The meeting between AS Saint-Étienne and Stade Brestois resulted in a 3-3 draw, a result which, although relief, does not hide the persistent fragility of the Stéphanois team. Homely, the Greens showed undeniable territorial domination, controlling the ball at 60% over the entire game and maintaining superior possession in the second period as well. Nevertheless, this superiority proved to be sterile, cruelly lacking sharpness in the danger zone and resulting in a small total of shots to the goal and a low expected overall goal value (xG).

The match was marked by a difficult start for AS Saint-Étienne, quickly led 2-0 by a clinical and opportunistic Brestian team. Despite point reactions and an undeniable character displayed by the players, repeated defensive errors allowed the Britons to retain the advantage, illustrating a worrying lack of rigour. Cardona’s double salvator certainly made it possible to equalize, but did not erase the impression of a team constantly plagued by loopholes, as the head of Davitashvili who crashed on the crossbar and deprived the Stéphanois of a potential victory.

In the end, this draw, although allowing to share points, highlights the recurring ills of AS Saint-Étienne: an undeniable will and talent, but hampered by a lack of consistency and defensive rigour. The statistics reveal a team capable of reacting and fighting, but unable to concretize its territorial domination and mask its shortcomings, revealing a season still sown with difficulties.