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St Etienne v Red Star FC : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint Etienne

St Etienne and their boss Eirik Horneland will be aiming to beat Grégory Poirier and his Red Star FC side on Saturday evening, as the pair go head to head at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the Ligue 2. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've delved into our expansive database and dug out the stats that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.

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St Etienne's next match is v Grenoble at 19:00 on Saturday 14th March
Red Star FC's next match is v Dunkerque at 13:00 on Saturday 14th March
The last French Ligue 2 meeting between St Etienne and Red Star was on Saturday 7th March 2026
French Ligue 2
March 7th 2026
St Etienne 2
0 Red Star
 
K. Pedro 65'
L. Stassin 80'
 
STE
RED
Shots On
4
2
Shots Off
6
4
Corners
8
7
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
11
8
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
St EtienneRed Star
 
M. Nade
A. Raslan Kanté
I. Cardona (D. Appiah 90')
L. Stassinfootball icon (J. Duffus 87')
B. Old
G. Larsonneur
J. Le Cardinal
K. Pedrofootball icon
I. Miladinović (A. Moueffek 55')
A. Boakye
Z. Davitashvili
G. Poussin
B. Pierret
(G. Haag 53') S. Khaoui
(H. Benali 83') D. Durand
(K. Cabral 72') P. Ba
(A. Hachem 72') K. Cissé
D. Durivaux
P. Lemonnier
B. Danger
(T. Magnin 83') D. Sylla
R. Hachem

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that St Etienne and Red Star will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 minutes. It's a tip based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 77%. Bookmakers have it at 1.25.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think St Etienne are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St Etienne
47%
7/101/1000
Draw
25%
5/280/1
Red Star
28%
7/21/50
Draw 1-1
12%
6/19/2
St Etienne 1-0
10%
6/14/6
St Etienne 2-1
9%
15/215/2
St Etienne 2-0
8%
7/12/9
Red Star 1-0
8%
12/15/1
Red Star 2-1
7%
14/125/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/17/5
Draw 2-2
5%
14/145/1
St Etienne 3-1
5%
14/133/1
Red Star 2-0
4%
22/118/1
St Etienne 3-0
4%
12/16/1
St Etienne 3-2
3%
25/1125/1
Red Star 3-1
3%
40/180/1
Red Star 3-2
2%
40/1125/1
St Etienne 4-1
2%
28/190/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
17/205/1
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
19/201/11
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/713/10
Away 1st Goal
44%
8/511/4
No 1st Goal
4%
10/17/5
BTTS - Yes
55%
5/610/1
BTTS - No
45%
5/61/33
BTTS - Home Win
22%
11/413/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/445/1
BTTS - Away Win
14%
8/1125/1
Home/draw
72%
1/61/1000
Away/draw
53%
1/170/1
Home/away
75%
1/41/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/421/20
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
11/44/6
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
9/433/1
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1/31/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/170/1
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/81/200
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/2
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/111/8
Home DNB
64%
2/73/10
Away DNB
46%
5/211/5
St Etienne win to nil
25%
2/1-
Red Star win to nil
14%
7/1-
St Etienne / St Etienne
31%
7/47/1
St Etienne / Red Star
3%
33/145/1
St Etienne / Draw
6%
14/122/1
Draw / St Etienne
18%
7/26/4
Draw / Red Star
8%
17/217/4
Draw / Draw
14%
9/29/5
Red Star / St Etienne
4%
20/133/1
Red Star / Red Star
11%
7/116/1
Red Star / Draw
6%
14/125/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

St Etienne have played 25 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 24 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 4 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. St Etienne have outscored their opponents by 44 goals to 30 goals.

Home League Performance

St Etienne have played 12 games at home winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Red Star are in 9th position in the Ligue 2 on 38 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 6 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Red Star have conceded 13 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
St Etienne
Red Star
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Troyes2615651651 
Apr 25
w
 
2-3F
l
 
1-3F
l
 
1-0A
2
St Etienne2615471749 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
3
Le Mans2611114944 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
4
Reims26111051443 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
5
Rodez2610106140 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 30
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
6
Dunkerque2610971439 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
Mar 14
l
 
3-0A
7
Annecy261169639 
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
8
Montpellier2611510638 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
May 7
d
 
1-1F
9
Red Star251087338 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
-
-
10
Guingamp26998-136 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
Apr 24
w
 
0-4F
11
Pau26989-535 
w
 
6-0F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-3F
12
Boulogne268612-930 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
13
Grenoble266119-629 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-3F
14
Clermont267712-528 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
Mar 20
15
Nancy267613-1427 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 4
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
16
Amiens266515-1523 
May 7
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
Apr 30
17
Lavallois2631112-1620 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
Apr 3
w
 
0-1F
18
Bastia2531012-1519 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 18
Apr 11
Dec 5
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
St Etienne have won 4 consecutive league games
St Etienne 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Etienne2 - 1Lavallois
St Etienne1 - 0Montpellier
St Etienne0 - 1Boulogne
St Etienne1 - 0Clermont
St Etienne2 - 2Bastia
St Etienne2 - 1Nancy
St Etienne6 - 0Pau
St Etienne2 - 3Le Mans
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
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt Etienne3 - 0Pau
HSt Etienne2 - 1Lavallois
ASt Etienne2 - 1Guingamp
HSt Etienne1 - 0Montpellier
HSt Etienne0 - 1Boulogne
ASt Etienne0 - 1Reims
HSt Etienne1 - 0Clermont
ASt Etienne0 - 0Le Mans
HSt Etienne2 - 2Bastia
ASt Etienne0 - 1Dunkerque
HSt Etienne2 - 1Nancy
ASt Etienne3 - 2Troyes
ASt Etienne1 - 2Red Star
HSt Etienne6 - 0Pau
ASt Etienne0 - 4Annecy
HSt Etienne2 - 3Le Mans
ASt Etienne2 - 0Montpellier
HSt Etienne2 - 3Guingamp
ASt Etienne1 - 0Amiens
HSt Etienne3 - 2Reims
Red Star 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Annecy2 - 1Red Star
Rodez1 - 1Red Star
Grenoble0 - 3Red Star
Troyes1 - 0Red Star
Le Mans0 - 0Red Star
Dunkerque3 - 0Red Star
Lavallois0 - 1Red Star
Boulogne1 - 2Red Star
Nancy0 - 1Red Star
Pau0 - 3Red Star
Guingamp0 - 4Red Star
Montpellier1 - 1Red Star
Caen1 - 1Red Star
Metz2 - 2Red Star
Troyes2 - 2Red Star
Ajaccio2 - 1Red Star
Bastia1 - 0Red Star
Grenoble0 - 0Red Star
Paris FC4 - 1Red Star
Lavallois1 - 1Red Star
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRed Star0 - 0Le Mans
ARed Star1 - 2Annecy
HRed Star2 - 1Nancy
HRed Star0 - 3Pau
ARed Star1 - 1Rodez
HRed Star2 - 2Boulogne
ARed Star3 - 0Grenoble
ARed Star0 - 1Troyes
HRed Star0 - 0Reims
HRed Star2 - 2Clermont
ARed Star0 - 0Le Mans
HRed Star2 - 1St Etienne
ARed Star0 - 3Dunkerque
HRed Star1 - 0Grenoble
ARed Star1 - 0Lavallois
HRed Star1 - 1Rodez
ARed Star2 - 1Boulogne
HRed Star1 - 3Troyes
ARed Star1 - 0Nancy
ARed Star3 - 0Pau
Goal Statistics

St Etienne's defensive record is very strong, E. Horneland's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive Ligue 2 matches. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Red Star FC makes sense in this context.

St Etienne 2nd Red Star 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that St Etienne will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Red Star will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
St Etienne have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
+7
Red Star’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2025/2026 season
St Etienne
PG (predicted goals)
Red Star
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
16%
better
STE
RED
view stats
Games scored20
18
Failed to score5
6
Scored first14
14
Goals scored44
30
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
STE
RED
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
14
Clean sheets9
10
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded29
25
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+11%

St Etienne v Red Star 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
261178
G LarsonneurZ DavitashviliA BoakyeA Boakye
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Larsonneur GLK26
1
-
K. Pedro DEF111
1
-
J Cardinal DEF51
-
M Nade DEF262
2
-
B Old  DEF2211
1
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID5
2
-
I Miladinovic MID1911
2
1
I Cardona MID2554
3
-
A Boakye MID2357
8
-
Z Davitashvili MID22113
1
-
L Stassin FWD2374
2
-
Subs
B Maubleu GLK
-
D Appiah DEF11
1
-
A. Souhmahoro DEF
-
E Annan DEF151
3
-
A Moueffek MID232
2
-
L. Gadegbeku MID6
-
J. Duffus FWD1953
-
Red Star Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25956
D DurivauxD. DurandS KhaouiB Danger
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Poussin GLK23
2
-
D Durivaux DEF2513
2
-
P Lemonnier  DEF201
1
-
B Danger DEF222
6
-
K. Cissé MID2414
1
-
B Pierret MID5
2
-
D Sylla MID244
4
-
S Khaoui MID2425
4
-
R. Hachem FWD2411
3
-
D. Durand FWD2592
1
-
P Ba FWD81
-
Subs
Q Beunardeau GLK2
-
T Magnin DEF2
-
M Huard DEF191
5
-
G Haag MID2012
6
-
A. Hachem FWD16
1
-
H. Benali FWD203
2
-
K Cabral FWD192
2
1