GolVolt — Saint-Étienne vs Laval: preview, line-ups, chances

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

44%after a loss 28%after a win

Relegation risk: 44% after a defeat, 28% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

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

What's at stake

Saint-Étienne: a match for the title

43%after a loss 56%after a win

Title chances: 43% after a defeat, 56% 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.

Saint-Étienne

at home · 10

9W0D1L2.6scored per match0.6conceded per match

Laval

away · 10

1W2D7L0.9scored per match1.9conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025.

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

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1 draw4.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2

0wins

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

MNNdiaye JFFerreira SNNaïr JCLe Cardinal KPPedro ÁCCsongvai MBBernauer ZDDavitashvili JBBreum ABBoakye TBBallo MHHautbois EMMouton MSSidibé WBBianda JSSamb SSSanna ABBeaudouin TBBouriaud MHHoudayer AKKanté TDDago

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

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

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

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Saint-Étienne title chance today 50%

after a defeat: 43%
after a draw: 44%
after a win: 56%

Laval relegation risk today 40%

after a defeat: 44%
after a draw: 39%
after a win: 28%

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

GolVolt Pro

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

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