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Saint Etienne vs Grenoble Prediction— France - Ligue 2

Matchday 3 ·Saturday, August 22, 2026, 18:00

Saint Etienne logo
Saint Etienne
PPG 2.02 · HOME
LAST 5
WWWW ·
4 – 0
FULL TIME
✓ MODEL PICK HIT · HOME O1.5
Grenoble logo
Grenoble
PPG 0.88 · AWAY
LAST 5
LDLW ·

// Model verdict

Home Over 1.5

Model probability 59.6% vs bookmaker-implied 67.6%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-05.2%0-14.4%0-21.8%0-30.5%0-4+0.1%1 1-011.1%1-19.2%1-23.8%1-31.1%1-4+0.3%2 2-011.8%2-19.8%2-24.1%2-31.1%2-4+0.3%3 3-08.3%3-16.9%3-22.9%3-30.8%3-4+0.2%4+ 4+-07.2%4+-16.0%4+-22.5%4+-30.7%4+-4+0.2%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 62.4% 71.4% 1.40 -12.6%
Draw 21.9% 22.7% 4.40 -2.2%
Away win 15.7% 12.8% 7.80 +13.5%
Over 2.5 53.9% 59.9% 1.67 -10.0%
Over 3.5 33.4% 37.0% 2.70 -9.8%
BTTS 53.0% 54.6% 1.83 -3.0%
Home O1.5 59.6% 67.6% 1.48 -11.8%
Away O1.5 22.5% 22.2% 4.50 +0.8%

League track record

Based on 45 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 38%
O2.5 69%
BTTS 58%
Score Hit 38%
ROI 13.0%
Bet Hit 58%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 48%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 4-0
xG (home)2.1 xG (away)0.8 BTTS prob53.0%

H 62% / xG 2.1-0.8 / O2.5 54% / BTTS 53%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 2–0 11.8%
#2 1–1 9.2%
#3 2–1 9.8%
#4 1–0 11.1%
#5 3–0 8.3%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Saint Etienne2.1
Grenoble0.8

COMBINED 2.9 xG → O2.5 PROB 53.9% · O3.5 PROB 33.4%

Form & verdict PPG

SAINT ETIENNE · PPG 2.02

GRENOBLE · PPG 0.88

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75%
MODERATE_HOME

xG gap +1.29 - moderate Home edge

Win probability 1X2

Saint Etienne (H) 62.4%
ODDS 1.40 · IMPLIED 71.4% EV -12.6%
Draw 21.9%
ODDS 4.40 · IMPLIED 22.7% EV -2.2%
Grenoble (A) 15.7%
ODDS 7.80 · IMPLIED 12.8% EV +13.5%

Season Statistics average per match · 4 matches · 2026

Saint Etienne ▾ lower is better Grenoble

Attack

16.8
Shots
6.5
8.0
Shots on target
2.5
6.2
Shots off target
2.8
2.5
Blocked shots
1.5
11.0
Shots inside box
3.5
5.8
Shots outside box
3.0
47.8%
Shooting accuracy
38.5%
40.6%
Goals per shot on target
50.0%
3.25
Goals
1.25
xG for 0·0 of 4

Defence

7.8
Shots faced
15.0
2.8
Shots on target faced
5.2
0.75
Goals conceded
2.00
xG against 0·0 of 4
2.0
Goalkeeper saves
3.2

Control

56.5%
Possession
37.0%
548
Passes
346
489
Accurate passes
278
89.2%
Pass accuracy
80.5%
4.2
Corners
1.2
4.2
Corners faced
7.2
4.5
Offsides
2.5

Discipline

13.2
Fouls
13.8
1.0
Yellow cards
3.0
0.00
Red cards
0.00

Match Preview & Prediction

Saint Etienne face Grenoble in France - Ligue 2 on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Saint Etienne a 62% chance, the draw 22% and Grenoble 16%, so Saint Etienne are favoured to win. Expected goals are 2.1 for Saint Etienne and 0.8 for Grenoble (2.9 total). The most likely scoreline is 2-0. There is a 54% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 53% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Saint Etienne are averaging 2.02 points per game versus 0.88 for Grenoble. The best value bet our model finds is A/O25, with an expected value of +22.8%. This match finished 4-0.

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