Match Report
The table read 17th (Saint-Étienne, 30 pts) against 10th (Toulouse, 42 pts), 12 points apart. On the form table Saint-Étienne stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 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, Toulouse at 1.29 and 1.26.
The head-to-head ledger counts 22 games: 7 Saint-Étienne wins, 7 for Toulouse, 8 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 32% of the meetings went to the host. Where history says 2.14 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.2.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 41,965. Toulouse led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Saint-Étienne: Florian Tardieu (38'), Dylan Batubinsika (63') · Toulouse: J. King (15'), W. Kamanzi (10'), Y. Gboho (58')