Saint-Étienne 4-0 Grenoble Foot 38 result, stats and report

Grenoble Foot 38 led through Thibault Rambaud's second-half goal but Annecy hit back through Samba Diba to share the spoils in a competitive Ligue 2 Friday night fixture. A fair result on the stats, though Grenoble will feel they let two points slip at home.

Saint-Étienne dismantled Grenoble Foot 38 with a commanding 4-0 victory at home, scoring twice from headers inside the opening twenty minutes to establish a structural dominance Grenoble never recovered from.

Saint-Étienne arrive in Moselle as the most clinical side in Ligue 2 this season, but a trip to Stade Saint-Symphorien offers a very different kind of examination from the one they have faced so far.

Two sides sitting in the bottom half of the early Ligue 2 standings meet on Friday night, with Grenoble's stubborn home record offering a genuine platform and Clermont yet to keep a single clean sheet on the road.

Saint-Étienne arrive in Dunkerque as the division's form side, having scored ten goals in their opening three matches while conceding just one. Dunkerque have yet to keep a clean sheet this season and the patterns in their recent data make for uncomfortable reading.

Rodez host Grenoble Foot 38 on Friday evening in Ligue 2, with the home side carrying genuine momentum and a near-perfect home record into a fixture that looks increasingly one-sided on paper.

Saint-Étienne head into Saturday's Ligue 2 clash as the division's early pace-setters, but Montpellier arrive in Saint-Étienne with a quietly impressive away record that deserves serious attention.

Annecy arrive at the Stade des Alpes on Friday riding a wave of momentum that few sides in Ligue 2 can match right now. Grenoble, stubborn at home but struggling for wins, will need to find something they have been missing all season.