Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Paris Saint Germain (1st, 84 pts) held a 54-point advantage over Saint-Étienne (17th, 30 pts). Saint-Étienne had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Saint-Étienne ran at 1.15 scored and 2.26 conceded, Paris Saint Germain at 2.71 and 1.03.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Paris Saint Germain. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Saint-Étienne, 12/15 for Paris Saint Germain.
Across 31 recorded meetings, Saint-Étienne have 1 win to Paris Saint Germain's 23, with 7 draws, at 3.06 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne (capacity 41,965). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 1-6 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Saint-Étienne: Lucas Stassin (9') · Paris Saint Germain: Gonçalo Ramos (43'), Désiré Doué (53'), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (50'), Joao Neves (62'), Désiré Doué (66'), Ibrahim Mbaye (90')