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St Etienne v Le Mans : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Oct, 19:00 BST, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint Etienne

Saturday evening sees Eric Orie’s St Etienne and Patrick Videira’s Le Mans go head to head in a Ligue 2 clash at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. We have the best odds for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for both teams. You can access it all using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Eric Orie readies his troops ahead of kick-off, our prediction is for a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the fixture. Stats imply both sides have the weapons to deliver up top, an encouraging sign for the neutrals. As there is no outright, odds-on favourite to win the fixture, we really like the look of over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St Etienne
55%
1.53
3%
1.53
1%
Draw
21%
4.20
8%
4.00
5%
Le Mans
24%
5.00
5%
4.60
4%
St Etienne 2-1
9%
8.507.00
7%
Draw 1-1
9%
8.50
13%
7.50
St Etienne 2-0
7%
8.50
13%
7.50
7%
St Etienne 3-1
7%
12.00
8%
10.00
9%
St Etienne 1-0
7%
8.50
13%
7.50
15%
Draw 2-2
6%
15.00
12%
12.00
8%
Le Mans 2-1
6%
17.0013.00
St Etienne 3-0
5%
11.00
8%
10.00
St Etienne 3-2
5%
21.00
19%
17.00
Le Mans 1-0
4%
17.00
13%
13.00
8%
St Etienne 4-1
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
Draw 0-0
3%
15.00
25%
12.00
20%
Le Mans 3-2
3%
41.0026.00
Le Mans 2-0
3%
29.0021.00
11%
Le Mans 3-1
3%
41.0026.00
Over 2.5 Goals
67%
1.60
11%
1.60
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
33%
2.30
15%
2.15
10%
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.501.48
Away 1st Goal
45%
2.63
4%
2.88
1%
No 1st Goal
2%
17.00
42%
12.00
20%
BTTS - Yes
65%
1.67
9%
1.73
5%
BTTS - No
35%
2.10
15%
2.00
8%
BTTS - Home Win
32%
3.00
12%
3.00
8%
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.50
10%
5.00
5%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
8.50
15%
8.00
6%
Home/draw
76%
1.171.15
Away/draw
45%
2.38
3%
2.30
Home/away
79%
1.22
2%
1.22
Over 1.5 Goals
86%
1.18
3%
1.18
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
14%
4.50
13%
4.00
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
46%
2.50
17%
2.45
11%
Under 3.5 Goals
54%
1.50
10%
1.44
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
27%
4.33
21%
4.20
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
73%
1.20
5%
1.17
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
9.00
18%
7.50
17%
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1.07
2%
1.05
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1.03
1%
1.02
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
17.00
42%
11.00
16%
Home DNB
70%
1.221.22
Away DNB
39%
4.003.80
St Etienne win to nil
23%
2.75
5%
-
Le Mans win to nil
9%
11.00
10%
-
St Etienne / St Etienne
34%
2.30
4%
2.38
1%
St Etienne / Le Mans
3%
34.00
17%
29.00
15%
St Etienne / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / St Etienne
18%
4.504.20
Draw / Le Mans
7%
12.00
9%
10.00
Draw / Draw
12%
7.00
17%
6.00
4%
Le Mans / St Etienne
4%
19.00
10%
17.00
Le Mans / Le Mans
10%
9.007.50
Le Mans / Draw
5%
17.0013.00
13%
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

St Etienne have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Ligue 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. St Etienne have outscored their opponents by 19 goals to 11 goals.

Home League Performance

St Etienne have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 6 goals at home.

Le Mans are in 11th position in the Ligue 2 on 10 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Le Mans are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. Le Mans are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 7 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Le Mans have conceded 11 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
St Etienne
Le Mans
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Troyes96211020 
Apr 24
Nov 8
d
 
2-2F
Jan 30
2
St Etienne9621920 
-
-
Jan 2
Oct 18
3
Pau9621820 
Oct 28
Feb 27
Apr 3
Nov 21
4
Red Star9522617 
Mar 6
Nov 1
Nov 8
Feb 27
5
Reims9423114 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 23
May 1
l
 
1-0A
6
Guingamp9423-314 
l
 
2-3A
Feb 13
Feb 20
d
 
3-3F
7
Nancy9333-112 
Nov 22
Apr 3
Oct 31
Mar 13
8
Rodez9333-312 
w
 
4-0F
May 1
l
 
0-1A
Jan 16
9
Montpellier9324-211 
Feb 6
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
Feb 13
10
Dunkerque9243210 
Apr 10
Dec 6
Jan 23
d
 
2-2A
11
Le Mans9243-110 
Oct 18
Jan 2
-
-
12
Clermont9243-410 
Jan 16
w
 
1-2A
Apr 17
d
 
1-1A
13
Amiens9234-29 
May 8
w
 
0-1F
Dec 5
Mar 20
14
Grenoble9234-29 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 13
w
 
1-0F
Apr 24
15
Annecy9234-39 
Mar 20
Oct 25
Mar 6
Dec 12
16
Boulogne9306-49 
Jan 30
w
 
0-1F
Oct 24
Apr 10
17
Lavallois9153-48 
Feb 20
d
 
3-3A
Feb 6
Oct 28
18
Bastia9045-74 
Dec 13
Apr 17
w
 
1-0F
May 8
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
St Etienne 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Etienne2 - 3Guingamp
St Etienne3 - 2Reims
St Etienne1 - 1Grenoble
St Etienne4 - 0Rodez
St Etienne2 - 3Toulouse
St Etienne1 - 3Monaco
St Etienne2 - 1Lyon
St Etienne3 - 3Brest
St Etienne1 - 6PSG
St Etienne1 - 3Nice
St Etienne3 - 3Angers
St Etienne0 - 2Rennes
St Etienne1 - 1Nantes
St Etienne3 - 1Reims
St Etienne0 - 2Marseille
St Etienne1 - 0Montpellier
St Etienne2 - 0Strasbourg
St Etienne0 - 2Lens
St Etienne3 - 1Auxerre
St Etienne1 - 0Lille
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt Etienne2 - 0Montpellier
HSt Etienne2 - 3Guingamp
ASt Etienne1 - 0Amiens
HSt Etienne3 - 2Reims
ASt Etienne2 - 1Clermont
HSt Etienne1 - 1Grenoble
ASt Etienne1 - 0Boulogne
HSt Etienne4 - 0Rodez
ASt Etienne3 - 3Lavallois
HSt Etienne2 - 3Toulouse
ASt Etienne2 - 0Reims
HSt Etienne1 - 3Monaco
ASt Etienne1 - 3Strasbourg
HSt Etienne2 - 1Lyon
HSt Etienne3 - 3Brest
ASt Etienne0 - 1Lens
HSt Etienne1 - 6PSG
ASt Etienne2 - 0Montpellier
ASt Etienne1 - 1Le Havre
HSt Etienne1 - 3Nice
Le Mans 11TH
19 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 19
Conceded
16 / 19
Clean sheets
3 / 19
Failed to score
7 / 19
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Clermont1 - 1Le Mans
Dunkerque2 - 2Le Mans
Reims1 - 0Le Mans
Guingamp3 - 3Le Mans
Chambly2 - 2Le Mans
Ajaccio2 - 0Le Mans
Sochaux1 - 0Le Mans
Lorient4 - 2Le Mans
Valenciennes1 - 0Le Mans
Paris FC0 - 3Le Mans
Le Havre2 - 0Le Mans
Caen3 - 3Le Mans
Clermont0 - 1Le Mans
Troyes2 - 1Le Mans
Guingamp3 - 0Le Mans
Rodez4 - 1Le Mans
Nancy2 - 1Le Mans
Auxerre2 - 0Le Mans
Ajaccio0 - 2Le Mans
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLe Mans2 - 2Troyes
ALe Mans1 - 1Clermont
HLe Mans1 - 0Grenoble
ALe Mans2 - 2Dunkerque
HLe Mans0 - 1Rodez
ALe Mans0 - 1Reims
HLe Mans1 - 0Bastia
HLe Mans1 - 2Montpellier
ALe Mans3 - 3Guingamp
ALe Mans2 - 2Chambly
HLe Mans2 - 1Guingamp
ALe Mans0 - 2Ajaccio
HLe Mans0 - 0Rodez
ALe Mans0 - 1Sochaux
ALe Mans2 - 4Lorient
HLe Mans1 - 1Nancy
ALe Mans0 - 1Valenciennes
HLe Mans0 - 1Auxerre
ALe Mans3 - 0Paris FC
HLe Mans3 - 2US Orleans
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is decent for St Etienne in their clash with Le Mans, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 55 consecutive Ligue 2 games.

St Etienne 2nd Le Mans 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 63% probability that St Etienne will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Le Mans will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
St Etienne have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
+15
Le Mans have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2025/2026 season
St Etienne
PG (predicted goals)
Le Mans
2.1
1.4
Attack rating
39%
better
STE
LMS
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Games scored9
7
Failed to score0
2
Scored first6
4
Goals scored19
11
Avg. goals scored2.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for19
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
23%
better
STE
LMS
view stats
Games conceded5
7
Clean sheets4
2
Conceded first3
5
Goals conceded10
12
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+23%

St Etienne v Le Mans Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

St Etienne Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9453
G LarsonneurZ DavitashviliA BoakyeE Annan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Larsonneur GLK9
-
C Lamba DEF9
1
-
M Nade DEF92
2
-
F Tardieu MID91
1
-
A Boakye FWD925
1
-
M Jaber MID81
1
-
B Old  FWD811
-
I Cardona FWD822
-
Z Davitashvili FWD84
1
-
L Stassin FWD842
1
-
J Ferreira DEF71
2
-
E Annan DEF71
3
-
A Moueffek MID72
1
-
J. Duffus FWD71
-
I Miladinovic MID61
1
-
M Bernauer DEF5
2
1
D Appiah DEF3
-
L. Traoré DEF1
-
Le Mans Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9313
N KocikD GueyeE. QuarshieS Yohou
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Kocik GLK9
1
-
T. Eyoum DEF9
1
-
S Yohou DEF9
3
-
E. Quarshie MID911
1
-
L Calodat MID92
1
-
J. Vercruysse MID91
1
-
D Gueye FWD931
2
-
H. Voyer DEF81
1
1
A Lauray MID8
2
-
M. Robin MID81
1
-
M. Rossignol MID7
2
-
L Abanda DEF61
1
-
A Rabillard FWD61
-
A. Ribelin DEF51
2
-
B Guillaume FWD5
-
B. Oggad FWD51
-
I. Cossier DEF4
-
L Buadés MID41
1
-
E. Colas FWD41
-
T Luvambo FWD2
-
D. Gomes MID1
1
1