Saint-Étienne beat Dijon 3-2 at the Stade Gaston Gérard on Sunday evening in Ligue 2's fourth round. The visitors kept their unbeaten run going, moving further clear at the top of the table. Dijon, meanwhile, remain winless after four games and sit bottom of the division.
And here's the thing — it started with Dijon taking the lead. T. Ballo found the net in the 21st minute, and that put the home side ahead. But Saint-Étienne responded quickly. S. Chouchane equalised in the 39th minute, and then went one better two minutes before the break.
The second half opened as the first had ended, with Dijon once again going ahead. Ballo scored his second in the 64th minute, and for a moment it looked like they might steal all three points. Then Boakye stepped in to restore the visitors' lead in the 80th minute. The game finished 3-2.
To be fair, the statistics tell a clearer story than the scoreline suggests. Saint-Étienne created four big chances compared to Dijon's two, and their shot accuracy sat at 71 per cent against 54. They didn't dominate possession — 52 per cent — but they made their moments count. Five saves from the Dijon keeper told the same tale.
By then the table position had shifted. Saint-Étienne sit first with 12 points from four wins, while Dijon remain 17th on just two points. The visitors' recent form reads like a statement — four wins in a row, including a 4-0 thrashing of Grenoble. Dijon's last outing had ended 1-1 with Clermont, and before that they lost to Le Havre.
