AS St. Etienne

vs

Grenoble Foot 38

Preview

Saint-Etienne (home)

• Saint-Etienne are the early Ligue 2 2026/2027 leaders with 6 points from 2 games.
• They have 4 consecutive wins, including a 3-1 win over Clermont in Ligue 2 yesterday.
• They have 3 consecutive wins at home.

Grenoble (away)

• Grenoble are 15th with 1 point from 2 games.
• They have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
• They are still winless away this season (0 wins and 1 loss) and drew 0-0 with Metz yesterday.

Head-to-Head

• The last 2 Ligue 2 meetings between the sides have finished even.
• The most recent fixture ended 0-0 at the Stade des Alpes in May.

Key Players

• For Saint-Etienne:
  • Thierno Ballo - 2 assists in 2 Ligue 2 2026/2027 games.
  • Irvin Cardona - 3 goals in 2 and the main threat.
• For Grenoble:
  • Mattheo Xantippe - 1 assist in 2 Ligue 2 matches.
  • Yadaly Diaby - 2 Ligue 2 goals and 3 of their last 4 goals overall.

Betting Insights

• Saint-Etienne are the clear 1.33 favorites, Grenoble are 8.8, and the draw is 4.75.
• Over 2.5 goals at 1.6 and both teams to score at 1.83 are noted market options.

Prediction

• Saint-Etienne are the more in-form side, but a draw could be on the cards given Grenoble's organisation and recent head-to-heads.
• Saint-Etienne's home form and Grenoble's away struggles suggest Saint-Etienne have the edge.