Saturday , 5 September 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-Etienne — 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 AS Saint-Étienne 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

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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
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)

AS Saint-Étienne
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' KICK OFF: SC Bastia gets underway.
  • 1' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alexandre Bi Zaouai makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 6' A quiet spell here at Stade Armand Cesari. SC Bastia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 8' Anthony Roncaglia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 8.
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' AS Saint-Etienne seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 23' SC Bastia have won 197 goals from 174 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Montanier will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' Ben Old has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' Augustine Boakye has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 34.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gustave Akueson, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Armand Cesari with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Juan Guevara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' Joshua Duffus is replacing Irvin Cardona for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 58' Lisandru Olmeta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Etienne tonight.
  • 59' A change in the SC Bastia ranks — Anthony Roncaglia exits the field as Zakaria Ariss enters on 59.
  • 60' Jeremy Sebas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruben Beliandjou on 60 minute.
  • 65' The travelling AS Saint-Etienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Joachim Eickmayer. He replaces Jocelyn Janneh on 69 minute.
  • 71' Joachim Eickmayer does the damage! The net is bulging and SC Bastia surge ahead!
  • 74' Joshua Duffus was booked on 74.
  • 79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 84' SC Bastia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Joachim Eickmayer is booked for SC Bastia — card on 89.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Noah Zilliox on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Noah Zilliox is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Meynadier at the 90 minute mark.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AS Saint-Etienne.

Lineups

SC Bastia Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

AS Saint-Etienne 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
Cheick Keita 1
Irvin Cardona 1
Yvann Macon 1
Tom Ducrocq 1
Kevin Van Den Kerkhof 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-Etienne Form

2026-04-18 SC Bastia 2–0 AS Saint-Étienne L 2026-04-11 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque L 2026-04-04 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-03-21 AS Saint-Étienne 4–0 FC Annecy L 2026-03-14 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2026-03-07 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 Red Star FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 SC Bastia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: SC Bastia or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Bastia44% Draw29% AS Saint-Etienne27%
Actual: SC Bastia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SC Bastia or Draw
73%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
56%
SC Bastia or AS Saint-Etienne
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Bastia30% Draw50% AS Saint-Etienne20%
Actual: SC Bastia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SC Bastia

Handicap SC Bastia covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Bastia keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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