Ligue 2: Grenoble Foot 38 - Saint-Étienne news and numbers

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 17.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Alpes (20068 seats)

Ligue 2: Grenoble Foot 38 host Saint-Étienne in what promises to be an engrossing football fixture. Here's a thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Ligue 2

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Grenoble Foot 38 have to build on here at Stade des Alpes in the Ligue 2. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Grenoble Foot 38 after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A good away victory last time out for Grenoble, who won 1-0 against Laval (placed 17th).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Amiens SC.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 18 league games, 14 have produced two goals or less.

The Grenoble Foot 38 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. Grenoble Foot 38 have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.

Saint-Étienne play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting Paris (placed 9th). An insane fixture with plenty of goals last time out for Saint-Étienne, as mentioned above. 6 goals in total, will this match be as refreshing? Nkounkou got a match rating of 9.02 in that game, top player of the team. Nkounkou scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Niort.

Saint-Étienne are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Saint-Étienne have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Saint-Étienne - Grenoble 2-2 was the output when this pair of sides last met, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - two - four (Grenoble Foot 38 wins - draws - Saint-Étienne wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Saint-ÉtienneJ. Krasso
J. Krasso
15 goals
GrenobleM. Phaeton
M. Phaeton
9 goals
Saint-ÉtienneI. Wadji
I. Wadji
9 goals

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grenoble Foot 38 Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
13 8 4 Won W 0 4 11
8 4 0 Drew D 2 5 9
9 3 1 Lost L 3 6 10
30 16 7 Scored S 6 23 47
25 11 4 Conceded C 10 25 45
80% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
43% 40% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 90%
33% 33% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 73% 53%
13% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 40% 37%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 20%
30% 40% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 80% 60%
47% 47% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 27%
43% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 7% 13%
 
3.5 3.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.5 5.4
5 4.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 4.6 4.6
2.1 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.5
4 3 2 Red cards R C 2 5 9
 
7.8 8.9 9.4 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 11.9 12.5
3.3 3.9 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.7 4.8
31% 27% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 33%
 
10.7 10.1 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9.6 8.7
4 3.7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.9 4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) 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 30 16 13 1 40 14 15 9 6 0 21 7 15 7 7 1 19 7 26 61
2 Bordeaux 30 16 8 6 42 23 15 9 4 2 21 9 15 7 4 4 21 14 19 56
3 Sochaux 30 15 7 8 49 26 15 9 4 2 29 11 15 6 3 6 20 15 23 52
4 Metz 30 14 10 6 45 27 15 7 6 2 20 12 15 7 4 4 25 15 18 52
5 Bastia 30 14 6 10 35 34 15 9 2 4 19 12 15 5 4 6 16 22 1 48
6 Grenoble Foot 38 30 13 8 9 30 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 15 5 4 6 14 14 5 47
7 Caen 30 12 10 8 37 32 15 9 5 1 23 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 5 46
8 Quevilly Rouen 30 11 9 10 33 32 15 6 6 3 23 17 15 5 3 7 10 15 1 42
9 Paris 30 11 7 12 35 37 15 4 3 8 17 21 15 7 4 4 18 16 -2 40
10 Amiens SC 30 11 7 12 32 37 15 7 3 5 17 15 15 4 4 7 15 22 -5 40
11 Saint-Étienne 30 11 9 10 47 45 15 7 4 4 24 20 15 4 5 6 23 25 2 39
12 Guingamp 30 10 9 11 36 38 15 4 3 8 17 21 15 6 6 3 19 17 -2 39
13 Annecy 30 9 9 12 32 39 15 7 3 5 15 14 15 2 6 7 17 25 -7 36
14 Rodez 30 8 10 12 30 38 15 3 5 7 14 23 15 5 5 5 16 15 -8 34
15 Pau 30 8 10 12 23 33 15 4 6 5 12 16 15 4 4 7 11 17 -10 34
16 Valenciennes 30 7 12 11 33 41 15 5 9 1 25 20 15 2 3 10 8 21 -8 33
17 Laval 30 9 4 17 33 45 15 5 2 8 19 21 15 4 2 9 14 24 -12 31
18 Dijon 30 7 8 15 26 36 16 6 5 5 16 15 14 1 3 10 10 21 -10 29
19 Nîmes 30 8 5 17 32 44 14 7 1 6 17 14 16 1 4 11 15 30 -12 29
20 Niort 30 7 5 18 27 51 15 5 2 8 17 26 15 2 3 10 10 25 -24 26

Saint-Étienne:
Table
  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 30 16 13 1 40 14 15 9 6 0 21 7 15 7 7 1 19 7 26 61
2 Bordeaux 30 16 8 6 42 23 15 9 4 2 21 9 15 7 4 4 21 14 19 56
3 Sochaux 30 15 7 8 49 26 15 9 4 2 29 11 15 6 3 6 20 15 23 52
4 Metz 30 14 10 6 45 27 15 7 6 2 20 12 15 7 4 4 25 15 18 52
5 Bastia 30 14 6 10 35 34 15 9 2 4 19 12 15 5 4 6 16 22 1 48
6 Grenoble Foot 38 30 13 8 9 30 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 15 5 4 6 14 14 5 47
7 Caen 30 12 10 8 37 32 15 9 5 1 23 10 15 3 5 7 14 22 5 46
8 Quevilly Rouen 30 11 9 10 33 32 15 6 6 3 23 17 15 5 3 7 10 15 1 42
9 Paris 30 11 7 12 35 37 15 4 3 8 17 21 15 7 4 4 18 16 -2 40
10 Amiens SC 30 11 7 12 32 37 15 7 3 5 17 15 15 4 4 7 15 22 -5 40
11 Saint-Étienne 30 11 9 10 47 45 15 7 4 4 24 20 15 4 5 6 23 25 2 39
12 Guingamp 30 10 9 11 36 38 15 4 3 8 17 21 15 6 6 3 19 17 -2 39
13 Annecy 30 9 9 12 32 39 15 7 3 5 15 14 15 2 6 7 17 25 -7 36
14 Rodez 30 8 10 12 30 38 15 3 5 7 14 23 15 5 5 5 16 15 -8 34
15 Pau 30 8 10 12 23 33 15 4 6 5 12 16 15 4 4 7 11 17 -10 34
16 Valenciennes 30 7 12 11 33 41 15 5 9 1 25 20 15 2 3 10 8 21 -8 33
17 Laval 30 9 4 17 33 45 15 5 2 8 19 21 15 4 2 9 14 24 -12 31
18 Dijon 30 7 8 15 26 36 16 6 5 5 16 15 14 1 3 10 10 21 -10 29
19 Nîmes 30 8 5 17 32 44 14 7 1 6 17 14 16 1 4 11 15 30 -12 29
20 Niort 30 7 5 18 27 51 15 5 2 8 17 26 15 2 3 10 10 25 -24 26

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.