Match Report
Saint-Étienne went into the game 3rd in the table on 60 points; Troyes sat 1st on 67 — a 7-point gap. Saint-Étienne's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.74/1.12 for Saint-Étienne and 1.76/0.97 for Troyes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Saint-Étienne, 4 draws and 1 for Troyes, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, capacity 41,965, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Troyes: Merwan Ifnaoui (53'), Tawfik Bentayeb (89'), Mathys Detourbet (90')
Key stats
Possession: Saint-Étienne 66% · Troyes 34% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 9-3




