Saint-Etienne vs Grenoble

22 August 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2026/27 · Referee Azzedine Souifi

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Áron Csongvai 13’
  • Thierno Ballo 19’
  • Irvin Cardona 45+3’
  • Zuriko Davitashvili 82’

Match summary

Saint-Etienne won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Grenoble. Saint-Etienne led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Áron Csongvai put Saint-Etienne ahead with a header in the 13th minute, Thierno Ballo made it 2-0 with a header in the 19th minute, and Irvin Cardona made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Zuriko Davitashvili made it 4-0 in the 82nd minute.

Shots finished 18-2 to Saint-Etienne, with 10 on target for Saint-Etienne and 0 for Grenoble.

Match stats

66% Possession 34%
18 Shots 2
10 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 2
88 Attacks 65
54 Dangerous attacks 27
669 Passes 331
90.4% Pass accuracy 83.1%
20 Tackles 17
14 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 3
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Saint-Etienne Grenoble
Kick-off
Maxime BernauerShot on target
4’
6’
Áron CsongvaiHeader1-0 (Saint-Etienne)
13’
Thierno BalloHeader2-0 (Saint-Etienne)
19’
45+1’
Irvin CardonaLeft foot shot3-0 (Saint-Etienne)
45+3’
Half-time3-0
Áron CsongvaiShot on target
48’
Second half underway
57’
Tamar SvetlinShot on target
69’
Joshua DuffusShot on target
72’
76’
Zuriko DavitashviliRight foot shot4-0 (Saint-Etienne)
82’
Zuriko DavitashviliShot on target
86’
Joshua DuffusShot on target
87’
Full-time4-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Grenoble attacking Saint-Etienne attacking 
1’ Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro (Grenoble), open play, off target 4’ Maxime Bernauer (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 13’ Áron Csongvai (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, goal 14’ Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 19’ Thierno Ballo (Saint-Etienne), open play, goal 26’ Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro (Grenoble), from a corner, off target 39’ Tamar Svetlin (Saint-Etienne), open play, blocked 40’ Thierno Ballo (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 48’ Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne), set piece, goal 48’ Áron Csongvai (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, saved 55’ Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), set piece, off target 59’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 69’ Tamar Svetlin (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 71’ Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 72’ Joshua Duffus (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 78’ Joshua Duffus (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 82’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, goal 86’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 87’ Joshua Duffus (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 88’ Julien Le Cardinal (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, off target 1’ Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro (Grenoble), open play, off target 4’ Maxime Bernauer (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 13’ Áron Csongvai (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, goal 14’ Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 19’ Thierno Ballo (Saint-Etienne), open play, goal 26’ Jean-Guy Akpa Akpro (Grenoble), from a corner, off target 39’ Tamar Svetlin (Saint-Etienne), open play, blocked 40’ Thierno Ballo (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 48’ Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne), set piece, goal 48’ Áron Csongvai (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, saved 55’ Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne), set piece, off target 59’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 69’ Tamar Svetlin (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 71’ Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 72’ Joshua Duffus (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 78’ Joshua Duffus (Saint-Etienne), open play, off target 82’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, goal 86’ Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 87’ Joshua Duffus (Saint-Etienne), open play, saved 88’ Julien Le Cardinal (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Saint-Etienne 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Larsonneur
Pedro
Cardinal
Nair
Bernauer
Svetlin
Csongvai
Boakye
Breum 27’
Ballo 62’
Cardona 63’
Grenoble 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Olliero
Xantippe
Vidal
Sarıkaya
Zahui
Magnin 79’
Diaby 58’
Akpro 79’
Mouazan 58’
Corboz 35’
Fofana

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 0 17 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ 3 1 – 7 1 34 1 – – –
90′ 3 1 – 6 1 72 2 – – –
90′ 4 – – 10 5 90 1 – – –
90′ 2 1 – 2 – 106 4 – –
Midfielders5 players
90′ – – 71 1 – 4 – 12 – 6 –
90′ 1 – 114 1 – – 1 3 1 1 –
90′ – 1 36 1 – 2 – 2 – – –
Jakob Breum Taken off
27′ – 1 12 1 – – – 1 1 1 –
Thierno Ballo Taken off
62′ 1 – 20 – – 2 1 4 3 – –
Forwards4 players
Irvin Cardona Taken off
63′ 1 1 1 1 – – 5 1 – 21 –
Zuriko Davitashvili Came on as a substitute
63′ 1 – 3 2 – – 1 6 4 46 –
Joshua Duffus Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 3 2 – – – 2 1 24 –
Lucas Stassin Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 – – – 4 2 – 6 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Saint-Etienne win 70% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.74
Grenoble win 11% Avg odds 8.67

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.