Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: LOSC Lille (5th, 60 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Saint-Étienne (17th, 30 pts). The last five rounds placed Saint-Étienne 10th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: LOSC Lille 1.53 scored and 1.06 conceded per game, Saint-Étienne 1.15 and 2.26, with the league averaging 1.49.
The sides have met 27 times in the GioScore results database: 12 wins for LOSC Lille, 9 draws and 6 for Saint-Étienne, at 2.41 goals per meeting. The fixture has tightened lately: 1 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.41 all-time.
The match was played at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (capacity 50,186). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
LOSC Lille: Gabriel Gudmundsson (72'), Jonathan David (32'), Osame Sahraoui (63'), Osame Sahraoui (78') · Saint-Étienne: Zuriko Davitashvili (6')