Dijon vs Saint Etienne: result 2-3 and analysis
Ligue 2Regular Season - 4Kick-off on August 31, 2026 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stade Gaston-Gérard, Dijon
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What was the result of Dijon vs Saint Etienne?
Saint Etienne won 2-3 on August 31, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 21′T. BalloSaint Etienne
- 39′Samy Olivier ChouchaneDijon
- 55′Samy Olivier ChouchaneDijon
- 64′T. BalloSaint Etienne
- 80′A. BoakyeSaint Etienne
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Saint Etienne win at 51%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-3.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Dijon vs Saint Etienne
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Dijon
4-1-3-2- 9T. Dong
- 11Júlio Tavares
- 18B. Ndezi
- 17A. Lembezat
- 21Samy Olivier Chouchane
- 8P. Bellon
- 31M. Faty
- 5Q. Bernard
- 23L. Lacroix
- 93I. Bouleghcha
- 16P. Delecroix
Saint Etienne
4-2-3-1- 7I. Cardona
- 8T. Ballo
- 20A. Boakye
- 22Z. Davitashvili
- 14Á. Csongvai
- 16T. Svetlin
- 6M. Bernauer
- 18S. Nair
- 26J. Le Cardinal
- 23K. Pedro
- 30G. Larsonneur
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Dijon have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Saint Etienne have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Clermont Foot(away) | 1-1 | Ligue 2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | PAU(home) | 0-1 | Ligue 2 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Montpellier(away) | 1-1 | Ligue 2 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Nancy(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Sochaux(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Grenoble(home) | 4-0 | Ligue 2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Clermont Foot(home) | 3-1 | Ligue 2 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Sochaux(away) | 3-0 | Ligue 2 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Venezia(home) | 4-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Lausanne(home) | 4-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Dijon wins, 1 draw, 3 Saint Etienne wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2023 | Saint Etienne 2-0 Dijon | Ligue 2 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Dijon 2-1 Saint Etienne | Ligue 2 |
| May 23, 2021 | Saint Etienne 0-1 Dijon | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Dijon 0-0 Saint Etienne | Ligue 1 |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Dijon 1-2 Saint Etienne | Ligue 1 |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Dijon 0-1 Saint Etienne | Ligue 1 |
Last archived meeting: Saint Etienne vs Dijon on Feb 11, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Dijon score 1.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Saint Etienne score 1.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dijon | 1.9 | 1.0 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| Saint Etienne | 1.9 | 1.3 | 6 | 6/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Dijon sit 7th in Ligue 2 (12 points from 8 matches) and Saint Etienne sit 1st (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Etienne | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | Dijon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy