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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 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

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' The ball is rolling at Stade Michel d'Ornano. SM Caen are looking to make home advantage count against AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 4' Romain Hamouma is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 9' SM Caen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Etienne's shape.
  • 14' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' Robert Beric has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Magnificent from Robert Beric! That is 34 goals in 427 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' What a moment for Arnaud Nordin! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' AS Saint-Etienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Jonathan Gradit is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Etienne tonight.
  • 41' SM Caen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Younn Zahary is hanging Romain Genevois on the field on 41 minute.
  • 46' The whistle greets Evens Joseph as he departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Imorou.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' AS Saint-Etienne have won 380 goals from 427 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' SM Caen 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.
  • 64' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Malik Tchokounte departs to be replaced by Claudio Beauvue.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Arnaud Nordin exits the field as Valentin Vada enters on 74.
  • 78' Lamine Ghezali gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Romain Hamouma and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Makhtar Gueye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robert Beric on 83 minute.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lamine Ghezali makes it 0-4.
  • 90' Valentin Vada doubles the advantage! 0-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-5 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Faycal Fajr 1
Samuel Essende 1
Wahbi Khazri 1
Florian Tardieu 1
Timothee Kolodziejczak 1
Ibrahim Sissoko 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.