ASSE traveled to Occitanie to open the last full day of Ligue 1 of the year 2024. The men of ex-coach, Olivier Dall’Oglio, lost for the 10th time in 15 days this season. A cruel defeat on the Toulouse pitch (2-1). The Stéphanois closed the calendar year with a statistic they could have done without.
ASSE played its 8th away match of the season, Friday evening in Toulouse. The Greens produced an unprecedented performance in the first period. The Stéphanois had almost 70% possession without being dangerous. Despite this high ball retention rate, ASSE did not attempt a single shot in the first period.
We will have to wait until the 53rd minute to see the first Saint-Etienne strike of the game. On a tense, low cross from Dennis Appiah, Lucas Stassin opened the scoring. The young Belgian scores his first goal with the Greens after 3 and a half months of waiting. The joy was short-lived for the visitors. Toulouse equalizes directly through Shavy Babicka. At the end of the match, Zakaria Aboukhlal scored a second goal for the locals. Saint-Etienne still bows away.
Saint-Etienne’s away performances this season in Ligue 1 are more than disappointing. The men of interim Laurent Huard only took one point out of 24 possible outside Forez. ASSE also conceded 27 away goals in 8 matches played. Performances which weigh on the Saint-Etienne goal difference.
If the Greens are more solid at home with 7 goals conceded, they still have 34 goals conceded after 15 days of the championship. Unheard of at the club since the 1952-1953 season. ASSE had conceded 39 goals at this stage of its season, 72 years ago. This will have to be remedied in 2025 to hope to retain its place in the elite.
