Overview
- Red Star beat AS Saint-Étienne 2-1 on Matchday 13 at Stade Bauer under coach Grégory Poirier.
- Damien Durand scored inside the opening 30 seconds and added a second in the 31st minute to build a two-goal cushion.
- Khaoui missed a chance to extend the lead when his 35th-minute penalty was saved by Larsonneur.
- Davitashvili reduced the deficit with a free-kick in the 71st minute, the only time goalkeeper Poussin was beaten.
- The result lifts Red Star to second place, three points clear of Saint-Étienne and one behind Troyes after rebounding from a 3-0 loss at Dunkerque earlier in the week.