Ligue 1 · first half goals
Saint-Étienne First Half Goals
In 72 Ligue 1 matches, 83.3% of Saint-Étienne’s first halves produced a goal, 1st of the 22 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 44.4% of them and conceded in 72.2%.
What Saint-Étienne’s first halves look like
Early goals in Saint-Étienne’s matches land at the wrong end far more often than the right one: 72.2% of matches bring one against them and 44.4% bring one for them, 27.8pp apart. A goal arrives before halftime in 83.3% of Saint-Étienne’s Ligue 1 matches. The Ligue 1 figure is 71.9%, so they clear their own division by a wide 11.4pp. Only 16.7% end level and goalless.
Saint-Étienne attack the first half better than they guard it: 11th of 22 in the division for scoring before halftime, 22nd for keeping the other side out. Saint-Étienne top the Ligue 1 list of 22 published clubs for the share of their first halves that produce a goal.
A second goal before the break is close to routine here: 43.1% of Saint-Étienne’s matches manage it against 35.5% for the division. The record here is thinner than most of the division's: 72 matches against a typical 178.
Every figure on this page rests on 72 completed Saint-Étienne matches over 2 seasons (2021 to 2025). At that size a single percentage point is about one match, so read each rate as a range rather than a figure.
Saint-Étienne first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 83.3% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 43.1% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 16.7% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.53 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 44.4% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 72.2% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.53 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 1.00 |
| Matches counted | 72 |
| Seasons covered | 2 (2021 to 2025) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 80.6% | 33.3% | 41.7% | 69.4% | 1.42 | 36 |
| Away | 86.1% | 52.8% | 47.2% | 75.0% | 1.64 | 36 |
Saint-Étienne score before halftime 41.7% of the time at home against 47.2% away, a gap of −5.5pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Saint-Étienne against Ligue 1
| Line | Saint-Étienne | Ligue 1 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 83.3% | 71.9% | +11.4pp |
| Over 1.5 | 43.1% | 35.5% | +7.6pp |
| Over 2.5 | 16.7% | 14.6% | +2.1pp |
Counted from 72 matches · 2 seasons · 2021 to 2025.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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First Half Score is a research and information tool. Predictions and historical hit rates are provided for informational purposes only and are not financial, investment, or betting advice. Outcomes are uncertain and no figure guarantees a result. Intended for users 18+.