Match Report
Bordeaux, 12th on 50 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Saint-Étienne (3rd, 65). Bordeaux had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Saint-Étienne 1.26 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Bordeaux 1.32 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.23.
The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Saint-Étienne against 5/15 for Bordeaux.
28 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Saint-Étienne 8, draws 10, Bordeaux 10, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Only 39% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 61% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 68%.
The venue was Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne, with room for 42,000 spectators. Bordeaux led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.