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SM Caen vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
SM Caen
0 – 5
Full Time
AS Saint-Etienne
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade Michel d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 1 at Stade Michel d'Ornano.

Match Details

  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Julien Aube
  • Referee Karim Abed
  • Referee Guillaume Paradis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 9 20
2 Lille OSC 9 18
3 Olympique Lyonnais 9 17
4 Paris FC 9 17
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 9 16
6 Olympique de Marseille 9 15
7 AS Monaco FC 9 15
8 OGC Nice 9 14
9 Racing Club de Lens 9 13
10 Toulouse FC 10 13
11 Stade Brestois 29 9 12
12 FC Lorient 9 12
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 9 10
15 Angers SCO 9 8
16 ES Troyes AC 9 8
17 Le Mans FC 9 7
18 Le Havre AC 9 2

Head-to-Head

2
4
SM Caen 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals AS Saint-Etienne
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 SM Caen 0–5 AS Saint-Etienne 2018-09-22 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 SM Caen

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar AS Saint-Etienne H 0–5 L
10 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–3 L
02 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–2 L
24 Feb Toulouse FC A 1–1 D
17 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–0 D
13 Feb FC Nantes H 0–1 L
AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar SM Caen A 5–0 W
10 Mar Lille OSC H 0–1 L
03 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 0–2 L
22 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
17 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–1 L
13 Feb RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! SM Caen welcome AS Saint-Étienne for this crunch clash at Stade Michel d'Ornano.
  • 4' What composure from Romain Hamouma! The France international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 9' AS Saint-Étienne come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 14' Evens Joseph has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 19' SM Caen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AS Saint-Étienne backline.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Robert Beric makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' AS Saint-Étienne have won 403 goals from 438 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Arnaud Nordin doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 35' The travelling AS Saint-Étienne supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 41' Another change for SM Caen made on 41 minute. Romain Genevois leaves to be changed by Younn Zahary.
  • 46' SM Caen make a change. Evens Joseph trudges off to be replaced by Emmanuel Imorou on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' AS Saint-Étienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Claudio Beauvue. He replaces Malik Tchokounte on 64 minute.
  • 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SM Caen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' The whistle greets Arnaud Nordin as he departs to be replaced by Valentin Vada.
  • 78' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Romain Hamouma exits the field as Lamine Ghezali enters on 78.
  • 83' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Robert Beric is withdrawn and Makhtar Gueye gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Lamine Ghezali makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and AS Saint-Etienne are in front.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Valentin Vada has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SM Caen 0-5 AS Saint-Étienne.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabien Mercadal

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 4
Ibrahima Wadji 4
Gaetan Charbonnier 1
Timothee Kolodziejczak 1
Faycal Fajr 1
Faycal Fajr 1
Samuel Essende 1
Wahbi Khazri 1

Head to Head

2019-03-16 SM Caen 0–5 AS Saint-Etienne 2018-09-22 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 SM Caen

SM Caen Form

2019-03-16 SM Caen 0–5 AS Saint-Etienne L 2019-03-10 Stade Rennais FC 1901 3–1 SM Caen L 2019-03-02 SM Caen 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2019-02-24 Toulouse FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2019-02-17 SM Caen 0–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2019-02-13 SM Caen 0–1 FC Nantes L

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2019-03-16 SM Caen 0–5 AS Saint-Etienne W 2019-03-10 AS Saint-Etienne 0–1 Lille OSC L 2019-03-03 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne L 2019-02-22 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 AS Saint-Etienne W 2019-02-17 AS Saint-Etienne 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2019-02-13 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen20% Draw24% AS Saint-Etienne56%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
44%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
80%
SM Caen or AS Saint-Etienne
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen13% Draw43% AS Saint-Etienne44%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted
0 – 5
Actual
0 – 2
10.9%
1 – 1
10.6%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 3
7.2%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 1
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 23% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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