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 had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
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. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings.
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