Saint-Étienne vs Laval prediction and preview
Ligue 2 · Saturday 7 November 2026, 19:00 UTC
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Saint-Étienne vs Laval
Ligue 2 · Saturday 7 November 2026, 19:00 UTC · Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-etienne
Saint-Étienne vs Laval preview
Saint-Étienne host Laval in Ligue 2 on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-etienne. Saint-Étienne go into the round 1st, on 25 points from 11 games, while Laval are 16th in the table with 9 points from 11.
Recent form: Saint-Étienne L-W-W-W-D, Laval W-L-D-L-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, Saint-Étienne have scored 1.2 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Laval average 1.5 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Saint-Étienne have 3 wins to Laval's 1 across 6 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 21 Feb 2026, ended Saint-Étienne 2-1 Laval.
Saint-Étienne are without Gautier Larsonneur (injury), Tamar Svetlin (injury) and Paul Eymard (injury). Gautier Larsonneur and Tamar Svetlin have featured heavily in recent matches. Laval are without Corentin Fatou (injury), Yanis Court (injury) and Hermann Esmel (injury).
Bookmaker prices make Saint-Étienne clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.
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Form and table
- Saint-ÉtienneLast five: D W W W L
- LavalLast five: D L D L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Étienne | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 25 | DWWWL |
| 16 | Laval | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 9 | DLDLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Saint-Étienne expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Kévin Pedro, Sohaib Naïr, Julien Le Cardinal, João Ferreira, Augustine Boakye, Jakob Breum, Maxime Bernauer, Áron Csongvai, Thierno Ballo
Laval expected line-up (4-3-1-2)
Maxime Hautbois, Esteban Mouton, Sidi Bane, Joseph Layousse Samb, William Bianda, Mathys Houdayer, Sam Sanna, Alessio Beaudouin, Abou Kanté, Trévis Dago
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