Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Saint-Étienne (3rd, 60 pts) and Laval (16th, 32 pts). Saint-Étienne's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table.
Laval had gone 6 games without a win. Saint-Étienne had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Laval, 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Saint-Étienne wins, 0 for Laval, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard staged the fixture, a ground that holds 41,965. Saint-Étienne led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.
Goal scorers
Saint-Étienne: Zuriko Davitashvili (3'), Augustine Boakye (38') · Laval: Mamadou Camara (36')
Key stats
Possession: Saint-Étienne 61% · Laval 39% · Total shots: 19-7 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 10-2