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Ligue 2 Matchday 12

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Home Saint-Étienne
20:00 Sat 7 Nov · your time in 5 days 8 h
Away Laval
Pre-match chances
69% Saint-Étienne 20% draw Laval 12%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

Where to watch: Fawesome+4 Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-etienne

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

Laval: a match about staying up

46%after a loss 29%after a win

Relegation risk: 46% after a defeat, 29% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 21 February: Saint-Étienne – Laval 2:1

Saint-Étienne are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

What's at stake

Saint-Étienne: a match for the title

34%after a loss 49%after a win

Title chances: 34% after a defeat, 49% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Player in form

Augustine Boakye: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Ligue 2, this season.

Irvin Cardona

Saint-Étienne · forward

5goals 4assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, Guingamp: rating 6.8.

Ethan Clavreul

Laval · midfielder

2goals 4assists 6.90avg rating

Last match, Boulogne: rating 6.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Saint-Étienne at home and Laval away, as in this match.

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 6.0 · 5.4; cards 2.6 · 3.0

Head to head

6 meetings since 2023. The last 5 below.

Last time · 21 Feb 2026 · Ligue 2 Saint-Étienne 2:1 Laval Davitashvili 3' (k) · Boakye 38' · Camara 36'
2wins

2 draws2.6 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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  • 10 Jan 2023Ligue 2 Saint-Étienne1:0Laval Cafaro 59' before our records

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1, last: Guingamp) · Laval (4-3-1-2, last: Boulogne).

Official around 19:00, Sat 7 Nov

Saint-ÉtienneLaval

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Ian CathroSaint-Étienne David VignesLaval

Full squads (63 players)

Saint-Étienne

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Laval

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

69%Saint-Étienne
20%draw
12%Laval

Out of 20 matches like this, Saint-Étienne win 14, 4 end level and Laval win 2.

The forecast leans to Saint-Étienne. By Volt (strength from league results) Saint-Étienne rate higher: 61.6 and 40.4.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

  1. 2:012%
  2. 1:012%
  3. 2:110%
  4. 1:19%
  5. 3:09%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

  • 2+ goals78% Saint-Étienne 8 of 10 · Laval 8 of 10
  • 3+ goals55% Saint-Étienne 7 of 10 · Laval 6 of 10
  • 4+ goals32% Saint-Étienne 5 of 10 · Laval 3 of 10
  • 5+ goals20% Saint-Étienne 1 of 10 · Laval 3 of 10
Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 48%.

What this match changes in the season

Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.

Club today after a defeat after a draw after a win
Saint-Étienne title chance today 44%
after a defeat
34%
after a draw
41%
after a win
49%
Laval relegation risk today 41%
after a defeat
46%
after a draw
40%
after a win
29%

Laval: 17 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

61.6 40.4
Saint-ÉtienneLaval
  • GolVolt’s own goals model
  • XI stability
  • Matches with this profile

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Match sheet

Kick-off
Saturday 7 November, 20:00Your time · in 5 days 8 h
Where to watch
Fawesome, Plex, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN SPORTS XTRA, Tubi (Stream) USA · change country
Stadium
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-etienne · show map
Rest
Saint-Étienne 7 days · Laval 8 days Both last played: Ligue 2
Table
1. Saint-Étienne (25 pts) and 16. Laval (9 pts) Matchday 12 of 34
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