SM Caen vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2023-24

SM Caen

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AS Saint-Étienne

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 13:00 UTC Michel-d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'

Valentin Henry 35' Y

Ali El Abdi 67' Y

Y 76' Lamine Fomba

Anthony Mandrea 76' Y

Overview

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SM Caen vs AS Saint-Étienne — Ligue 2 at Michel-d'Ornano.

SM Caen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
AS Saint-Étienne 0 games · 0 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	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

SM Caen 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals AS Saint-Étienne

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-16 SM Caen 1–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2023-05-26 SM Caen 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2022-12-30 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 SM Caen 2019-03-16 SM Caen 0–5 AS Saint-Étienne 2018-09-22 AS Saint-Étienne 2–1 SM Caen

Recent Form

SM Caen

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

AS Saint-Étienne

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.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

1
Anthony Mandrea
29
Romain Thomas
19
Alex Mendy
10
Caleb Zady Sery ↓ Godson Kyeremeh 62'
91
Emmanuel Ntim ↓ Alexandre Coeff 45'
4
Valentin Henry
23
Mathias Autret ↓ Tidiam Gomis 76'
2
Ali El Abdi
6
Quentin Daubin
61
Brahim Traore ↓ Hianga Mananga Mbock 76'
3
Diabe Bolumbu ↓ Mickael Le Bihan 46'

Bench

92
Alexandre Coeff ↑ 45'
16
Yannis Clementia
–
Mickael Le Bihan ↑ 46'
17
Godson Kyeremeh ↑ 62'
–
Hianga Mananga Mbock ↑ 76'
28
Djibril Diani
7
Tidiam Gomis ↑ 76'

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

AS Saint-Étienne Lineups

Starting XI

23
Anthony Briancon
18
Mathieu Cafaro ↓ Victor Lobry 79'
30
Gautier Larsonneur
10
Gaetan Charbonnier ↓ Ibrahim Sissoko 68'
26
Lamine Fomba ↓ Maxence Rivera 79'
5
Florian Tardieu
8
Dennis Appiah
21
Dylan Batubinsika
19
Leo Petrot
–
Stephane Diarra ↓ Mahmoud Bentayg 68'
6
Benjamin Bouchouari ↓ Aimen Moueffek 68'

Bench

22
Victor Lobry ↑ 79'
9
Ibrahim Sissoko ↑ 68'
17
Maxence Rivera ↑ 79'
29
Aimen Moueffek ↑ 68'
42
Etienne Green
32
Karim Cisse
–
Mahmoud Bentayg ↑ 68'

Coach Laurent Batlles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ibrahima Wadji	4
Alex Mendy	4
Faycal Fajr	1
Faycal Fajr	1
Samuel Essende	1
Wahbi Khazri	1
Florian Tardieu	1
Timothee Kolodziejczak	1

Head to Head

SM Caen Form

2023-09-16 SM Caen 1–2 AS Saint-Étienne L 2023-09-02 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2–1 SM Caen L 2023-08-26 SM Caen 3–0 AC Ajaccio W 2023-08-19 US Concarneau 0–2 SM Caen W 2023-08-12 SM Caen 2–0 Pau FC W 2023-08-05 Paris FC 0–2 SM Caen W

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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.35 SM Caen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 AS Saint-Étienne xG

I would bet for: SM Caen or AS Saint-Étienne 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SM Caen35% Draw29% AS Saint-Étienne36%

Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

SM Caen26% Draw47% AS Saint-Étienne27%

Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

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.