Saint Etienne 3-3 Stade Brestois 29 – Result & Analysis
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Poisson rates Stade Brestois 29 at 57% — current form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 encounter.
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Fixture Analysis
It is a Ligue 1 clash, Regular Season - 29 as Saint Etienne welcome Stade Brestois 29 to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Kick-off is set for Sunday 13 April 2025 at 14:00 UTC.
Recent Form
Across all Ligue 1 games this season, Saint Etienne have gone 1W 3D 6L from 10 outings — a 0.60 PPG return. Last five: L D W L L. They are averaging 1.10 goals per game and conceding 2.60 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. However, 2.60 goals conceded per game is a concern — opposing attacks have exploited them regularly. 1 clean sheet from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation. Both teams have scored in 70% of their games — a high BTTS rate that carries real weight in the goals markets.
Saint Etienne at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard this season: 3W 2D 5L from 10 home games — 1.10 PPG on home soil. At home they are averaging 1.20 goals scored and 2.00 conceded per game. Their home PPG of 1.10 is noticeably stronger than their overall 0.60 — Saint Etienne are significantly better at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard than their overall form suggests.
Stade Brestois 29 — All Games: 5W 3D 2L from 10 Ligue 1 fixtures this season — 1.80 PPG. Last five: L W D W W. They are scoring at 1.60 per game and conceding 1.20. 5 clean sheets from 10 games (50%) is an exceptional defensive record — they are keeping clean sheets more often than not.
On the road, Stade Brestois 29 have gone 4W 1D 5L from 10 away fixtures this term (1.30 PPG). Away from home they average 1.40 goals scored and 1.60 conceded per game. BTTS has landed in 60% of their away games — meaningful support for the Yes angle in this specific context. Their away PPG of 1.30 is notably below their overall 1.80 — form away from home has been a clear weakness this season.
Despite the home advantage, the form figures favour Stade Brestois 29 — 1.20 PPG ahead of the hosts (1.80 vs 0.60). That gap is large enough to take seriously. Draw No Bet on the visitors neutralises home-ground risk while maintaining the form-backed selection.
H2H
The rivalry is an even one: 1 wins apiece for Saint Etienne, 2 for Stade Brestois 29 and 0 shared spoils from 3 past contests. Neither side holds a meaningful historical edge.
The 3 previous meetings have averaged 2.7 goals per game — a neutral rate that provides no strong lean on the goals market from the H2H alone. The most recent clash, on 31 Aug 2024, ended 0–4 with Stade Brestois 29 winning.
The head-to-head offers no strong directional steer in either the result or goals markets. Form, the predictive model and current market pricing should carry more weight than the historical record for this fixture.
Trading Patterns
Saint Etienne in-play and half-time data (62 games, 31 at home): they score before half-time in 68% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 78% of the time; BTTS occurs in 42% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 39% of games (home games); they fail to score in 31% of games.
Stade Brestois 29 in-play and half-time data (62 games, 31 at away): they score before half-time in 77% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 62% of the time; BTTS occurs in 48% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 55% of games (away games).
BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Saint Etienne 40% versus Stade Brestois 29 48%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Saint Etienne 44% | Stade Brestois 29 48%).
Poisson Model
The Poisson distribution model projects Saint Etienne 1.29 xG and Stade Brestois 29 2.16 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Saint Etienne attack 0.878 / defence 1.474 | Stade Brestois 29 attack 1.038 / defence 1.013. League average goals — home 1.453 / away 1.411. Data: 28 Saint Etienne games / 62 Stade Brestois 29 games used (CurrentSeason).
Result probabilities: Saint Etienne 22% | Draw 20% | Stade Brestois 29 57%. Fair-value odds: Saint Etienne 4.55 | Draw 5.00 | Stade Brestois 29 1.75. The model has a clear lean to Stade Brestois 29 (57%) — a 35pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.
Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 67% | BTTS probability 64% | Total xG 3.45. Over 2.5 is the model's clear signal at 67% — a total xG of 3.45 means the expected score alone exceeds the 2.5 threshold, making the Over not just likely but structurally supported by both sides' attack/defence profiles. BTTS Yes at 64% reflects that both xG figures (1.29 / 2.16) are above the threshold where scoring blanks become the primary outcome — both sides are projected to find the net.
Our Verdict
Poisson rates Stade Brestois 29 as the most likely outcome at 57% — clear model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 20% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.
The Poisson model projects 3.45 xG in total — Over 2.5 at 67% — reasonable confidence, supported by form averaging 3.1 goals per game.
On the BTTS market, Poisson puts 64% on Yes. Form rates corroborate: Saint Etienne 50% | Stade Brestois 29 60% BTTS from recent games.
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💡 Key Insights
🏟️ Match Context
• Fixture: Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 | Competition: Ligue 1, Regular Season - 29 | Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard • Kick-off: Sunday 13 Apr 2025, 14:00 UTC • Data inputs: H2H history, form splits, prediction model signals, and market pricing
📊 Statistical Prediction
• Poisson result probabilities: Saint Etienne 22% | Draw 20% | Stade Brestois 29 57% • Poisson goal markets: Over 2.5 67% | BTTS 64% | xG Saint Etienne 1.29 / Stade Brestois 29 2.16 • Poisson strength factors: Saint Etienne attack 0.878 / def 1.474 | Stade Brestois 29 attack 1.038 / def 1.013 | league avg home 1.453 / away 1.411 • Poisson stance: Stade Brestois 29 (57%) — strong lean
🧮 Prediction Model
1.29
Saint Etienne xG
Expected Goals
2.16
Stade Brestois 29 xG
64%
BTTS
86%
Over 1.5
67%
Over 2.5
45%
Over 3.5
Full score-by-score matrix & model internals in the "Full Poisson Detail" section below ↓
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time does Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 kick off?
Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 kicked off at 14:00 on Sunday 13 April 2025 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
What was the final score in Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29?
Saint Etienne 3 - 3 Stade Brestois 29.
Where is Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 being played?
The match is being played at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
What competition is Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 part of?
Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 is a Regular Season - 29 fixture in the Ligue 1 (France).
Who is favourite to win Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29?
Our statistical model gives Saint Etienne a 22% chance of winning, Stade Brestois 29 a 57% chance, and a 20% chance of a draw — making Stade Brestois 29 the favourite.
Will both teams score in Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29?
Our model estimates a 64% probability that both Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 will score (BTTS).
Will Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 have over 2.5 goals?
Our model puts the probability of over 2.5 goals in this match at 67%.
What is the head-to-head record between Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29?
Record (3 meetings): Saint Etienne 1W | Draws 0 | Stade Brestois 29 2W.
What form are Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 in?
Saint Etienne (all comps): 1W-3D-6L in 10 | 0.60 PPG | GF 1.10 / GA 2.60 | L5 L-D-W-L-L. Stade Brestois 29 (all comps): 5W-3D-2L in 10 | 1.80 PPG | GF 1.60 / GA 1.20 | L5 L-W-D-W-W.
🧮 Model Insight
How the Model Works This Match
Working from Saint Etienne's attack rating (0.88) and Stade Brestois 29's defence rating (1.01), the model arrives at 1.29 expected goals for the home side. The same calculation in reverse, Stade Brestois 29's attack versus Saint Etienne's defence, projects 2.16 expected goals for the visitors.
These ratings are built from 28/62 games of current-season data — a full enough sample to trust.
The Exact-Score Picture
Run the expected-goals figures through the full scoreline distribution and 1-1 emerges as the single most likely result, at 10.0%. Close behind: 1-2 (9.5%), 0-2 (7.4%). Together the top three scorelines make up 27% of the probability — a moderately spread distribution, typical of a competitive match-up.
Most Likely Outcome
Stade Brestois 29 Win
22%
4.48
20%
4.89
57%
1.75
Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines
1 – 2
9.5%
Away win
Most likely
1 – 1
8.8%
Draw
0 – 2
7.4%
Away win
Expected Goals & Win Odds
1.29
Saint Etienne xG
Total xG
3.45
2.16
Stade Brestois 29 xG
4.48
22%
Home win
4.89
20%
Draw
1.75
57%
Away win
Goals Markets
86%
Over 1.5
1.16
14%
Under 1.5
7.14
67%
Over 2.5
1.49
33%
Under 2.5
3.03
45%
Over 3.5
2.22
55%
Under 3.5
1.82
27%
Over 4.5
3.70
73%
Under 4.5
1.37
Match Markets
Both Teams to Score
64%
BTTS Yes
1.56
36%
BTTS No
2.79
Clean Sheet
12%
8.67
27%
3.64
Win to Nil
3%
38.81
16%
6.37
Score Probability Matrix (%)
| H \ A | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| 3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| 4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
Green = home win · Grey = draw · Amber = away win · Outlined cell = most likely score
▶ Model Internals
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most likely scoreline for Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29?
Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 10.0%.
How many goals are Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 expected to score?
The model projects 1.29 expected goals for Saint Etienne and 2.16 for Stade Brestois 29, a combined total of 3.45.
How confident is the prediction model for Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29?
Reasonably confident — the model's leading outcome is rated at 57%, a clear lean rather than a toss-up.
📈 Form Insight
Form at a Glance
Saint Etienne come into this having played 62 games, going 24W 12D 26L for 1.35 points per game. Their last five reads L-D-W-L-L.
On the other side, Stade Brestois 29 sit at 1.68 PPG from 62 outings (30W 14D 18L), a run that reads L-W-D-W-W across their last five.
Form-wise this is close to level: Saint Etienne on 1.35 PPG, Stade Brestois 29 on 1.68. Other factors will likely decide this one more than recent results.
Venue Form
Saint Etienne's home form reads 16W 5D 10L across 31 games on their own ground, a 1.71 PPG return.
Away from home, Stade Brestois 29 have taken 1.48 points per game from 31 outings (14W 4D 13L).
Goals in Recent Form
Saint Etienne are averaging 1.21 goals scored and 1.48 conceded per game recently; Stade Brestois 29 are on 1.56 scored and 1.24 conceded.
Defensively: Saint Etienne have kept a clean sheet in 35% of their games; Stade Brestois 29 in 37% — worth knowing if you're weighing up clean-sheet or BTTS-No markets.
Last 62 Results — Ligue 1
Current season: same league only · Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams)
Saint Etienne
Current Season
Stade Brestois 29
Current Season
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What form are Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 in coming into this match?
Saint Etienne have gone 24W 12D 26L in their last 62 games (1.35 PPG), while Stade Brestois 29 have gone 30W 14D 18L in their last 62 (1.68 PPG).
Which team has the better venue record — Saint Etienne at home or Stade Brestois 29 away?
Saint Etienne's home record (1.71 PPG) is the stronger of the two venue-specific splits — Saint Etienne at home: 1.71 PPG; Stade Brestois 29 away: 1.48 PPG.
Have Saint Etienne or Stade Brestois 29 been keeping clean sheets recently?
Saint Etienne have kept a clean sheet in 35% of their recent games, Stade Brestois 29 in 37%.
⚔️ Rivalry Insight
Fixture History
4 meetings separate these sides on the data we hold, the series stretching back to December 2021. Every recorded meeting has come in Ligue 1. It has been a while since the last meeting — 13 April 2025, some 3 years back — so squads and form on both sides may look very different now.
Streaks & Records
The biggest gap between the sides came on 31 Aug 2024, when Stade Brestois 29 won 4-0 — the largest margin of victory on record between these two.
Saint Etienne's record when hosting Stade Brestois 29 specifically: 1W 1D 0L from 2 games — a narrower, venue-specific slice of the head-to-head picture.
Last 4 Meetings
1
Saint Etienne
1
Draws
2
Stade Brestois 29
Recent Meetings
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the head-to-head record between Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29?
From 4 meetings on record, Saint Etienne have won 1, Stade Brestois 29 have won 2, and 1 have been drawn.
When did Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 last play each other?
They last met on 13 April 2025, when Saint Etienne 3-3 Stade Brestois 29.
Who has won more matches between Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29?
Stade Brestois 29 have the better head-to-head record, with 2 wins from 4 meetings.
📈 Trading Insight
First-Half Patterns
Saint Etienne are typically involved in an early goal — the half-time board shows at least one in 68% of their matches. They've gone in front at half-time 29% of the time. They've also shown some fight from behind, salvaging a draw or win after trailing at half-time in 13% of those situations.
Stade Brestois 29 are typically involved in an early goal — the half-time board shows at least one in 77% of their matches. They've gone in front at half-time 26% of the time.
Full-Time Trends
BTTS sits in mixed territory for this pairing — Saint Etienne 42%, Stade Brestois 29 48% — no strong lean either way from the trading data alone.
Over 2.5 has been close to a coin-flip for both sides — 39% (Saint Etienne) and 55% (Stade Brestois 29).
On the defensive side: Saint Etienne keep a clean sheet in 39% of their matches; Saint Etienne have failed to score in 26% of games; Stade Brestois 29 in 29%.
Current season: same league only. Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams). All = any venue | Venue = Saint Etienne home games / Stade Brestois 29 away games. HT metrics require half-time score data — shown as — where unavailable.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Do both teams usually score when Saint Etienne play Stade Brestois 29?
Not especially — both teams scoring has occurred in only 42% of Saint Etienne's recent matches and 48% of Stade Brestois 29's, a rate that leans toward BTTS No.
Is Saint Etienne vs Stade Brestois 29 usually a high-scoring fixture?
Not particularly — Over 2.5 goals has come in for only 39% of Saint Etienne's recent games and 55% of Stade Brestois 29's, pointing to a tighter contest.
Do Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 tend to score early?
Saint Etienne have had a goal before half-time in 68% of their recent matches, Stade Brestois 29 in 77% — a useful reference point for first-half goal markets.
Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 share the spoils in a 3-3 draw.
📝 Match Report
How It Unfolded
Saint Etienne and Stade Brestois 29 finished level at 3-3 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Regular Season - 29, in the Ligue 1. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.
The Model vs The Result
The Poisson model went into this projecting Saint Etienne 1.29 xG and Stade Brestois 29 2.16 xG, a combined 3.45. The scoreboard read 3-3 for 6 actual goals. Saint Etienne beat their projection by 1.7 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Stade Brestois 29 outscored their 2.16 projection by 0.8. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Saint Etienne attack 0.88 / defence 1.47 against Stade Brestois 29 attack 1.04 / defence 1.01, drawn from 28/62 games (CurrentSeason).
On the result, the model split it Saint Etienne 22% | Draw 20% | Stade Brestois 29 57%, with Stade Brestois 29 to win its most likely call at 57%. Instead the game produced a draw, an outcome the model had rated at just 20% — a clear break from expectation and a genuine upset by the numbers.
Goals & Markets
The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 67%. The game delivered 6, so it went over — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 86% and landed. Over 3.5 was 45% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 64% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 46% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Saint Etienne 44%, Stade Brestois 29 48%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 44%, which did not match the both-scored outcome.
Trading Patterns vs Reality
Saint Etienne's trading profile (62 games, 31 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 40% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 36% of the time, and conceded here.
Stade Brestois 29's trading profile (62 games, 31 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 48% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 37% of the time, and conceded here.
Form vs Result
The form lines were close — Saint Etienne 1.35 PPG, Stade Brestois 29 1.68 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the draw fit that even billing. Saint Etienne (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.35 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.16 concession average — a leakier day than usual. Stade Brestois 29 (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.45 average — above their attacking norm and shipped 3 against a 1.45 concession average — a leakier day than usual.
Verdict
Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.
💡 Key Insights
⚠️ This match report is generated algorithmically from the final score, our prediction model, and each team's historical form and trading data. Analysis is for informational purposes only.