SAINT-ETIENNE, France (Interstat) — Troyes defeated Saint-Etienne II 3-0 on Saturday in a Ligue 2 match at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Merwan Ifnaoui opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, putting Troyes ahead before halftime. Tawfik Bentayeb added a second goal in the 89th minute, and Mathys Detourbet sealed the victory in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time. Bentayeb also assisted on one of the goals, while Martin Adeline and Mouhamed Diop each recorded an assist.

The win improved Troyes’s Ligue 2 record to 16 wins, six losses and six draws. Across all competitions, Troyes now stands at 23 wins, 10 losses and 11 draws. Saint-Etienne II fell to 14 wins, nine losses and seven draws in Ligue 2, and 23 wins, 23 losses and 17 draws overall.

The match featured six yellow cards. Martin Adeline was booked in the 35th minute, Augustine Boakye in the 49th, Hillel Konaté in the 69th, Mouhamed Diop in the 79th, Tawfik Bentayeb in the 86th and Gautier Larsonneur in the 88th.

The result marked a reversal from the teams’ previous head-to-head encounter Nov. 8, 2025, when Saint-Etienne II won 3-2 at Troyes.

Saint-Etienne II had entered the match on a difficult run, having lost its previous two matches: a 5-0 defeat at Bastia on April 19 and a 2-0 loss at Bastia on April 18. Before that, the team had earned a 2-0 win at Balma U19 on April 12 and a 2-1 win at Dunkerque U19 on April 11, along with a 1-1 draw at Moulins Yzeure Foot on April 11. The team’s overall form in the weeks prior showed inconsistency, with losses at Nancy and Montpellier U19, but also a 4-0 win at FC Annecy and a 2-2 draw at Dijon.

Troyes came into the game after a stretch of mixed results. On April 18, the team played a 2-2 draw at home against Thonon Evian Grand Geneve FC and a 1-0 win at Boulogne. On April 13, Troyes lost 2-1 at Rodez, and on April 12, it drew 2-2 at RC Strasbourg Alsace 2. Earlier in April, Troyes drew 2-2 at Montpellier. The team had won three of its previous five matches before Saturday, including a 3-0 win at Jura Dolois Football on March 28 and a 5-1 win at Dunkerque U19 on March 21.

Saint-Etienne II’s next scheduled match is against Ajaccio U19 on May 3. Troyes’s upcoming schedule includes a visit to US Torcy-Paris Vallee de la Marne on April 25 in the National 3, a match at Montpellier on April 26 in Ligue 1, a home game against Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC on May 2 in Ligue 2, and a trip to Grenoble Foot 38 on May 9 in Ligue 2.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Saint-Etienne II 1, Troyes 1. Interstat’s ELO system had given Troyes a 50.70 percent probability to win.