# League Pulse w.42: Ligue 2, 2026

Saint-Étienne top Ligue 2 with 19 points and clearly overperform against their xP, while chasing Red Star do the same and Dijon impress offensively after the 4-2 win against Metz. At the bottom, Laval are struggling below their statistical baseline, and next round's top match will be Red Star–Saint-Étienne, where the favoritism is evenly split.