Sunday , 15 November 2026

SM Caen vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
SM Caen
1 – 2
Full Time
Grenoble Foot 38
Tue 26 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Michel-d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Arial Mendy
Y 56' Saikou Touray
Y 73' Virgiliu Postolachi

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 at Michel-d'Ornano.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Rainville

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

5
2
13
SM Caen 20 games · Avg 2.6 goals Grenoble Foot 38
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-26 SM Caen 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2023-02-18 SM Caen 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2022-09-17 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 SM Caen 2022-04-09 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 SM Caen 2021-10-30 SM Caen 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–2 L
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
Grenoble Foot 38
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep SM Caen A 2–1 W
23 Sep US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 2–1 W
16 Sep USL Dunkerque A 0–0 D
02 Sep SC Bastia H 0–0 D
26 Aug AJ Auxerre A 0–0 D
19 Aug ES Troyes AC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38
Ugo Bonnet 3 G 2 A
Yadaly Diaby 2 G
Samba Diba 2 G
Baptiste Mouazan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SM Caen to score. At the same time, Grenoble Foot 38 does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The 36-year-old Mickael Le Bihan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SM Caen that had 399 games and scored 298 goals.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. SM Caen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 19' Ali El Abdi does the damage! The net is bulging and SM Caen surge ahead!
  • 24' That looks like a foul for a card for Arial Mendy.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' It looks surprising Grenoble Foot 38 does not make any changes. Brahim Traore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' Quentin Daubin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Pape Ba is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the forward.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pape Ba makes it 1-2.
  • 54' Mattheo Xantippe, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a card for Saikou Touray.
  • 60' Fresh legs for SM Caen! Godson Kyeremeh comes on to replace Yoann Court.
  • 65' The SM Caen bench stirs into life. Brahim Traore is withdrawn and Hianga Mananga Mbock gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Grenoble Foot 38 make a change. Natanael Ntolla trudges off to be replaced by Virgiliu Postolachi on 68 minutes.
  • 69' The Grenoble Foot 38 bench stirs into life. Jessy Benet is withdrawn and Baptiste Isola gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Virgiliu Postolachi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 78' Gambia international Saikou Touray has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' Grenoble Foot 38 make a change. Pape Ba trudges off to be replaced by Mattheo Xantippe on 81 minutes.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' A tactical swap from SM Caen — Caleb Zady Sery on, Mickael Le Bihan off on 90 minutes.
  • 1-2 the final result. SM Caen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Hognon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pape Ba 6
Alex Mendy 5
Yoric Ravet 2
Matthias Phaeton 1
Yoann Court 1
Ali El Abdi 1
Andreas Hountondji 1
Loic Nestor 1

Head to Head

2023-09-26 SM Caen 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2023-02-18 SM Caen 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2022-09-17 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 SM Caen 2022-04-09 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 SM Caen 2021-10-30 SM Caen 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38

SM Caen Form

2023-09-26 SM Caen 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L 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

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2023-09-26 SM Caen 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2023-09-23 Grenoble Foot 38 2–1 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole W 2023-09-16 USL Dunkerque 0–0 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2023-09-02 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 SC Bastia D 2023-08-26 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2023-08-19 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 ES Troyes AC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.17 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or Grenoble Foot 38 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen36% Draw31% Grenoble Foot 3833%
Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
67%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
64%
SM Caen or Grenoble Foot 38
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen26% Draw52% Grenoble Foot 3822%
Actual: SM Caen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push Grenoble Foot 38 covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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