Saint Etienne 3–1 Clermont Foot

Ligue 2 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 14 Aug 2026

Saint Etienne vs Clermont Foot in the Ligue 2 2026/27.

At Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint Etienne.

Referee: Mickael Leleu, France.

Saint Etienne beat Clermont Foot 3–1. I. Cardona opened the scoring for Saint Etienne after 41 minutes. T. Ballo made it 2–0 after 54 minutes, and that was the winner.

What the result changed

Saint Etienne stayed 1st, on 6 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Saint Etienne: I. Cardona 41', T. Ballo 54', J. Breum 71'
Clermont Foot: O. Diop 89'

Saint Etienne starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

30 G. Larsonneur (G)
13 J. Ferreira (D)
26 J. Le Cardinal (D)
18 S. Nair (D)
23 K. Pedro (D)
6 M. Bernauer (M)
14 A. Csongvai (M)
20 A. Boakye (M)
10 J. Breum (M)
8 T. Ballo (M)
7 I. Cardona (F)

Clermont Foot starting lineup (4-4-2)

30 T. Guivarch (G)
28 I. M'Bahia (D)
21 Y. Salmier (D)
4 E. Kabeya (D)
12 V. Nsimba (D)
19 M. Bouchenna (M)
5 J. Grillot
2 A. Baallal (M)
6 E. H. Kone (M)
23 A. Hunou (F)
90 C. Okou (F)

Match events

23′ Saint Etienne: Substitution, T. Svetlin, J. Ferreira
41′ Saint Etienne: Normal Goal, I. Cardona, T. Ballo
46′ Clermont Foot: Substitution, O. Diop, E. H. Kone
49′ Saint Etienne: Yellow Card, Jakob Breum
54′ Saint Etienne: Normal Goal, T. Ballo
59′ Saint Etienne: Substitution, Z. Davitashvili, T. Ballo
64′ Clermont Foot: Substitution, J. Sambia, A. Hunou
64′ Clermont Foot: Substitution, M. Douane, M. Bouchenna
68′ Clermont Foot: Yellow Card, Ivan M'Bahia
71′ Saint Etienne: Normal Goal, J. Breum, A. Csongvai
72′ Saint Etienne: Substitution, J. Duffus, I. Cardona
74′ Clermont Foot: Substitution, I. Coulibaly, I. M'Bahia
74′ Clermont Foot: Substitution, A. Saintorens, C. Okou
82′ Saint Etienne: Substitution, A. Baallal, A. Boakye
83′ Saint Etienne: Substitution, N. Kasia, M. Bernauer
83′ Clermont Foot: Substitution, C. Konate, V. Nsimba
89′ Clermont Foot: Normal Goal, O. Diop, J. Sambia

Match statistics

Statistic	Saint Etienne	Clermont Foot
Total Shots	21	5
Shots on Goal	5	2
Ball Possession	61%	39%
Corner Kicks	7	6
Fouls	15	15
Passes accurate	480	289
Goalkeeper Saves	1	2

The table as it stood on 14 Aug 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Saint Etienne	2	+5	6
2	Annecy	2	+3	6
3	Dunkerque	2	+2	4
4	Metz	2	+1	4
5	Montpellier	2	+1	4
6	RED Star FC 93	2	+1	4
7	Rodez	2	0	3
8	Guingamp	2	0	3
9	PAU	2	0	3
10	Laval	2	-1	3
11	Reims	2	0	2
12	Dijon	2	-1	1
13	Boulogne	2	-1	1
14	Nancy	2	-1	1
15	Grenoble	2	-2	1
16	Clermont Foot	2	-2	1
17	Sochaux	2	-3	1
18	Nantes	2	-2	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Saint Etienne before this match

at Sochaux 3–0 (Sochaux) · Matchweek 1, 8 Aug 2026

Clermont Foot before this match

vs Reims 0–0 (Reims) · Matchweek 1, 8 Aug 2026