Saint Etienne vs Laval prediction

So far in the Ligue 2, Saint Etienne have won eight, drawn one and lost two of 11, with 23 goals scored and 11 conceded, good for 1st place and 25 points.

Over the last six matches it has been four wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 1.8 goals for and 1.0 against. Last time out they lost 3-0 to Guingamp away; before that came a 1-0 win at home to Nantes and a 1-0 win away at Red Star.

Three clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won three of three recently (8 scored, 1 conceded).

Laval have won two, drawn three and lost six of their 11 Ligue 2 games so far, scoring 14 and letting in 21. That has them 16th on 9 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.3 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Boulogne 1-0 at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at Nancy and a 3-3 draw at home to Clermont.

Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won none of two recently (2 scored, 4 conceded).

Home and away form points to Saint Etienne: Saint Etienne have won three of their last three at home, Laval none of their last two on the road. 16 points separate the two sides in the table. Saint Etienne also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Saint Etienne clear favourites at 59%, with Laval on 17% and the draw at 25%.

On goals, it expects around 3.0 in the game: 2.2 for Saint Etienne and 0.9 for Laval. Over 2.5 goals is 58% and both teams scoring 51%. When they last met, on 21 Feb 2026, St Etienne won 2-1.