Saturday, December 13th,2025, is set to be a thrilling day for football fans as Saint Etienne takes on Bastia at the iconic Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in a pivotal Ligue 2 showdown. The Greens,, have been in phenomenal form recently, and will look to extend their winning ways against a Bastia side that has struggled to find consistency.

Historically, the two teams have had some thrilling encounters. In their last meeting in March 2024,, Saint Etienne ran out comfortable winners,,, by a margin of four goals to nil. However, this does not tell the entire story as their head-to-head record is more closely contested than the scorelines suggest. In December 2023, Saint Etienne won by a solitary goal at home and also emerged victorious with a similar score in August of the same year. Yet Bastia has claimed the scalp of their opponents in January of 2023 and most notably recorded a two-nil win at home.

As we inch closer to the festive period, the focus will be on the points and ensuring their league standing is secured. Saint Etienne with a projected win percentage of forty-five and the bookmaker odds suggesting a win price of one point seven zero looks well placed for maximum points. However,the visitors cannot be taken lightly and will pack a punch with an average of one point five goals for.

On paper, this looks like it could pan out into a home win. Saint Etienne has the greater firepower and Bastia has not been able to tame their opponents as efficiently. Yet an element of doubt always remains given Bastia’s capacity for causing problems and this shapes as an intriguing fixture that shall be keenly observed. Saturday evening shall provide all the answers and potentially direct the course for both teams in their pursuit of League Two supremacy. Will Saint Etienne maintain pole position or will Bastia find the crucial breakthrough to mount serious contention for promotion places?