Victory alone will satisfy the Bordeaux supporters in this Stade Matmut-Atlantique duel with Saint-Étienne, as they have a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligue 2 table.
- Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Ligue 2
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bordeaux form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Matmut-Atlantique as Bordeaux have scored 17 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 7-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Bordeaux enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Amiens SC's place. The match ended 2-1 with Badji and Fransérgio scoring. A late climax in the match against Amiens SC as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Fransérgio. Defender Nsimba got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.4/10. Nsimba served one assist, hit six key passes and won 11 of 21 duels.
Before that, Bordeaux had a home game versus Paris which ended with a victory 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Bordeaux perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bordeaux as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Bordeaux has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.
Bordeaux are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. Bordeaux have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Saint-Étienne have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 3-3-6 (12 played). The fact that Saint-Étienne have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Saint-Étienne had fun at their own home (Stade Matmut-Atlantique) last time out, beating Pau 2-0. Wadji and Krasso scored. The attacker Krasso got a match rating of 8.01 in that game. Krasso scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 9 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Nimes.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saint-Étienne playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 6 Saint-Étienne wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Saint-Étienne find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Saint-Étienne struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games. Saint-Étienne has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Saint-Étienne - Bordeaux 2-0 was the score in these squads' previous head to head match, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Bordeaux victory, three draws and six Saint-Étienne wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maja 11 goals |   I. Wadji 6 goals |
Bordeaux missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Bordeaux | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 36 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 39 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 48% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 20% |
| 48% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 36% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11.1 | 12.2 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| 4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 36% | 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 31% |
| 9.1 | 8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.4 | 8.5 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
- Bordeaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | Metz | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Caen | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Quevilly Rouen | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Bastia | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Annecy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Paris | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Laval | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 30 |
| 16 | Pau | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Nimes | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Niort | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -18 | 23 |
| 20 | Rodez | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -12 | 22 |
