Match Report
Grenoble Foot 38 (12th, 7 pts) visited Saint-Étienne (1st, 15 pts) with 8 points between them. Grenoble Foot 38 ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Saint-Étienne ran at 2.83 scored and 1 conceded, Grenoble Foot 38 at 1.17 and 1.67.
Saint-Étienne came in having won four on the spin. Grenoble Foot 38 were winless in 6. Saint-Étienne had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Grenoble Foot 38, 2.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Saint-Étienne 5, draws 2, Grenoble Foot 38 2, at 2.44 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (capacity 41,965). Saint-Étienne led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Saint-Étienne: Áron Csongvai (13'), Thierno Ballo (19'), Irvin Cardona (45'), Zuriko Davitashvili (82')
Key stats
Possession: Saint-Étienne 66% · Grenoble Foot 38 34% · Total shots: 18-2 · On target: 10-0 · Corners: 6-2