Tuesday , 27 October 2026

USL Dunkerque vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
USL Dunkerque
2 – 1
Full Time
AS Saint-Etienne
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Stade Marcel-Tribut HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 43' Augustine Boakye
Khalil Ayari 52' 1–1
Souleymane Keita 58' 2–1
Y 19' Julien Le Cardinal
Adrien Lebeau 39' Y
Y 51' Tamar Svetlin
Khalil Ayari 53' Y
Thena Massock 90' Y
Franck Atoen 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

USL Dunkerque vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Tribut.

Match Details

  • Referee Faouzi Benchabane
  • Assistant 1 Gregoire Valleteau (France)
  • Assistant 2 Romain Galibert
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 10 25
2 Montpellier HSC 10 21
3 AS Nancy-Lorraine 10 19
4 Stade de Reims 10 18
5 Pau FC 10 17
6 Red Star FC 10 17
7 FC Annecy 10 16
8 FC Metz 10 14
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 10 12
10 USL Dunkerque 10 12
11 En Avant Guingamp 10 11
12 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 10 11
13 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 10 10
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 10 10
15 FC Nantes 10 8
16 Grenoble Foot 38 10 8
17 Clermont Foot 63 10 7
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 10 6

Head-to-Head

3
2
USL Dunkerque 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals AS Saint-Etienne
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 USL Dunkerque 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2026-04-11 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2025-12-06 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2024-02-03 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-10-04 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 USL Dunkerque

Recent Form

USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep AS Saint-Etienne H 2–1 W
04 Sep Clermont Foot 63 H 1–1 D
28 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–2 L
21 Aug Montpellier HSC H 0–1 L
14 Aug Stade de Reims A 3–3 D
08 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 4–2 W
AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep USL Dunkerque A 1–2 L
05 Sep Montpellier HSC H 3–1 W
31 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 3–2 W
22 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 H 4–0 W
14 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 3–1 W
08 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 3–0 W

Season Stats

USL Dunkerque AS Saint-Etienne
#10 Position #1
12 Points 25
10 Played 10
3 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 8 / 1 / 1
14 Scored 23
16 Conceded 8
-2 GD +15
1.20 PPG 2.50
30% Win % 80%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season
50% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

USL Dunkerque are 10th (12 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
5/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

USL Dunkerque
Egor Prutsev 3 G 1 A
Souleymane Keita 2 G 1 A
Gaetan Robail 2 G
Opa Sangante 2 G
Marco Decherf 1 G 2 A
AS Saint-Etienne
Augustine Boakye 6 G 2 A
Irvin Cardona 5 G 3 A
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 5 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade Marcel-Tribut. Ninety minutes of football awaits between USL Dunkerque and AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 5' USL Dunkerque has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Allan Linguet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 367 appearances.
  • 19' It’s gonna be a card for Julien Le Cardinal.
  • 24' It’s high time Ian Cathro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Saint-Etienne is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Controversy at the stadium! Adrien Lebeau argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 43' What a moment for Augustine Boakye! That strike on 43 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Gaetan Robail. He replaces Adrien Lebeau on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tamar Svetlin.
  • 52' A goal from the Tunisia international Khalil Ayari! He fires home on 52 to make it 1-1!
  • 53' Ben Old has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tamar Svetlin on 53 minute.
  • 53' It’s a booking for USL Dunkerque player. Khalil Ayari gets a card.
  • 58' What a moment for Souleymane Keita! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Irvin Cardona departs to be replaced by Joshua Duffus.
  • 71' USL Dunkerque manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Enzo Mayilla is hanging Souleymane Keita on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' Zuriko Davitashvili is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Etienne tonight.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Maxime Bernauer as he leaves the pitch. Nadir El Jamali steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. USL Dunkerque must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' Franck Atoen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Morel at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Thena Massock is booked for USL Dunkerque — card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — USL Dunkerque 2-1 AS Saint-Etienne.

Lineups

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Sánchez

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Cathro

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Stassin 1
Thomas Robinet 1
Mathieu Cafaro 1
Ibrahim Sissoko 1
El Hadji Egny 1
Augustine Boakye 1
Souleymane Keita 1
Khalil Ayari 1

Head to Head

2026-09-12 USL Dunkerque 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2026-04-11 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 USL Dunkerque 2025-12-06 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2024-02-03 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-10-04 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 USL Dunkerque

USL Dunkerque Form

2026-09-12 USL Dunkerque 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-09-04 USL Dunkerque 1–1 Clermont Foot 63 D 2026-08-28 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2–0 USL Dunkerque L 2026-08-21 USL Dunkerque 0–1 Montpellier HSC L 2026-08-14 Stade de Reims 3–3 USL Dunkerque D 2026-08-08 USL Dunkerque 4–2 Grenoble Foot 38 W

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2026-09-12 USL Dunkerque 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne L 2026-09-05 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Montpellier HSC W 2026-08-31 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–3 AS Saint-Etienne W 2026-08-22 AS Saint-Etienne 4–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2026-08-14 AS Saint-Etienne 3–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2026-08-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–3 AS Saint-Etienne W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
USL Dunkerque29% Draw24% AS Saint-Etienne47%
Actual: USL Dunkerque win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

USL Dunkerque or Draw
53%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
71%
USL Dunkerque or AS Saint-Etienne
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
USL Dunkerque18% Draw41% AS Saint-Etienne41%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque

Handicap USL Dunkerque covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 22% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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