Ligue 2 · Regular Season - 13
Reims vs Saint Etienne
Fri 20 Nov 2026 · 19:00 UTC · Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Reims host Saint Etienne on Fri 20 Nov 2026 (Ligue 2); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Reims 35%, draw 29%, Saint Etienne 36%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Reims €1.3M, Saint Etienne €1.7M.
- Ligue 2: T. Hülsmann is the highest-rated goalkeeper (1978).
- Ligue 2: T. Ballo is the highest-rated forward (1986).
- Saint Etienne's expected eleven is in form: average EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.3 over 180 days.
- Reims are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Reims goals first.
- 1–114%
- 0–09%
- 0–19%
- 1–09%
- 1–28%
- 2–18%
- Other scores43%
Team Elo: Reims 1790 · Saint Etienne 1867
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Reims · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.7 (Elite) · Elo 1910
Saint Etienne · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.9 (Good) · Elo 1932
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Reims
4th in Ligue 2 · 21 pts from 11
- 2 NovWSochaux France Ligue 21814
- 26 OctDBoulogne France Ligue 21845
- 16 OctWDijon France Ligue 21802
- 10 OctDNantes France Ligue 21808
- 18 SepDMontpellier France Ligue 21826
Saint Etienne
1st in Ligue 2 · 25 pts from 11
- 31 OctLGuingamp France Ligue 21916
- 24 OctWNantes France Ligue 21883
- 17 OctWRED Star FC 93 France Ligue 21875
- 10 OctWRodez France Ligue 21864
- 19 SepDMetz France Ligue 21870
Season outlook
From the Ligue 2 simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 21 /11 | 59.6 | 10% | 77% | 0% | 3rd |
| Saint Etienne | 25 /11 | 68.2 | 62% | 98% | 0% | 1st |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: dribble-heavy
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Reims: balanced profile (how Nicolas Usaï plays) · Saint Etienne: balanced profile (how Ian Cathro plays)