Tuesday , 13 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
3 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#11 Position #1
8 Points 19
8 Played 8
2 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 21
13 Conceded 8
-3 GD +13
1.00 PPG 2.38
25% Win % 75%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season
38% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

USL Dunkerque are 11th (8 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

USL Dunkerque
Egor Prutsev 2 G 1 A
Souleymane Keita 2 G
Marco Decherf 1 G 2 A
Adrien Lebeau 1 G 1 A
Victor Mayela 1 G
AS Saint-Etienne
Thierno Ballo 5 G 2 A
Augustine Boakye 5 G 2 A
Irvin Cardona 4 G 3 A
Jakob Breum 2 G 4 A
Zuriko Davitashvili 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against USL Dunkerque and AS Saint-Étienne has kicked off!
  • 5' USL Dunkerque 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.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' AS Saint-Etienne receives a card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 24' Russia international Egor Prutsev has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Saint-Étienne is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' USL Dunkerque receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 43' Goal! Augustine Boakye scores his 6 goal in 14 matches.
  • 46' Gaetan Robail is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adrien Lebeau at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Tamar Svetlin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 52' Magnificent from Khalil Ayari! That is 1 goals in 10 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' The whistle greets Tamar Svetlin as he departs to be replaced by Ben Old.
  • 53' The referee shows USL Dunkerque player a card on 53.
  • 58' The France forward Souleymane Keita breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 2-1!
  • 63' Lenny Vallier is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for USL Dunkerque tonight.
  • 68' USL Dunkerque are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Irvin Cardona as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Duffus steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 71' A change in the USL Dunkerque ranks — Souleymane Keita exits the field as Enzo Mayilla enters on 71.
  • 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. USL Dunkerque and AS Saint-Étienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 77' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Maxime Bernauer trudges off to be replaced by Nadir El Jamali on 77 minutes.
  • 82' USL Dunkerque have won 169 goals from 184 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' USL Dunkerque make a change. Jordan Morel trudges off to be replaced by Franck Atoen on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Thena Massock catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AS Saint-Étienne.

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
Zuriko Davitashvili 1
Lucas Stassin 1
Thomas Robinet 1
Mathieu Cafaro 1
Ibrahim Sissoko 1
El Hadji Egny 1
Augustine Boakye 1
Souleymane Keita 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
3 / 4
1.26 USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.31 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
USL Dunkerque28% Draw22% AS Saint-Etienne50%
Actual: USL Dunkerque win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

USL Dunkerque or Draw
50%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
72%
USL Dunkerque or AS Saint-Etienne
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
USL Dunkerque17% Draw39% AS Saint-Etienne44%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 3
5.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque

Handicap USL Dunkerque covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 21% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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