Saint-Étienne and Amiens SC have both played out a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf term. Both teams occupy mid-table positions in the Ligue 2.
- Saint-Étienne is in the best form (4-1-1) in Ligue 2
- Amiens SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an engaging match with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Saint-Étienne form and stats
6 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Saint-Étienne have to build on here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the Ligue 2. It’s been three wins in a row for Saint-Étienne here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The home team returns to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard after drawing with Bordeaux (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Saint-Étienne's goalie Larsonneur played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Bordeaux with a stunning six saves. Defender Briançon got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Briançon won 6 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match, Saint-Étienne won a home game hosting Pau (2-0).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Saint-Étienne have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 4 and lost 6.
Saint-Étienne have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with 21 goals in 13 league matches. Saint-Étienne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Amiens SC form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
Leautey scored in Amiens SC's previous match, the home game against Pau that ended 1-0. That victory felt good as this team had gone three league matches without winning. Defender Mendy was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Mendy won 9 of 13 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Bordeaux.We have checked recent matches where Amiens SC have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 2 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats.
Amiens have another game that requires travelling in just three nights, a Ligue 2 match versus Paris. A difficult programme for them!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Amiens SC have scored 13 goals in 12 league games away. Amiens SC have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Saint-Étienne have put together a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (3-3-0) when facing Amiens SC.Here's what happened when the squads met previously this season; Amiens SC - Saint-Étienne 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Cissé 7 goals |   I. Wadji 6 goals |
Saint-Étienne missing players
Amiens SC missing players
| Saint-Étienne | Amiens SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 38 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 28 |
| 40 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 76% |
| 54% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 42% | 36% |
| 35% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 19% | 31% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 15% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 12.2 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 10.6 | 11 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 30% | 30% |
| 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 11.2 | 9.5 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- Amiens SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Amiens SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Ligue 2
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Saint-Étienne is in the best form (4-1-1) in Ligue 2
| 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 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 55 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Metz | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 44 |
| 5 | Bastia | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 41 |
| 6 | Caen | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Quevilly Rouen | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -3 | 34 |
| 11 | Annecy | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 13 | Saint-Étienne | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -2 | 31 |
| 14 | Paris | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 31 |
| 15 | Laval | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 | Pau | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 17 | Dijon | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Rodez | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -11 | 25 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -16 | 23 |
| 20 | Niort | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 23 |
