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SC Bastia vs Saint-Etienne Prediction— France - Ligue 2

Matchday 31 ·Saturday, April 18, 2026, 18:00

SC Bastia logo
SC Bastia
PPG 0.79 · HOME
LAST 5
LWDWL
2 – 0
FULL TIME
✘ MODEL PICK MISS · AWAY
Saint-Etienne logo
Saint-Etienne
PPG 1.67 · AWAY
LAST 5
LWDDL

// Model verdict

Away 52% chance

Model probability 55.6% vs bookmaker-implied 50.0% — a clear edge.

+11.2% EXPECTED VALUE ↗
ROI TRACKED

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-013.7%0-118.9%0-213.0%0-36.0%0-4+2.8%1 1-08.4%1-111.5%1-27.9%1-33.6%1-4+1.7%2 2-02.6%2-13.5%2-22.4%2-31.1%2-4+0.5%3 3-00.5%3-10.7%3-20.5%3-30.2%3-4+0.1%4+ 4+-00.1%4+-10.1%4+-20.1%4+-30.0%4+-4+0.0%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 16.5% 27.0% 3.70 -39.0%
Draw 27.9% 30.3% 3.30 -7.9%
Away win 55.6% 50.0% 2.00 +11.2%
Over 2.5 32.0% 50.0% 2.00 -36.0%
Over 3.5 14.1% 28.2% 3.55 -50.0%
BTTS 34.1% 56.5% 1.77 -39.6%
Home O1.5
Away O1.5

League track record

Based on 50 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 38%
O2.5 70%
BTTS 58%
Score Hit 40%
ROI 13.0%
Bet Hit 58%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

0 – 2 62%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 2-0
xG (home)0.6 xG (away)1.4 BTTS prob34.1%

A 56% / xG 0.6-1.4 / U2.5 32% / NoBTTS 34%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 0–1 18.9%
#2 0–0 13.7%
#3 0–2 13.0%
#4 1–1 11.5%
#5 1–0 8.4%

Expected goals MODEL xG

SC Bastia0.6
Saint-Etienne1.4

COMBINED 2.0 xG → O2.5 PROB 32.0% · O3.5 PROB 14.1%

Form & verdict PPG

SC BASTIA · PPG 0.79

SAINT-ETIENNE · PPG 1.67

⚠ LOW CONFIDENCE - 🎯 STRONG BET - Away/Overs value opportunity
Chance this pick lands
52%
UPSET_VALUE

Away momentum: GOOD form (1.67) vs Home POOR (0.79)

Win probability 1X2

SC Bastia (H) 16.5%
ODDS 3.70 · IMPLIED 27.0% EV -39.0%
Draw 27.9%
ODDS 3.30 · IMPLIED 30.3% EV -7.9%
Saint-Etienne (A) 55.6%
ODDS 2.00 · IMPLIED 50.0% EV +11.2%

Season Statistics average per match · 34 matches · 2025

SC Bastia ▾ lower is better Saint-Etienne

Attack

11.6
Shots
13.2
3.6
Shots on target
4.7
4.8
Shots off target
5.4
3.2
Blocked shots
3.1
6.6
Shots inside box
8.6
4.9
Shots outside box
4.7
31.0%
Shooting accuracy
35.9%
18.9%
Goals per shot on target
35.5%
0.68
Goals
1.69
xG for 0·0 of 34

Defence

9.4
Shots faced
10.7
3.1
Shots on target faced
3.5
1.15
Goals conceded
1.09
xG against 0·0 of 34
1.9
Goalkeeper saves
2.4

Control

50.5%
Possession
59.5%
364
Passes
552
282
Accurate passes
475
77.4%
Pass accuracy
86.2%
4.4
Corners
5.1
4.4
Corners faced
3.9
1.4
Offsides
1.8

Discipline

15.0
Fouls
13.3
2.5
Yellow cards
1.7
0.21
Red cards
0.09

Match Preview & Prediction

SC Bastia face Saint-Etienne in France - Ligue 2 on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives SC Bastia a 17% chance, the draw 28% and Saint-Etienne 56%, so Saint-Etienne are favoured to win. Expected goals are 0.6 for SC Bastia and 1.4 for Saint-Etienne (2.0 total). The most likely scoreline is 0-1. There is a 32% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 34% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, SC Bastia are averaging 0.79 points per game versus 1.67 for Saint-Etienne. The best value bet our model finds is an away win, with an expected value of +11.2%. This match finished 2-0.

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