Handicap SC Bastia covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 24% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 16% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SC Bastia keeps clean sheet
61% ✓
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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