Saint-Etienne vs Laval

7 November 2026 · Ligue 2 · 2026/27 · Referee Karim Abed

Full time 2 – 0

Irvin Cardona 46’
Jakob Breum 50’

Match summary

Saint-Etienne beat Laval 2-0.

Irvin Cardona put Saint-Etienne ahead in the 46th minute and Jakob Breum made it 2-0 with a header in the 50th minute.

Saint-Etienne secured a 2-0 victory against Laval in Ligue 2 on matchday 12, dominating territory and possession throughout the fixture. The hosts enjoyed 58 percent possession and registered 14 shots compared to 4 from the visitors, alongside 6 shots on target to 1. Saint-Etienne also claimed 7 corners to 0 and completed 564 passes with an 86.2 percent accuracy, whereas Laval managed 418 passes at 82.1 percent. Both sides committed numerous fouls, resulting in 18 for Saint-Etienne and 17 for Laval, alongside a total count of 3 yellow cards for the home team and 1 for the visitors.

The match saw early attempts from Augustine Boakye, Áron Csongvai, and João Ferreira in the opening minutes before discipline flared with a yellow card shown to João Ferreira in the 20th minute and Mathis Houdayer in the 25th minute. Saint-Etienne broke the deadlock in added time at the end of the first half when Irvin Cardona scored with a right foot shot in the 45+1 minute. Following the interval, Jakob Breum extended the lead to 2-0 with a header in the 50th minute. Multiple substitutions occurred in the second half alongside bookings for Chico Lamba and Julien Le Cardinal.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

14 Shots 4

6 Shots on target 1

7 Corners 0

83 Attacks 62

39 Dangerous attacks 31

567 Passes 420

86.2% Pass accuracy 82.1%

18 Tackles 18

18 Fouls 17

3 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Saint-Etienne Laval

Kick-off

Augustine BoakyeShot on target

3’

Áron CsongvaiShot on target

3’

João FerreiraShot on target

6’

João FerreiraFoul

20’

25’

Mathis HoudayerArgument

Irvin CardonaRight foot shot

1-0

45+1’

Half-time1-0

Second half underway

Jakob BreumHeader

2-0

50’

Chico LambaJoão Ferreira

60’

Chafik GourichyTeddy Bouriaud

60’

Amine MoussaouiOumar Konate

Chico LambaFoul

64’

Julien Le CardinalArgument

65’

Mahmoud JaberJakob Breum

71’

Zuriko DavitashviliAugustine Boakye

71’

Mahmoud JaberShot on target

74’

Nadir El JamaliMaxime Bernauer

80’

Joshua DuffusIrvin Cardona

80’

82’

Cyril MandoukiJoseph Layousse Samb

82’

Julien MaggiottiSam Sanna

82’

Jules GaudinEthan Clavreul

90+1’

Mathis HoudayerShot on target

Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Laval attacking Saint-Etienne attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Mamour Ndiaye	90′	1	0	26	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


João Ferreira Taken off	60′	1	–	–	3	1	46	2	–	–
Kevin Pedro	90′	4	4	–	8	1	42	1	–	–	–
Julien Le Cardinal	90′	1	1	–	5	2	62	1	–	–
Benjamin Old	90′	1	–	–	2	–	41	2	–	–	–
Maxime Bernauer Taken off	80′	2	3	–	4	–	58	1	–	–	–
Chico Lamba Came on as a substitute	30′	1	–	–	1	–	36	1	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Áron Csongvai	90′	–	–	81	1	–	1	–	3	4	1	–
Augustine Boakye Taken off	71′	–	–	25	1	–	3	–	5	3	–	–
Jakob Breum Taken off	71′	1	1	25	3	–	–	2	1	1	–	–
Thierno Ballo	90′	–	–	27	–	–	3	–	6	1	2	–
Irvin Cardona Taken off	80′	1	1	28	3	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Mahmoud Jaber Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	36	1	–	1	–	1	–	–	–
Nadir El Jamali Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	3	–	2	–

Forwards2 players


Zuriko Davitashvili Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	2	1	18	–
Joshua Duffus Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Maxime Hautbois	90′	4	2	27	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Esteban Mouton	90′	3	3	–	8	–	51	2	–	–	–
Mamadou Sidibé	90′	–	–	–	–	–	65	–	–	–	–
William Bianda	90′	1	–	1	2	1	67	1	–	–	–
Joseph Layousse Samb Taken off	82′	6	4	–	10	1	34	2	–	–	–
Jules Gaudin Came on as a substitute	8′	1	1	–	2	–	3	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Sam Sanna Taken off	82′	–	–	32	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Alessio Beaudouin	90′	–	–	24	–	–	2	1	3	4	–	–
Teddy Bouriaud Taken off	60′	–	–	32	–	–	1	2	3	1	2	–
Mathis Houdayer	90′	–	–	41	–	–	–	3	7	2	5
Ethan Clavreul Taken off	82′	–	–	6	1	–	–	–	3	1	2	–
Amine Moussaoui Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chafik Gourichy Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	8	2	–	2	–	5	1	1	–
Julien Maggiotti Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cyril Mandouki Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Oumar Konate Taken off	60′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–

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.

Form going into the game

Saint-Etienne D W W W L

Laval D L D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Saint-Etienne 2-1 Laval, 21 Feb 26 Next meeting: Laval vs Saint-Etienne, 16 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Saint-Etienne vs Laval meetings

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