SM Caen vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
SM Caen vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 2 at Michel-d'Ornano.
- SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Étienne 34 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Abdelatif Kherradji
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 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 16 Sep AS Saint-Étienne H 1–2 L 02 Sep Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 1–2 L 26 Aug AC Ajaccio H 3–0 W 19 Aug US Concarneau A 2–0 W 12 Aug Pau FC H 2–0 W 05 Aug Paris FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Sep SM Caen A 2–1 W 02 Sep Valenciennes FC H 0–0 D 28 Aug FC Annecy A 1–1 D 19 Aug US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 2–1 W 12 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L 05 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–1 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Michel-d'Ornano. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' It looks surprising AS Saint-Étienne does not make any changes. Mathieu Cafaro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Gaetan Charbonnier has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' AS Saint-Etienne is taking the lead after the goal scored by Florian Tardieu on 30.
- 35' Valentin Henry is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Another change for SM Caen made on 45 minute. Emmanuel Ntim leaves to be changed by Alexandre Coeff.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Mickael Le Bihan. He replaces Diabe Bolumbu on 46 minute.
- 51' It’s high time Jean-Marc Furlan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anthony Briancon made 340 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Saint-Étienne needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Caleb Zady Sery is replaced by Godson Kyeremeh on 62 minute.
- 67' SM Caen player sees a card in front of him.
- 68' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Benjamin Bouchouari is replaced by Aimen Moueffek.
- 73' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
- 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Lamine Fomba.
- 76' Time for substitution for SM Caen. Brahim Traore is replaced by Hianga Mananga Mbock.
- 79' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Mathieu Cafaro by Victor Lobry on 79 minute.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 88' Goal! Ibrahim Sissoko scores his 61 goal in 190 matches.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
SM Caen Lineups
Starting XI
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Emmanuel Ntim ↓ Alexandre Coeff 45'
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Mathias Autret ↓ Tidiam Gomis 76'
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Bench
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Alexandre Coeff ↑ 45'
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Mickael Le Bihan ↑ 46'
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Godson Kyeremeh ↑ 62'
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Hianga Mananga Mbock ↑ 76'
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Tidiam Gomis ↑ 76'
Coach Jean-Marc FurlanAS Saint-Étienne Lineups
Starting XI
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Mathieu Cafaro ↓ Victor Lobry 79'
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Lamine Fomba ↓ Maxence Rivera 79'
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- 21
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Bench
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Victor Lobry ↑ 79'
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Ibrahim Sissoko ↑ 68'
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Maxence Rivera ↑ 79'
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Aimen Moueffek ↑ 68'
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Mahmoud Bentayg ↑ 68'
Coach Laurent Batlles -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Alex Mendy 4 Ibrahima Wadji 4 Lamine Ghezali 1 Wahbi Khazri 1 Gaetan Charbonnier 1 Timothee Kolodziejczak 1 Faycal Fajr 1 Faycal Fajr 1 Head to Head
SM Caen Form
AS Saint-Étienne Form
2023-09-16 SM Caen 1–2 AS Saint-Étienne W 2023-09-02 AS Saint-Étienne 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2023-08-28 FC Annecy 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D 2023-08-19 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole W 2023-08-12 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–1 AS Saint-Étienne L 2023-08-05 AS Saint-Étienne 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.35 SM Caen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.38 AS Saint-Étienne xGI would bet for: SM Caen or AS Saint-Étienne 71% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AS Saint-Étienne winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.73Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
SM Caen or Draw 64%Draw or AS Saint-Étienne 65%SM Caen or AS Saint-Étienne 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.1%0 – 0 8.5%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 8%2 – 1 7.9%1 – 0 7.8%0 – 2 6.1%2 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 5.5%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 1 3.6%0 – 3 2.8%Asian Handicap — SM Caen
Handicap SM Caen covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 19% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 19% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
SM Caen keeps clean sheet 26% ✓AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.