UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Geoffroy Guichard - Saint- Etienne Thursday 24 November 2016 AS Saint-Étienne 21.05CET (21.05 local time) 1. FSV Mainz 05 Group C - Matchday 5 Last updated 01/12/2016 21:45CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 14 Match officials 16 1 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FSV Mainz 05 Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1. FSV Mainz 05 - AS Saint- 15/09/2016 GS 1-1 Mainz Bungert 57; Berić 88 Étienne Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AS Saint-Étienne 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 AS Saint-Étienne - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Benalouane 64, Grax AS Saint-Étienne - SV Werder 2-2 18/03/2009 R16 Saint-Etienne 90+2; Prödl 6, Pizarro Bremen agg: 2-3 27 SV Werder Bremen - AS Saint- 12/03/2009 R16 1-0 Bremen Naldo 20 Étienne European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Berliner FC Dynamo - AS Saint- 2-0 01/09/1981 PR Berlin Netz 38, Riediger 82 Étienne agg: 3-1 AS Saint-Étienne - Berliner FC Lopez 74; Lopez 25 26/08/1981 PR 1-1 Saint-Etienne Dynamo (og) UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AS Saint-Étienne - Hamburger 1-0 10/12/1980 R3 Saint-Etienne Paganelli 10 SV agg: 6-0 Hartwig 8 (og), Platini Hamburger SV - AS Saint- 26/11/1980 R3 0-5 Hamburg 26, 87, Larios 39, Étienne Zimako 85 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 Thychosen 11, 19/03/1980 QF Monchengladbach - AS Saint-Étienne agg: 6-1 Hannes 15 Platini 55 (P); AS Saint-Étienne - VfL Borussia 05/03/1980 QF 1-4 Saint-Etienne Nielsen 15, 21, Mönchengladbach Nickel 18, Lienen 36 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - AS Saint- 12/05/1976 F 1-0 Glasgow Roth 57 Étienne 2 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FSV Mainz 05 Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Bayern München - AS Saint- 2-0 Beckenbauer 2, 23/04/1975 SF Munich Étienne agg: 2-0 Dürnberger 69 AS Saint-Étienne - FC Bayern 09/04/1975 SF 0-0 Saint-Etienne München UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Simmet 46, Glowacz 28/09/1971 R1 1. FC Köln - AS Saint-Étienne Cologne agg: 3-2 62; Revelli 75 Sarramagna 85; 15/09/1971 R1 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FC Köln 1-1 Saint-Etienne Simmet 80 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AS Saint-Étienne - FC Bayern 3-0 01/10/1969 R1 Saint-Etienne Revelli 2, 59, Keita 81 München agg: 3-2 FC Bayern München - AS Saint- Brenninger 22, Roth 17/09/1969 R1 2-0 Munich Étienne 53 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1. FC Nürnberg - AS Saint- 3-0 Strehl 27, Wild 63, 14/11/1962 R2 Nuremberg Étienne agg: 3-0 Haseneder 73 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FC 18/10/1962 R2 0-0 Saint-Etienne Nürnberg 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country 1. FSV Mainz 05 have not played against a club from their opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AS Saint-Étienne 8 2 5 1 9 1 1 7 1 0 0 1 18 3 6 9 16 24 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FSV Mainz 05 Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne Match background Saint-Étienne have yet to lose a UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League group stage home game – a sobering statistic for Mainz as they bid to save their Group C campaign in France. • St Étienne qualify with a win or a 0-0 draw (as they drew 1-1 at Mainz); Mainz are out if they lose, or if they draw 0-0 and Anderlecht avoid defeat. • Anderlecht qualify with a victory or draw if Mainz draw, or with any result if Mainz lose; Gabala are out. Previous meetings • Robert Berić scored an 88th-minute equaliser for the visitors as St-Étienne held Mainz to a 1-1 draw in the teams' first meeting on matchday one. It was Mainz's maiden encounter with French opposition. • St-Étienne have lost half of their 18 matches against German sides, their record reading: W3 D6 L9 (W2 D5 L1 at home). Those fixtures include a 1-0 reverse against Bayern München in the 1976 European Cup final in Glasgow. Form guide • St-Étienne are unbeaten in nine European home games (W4 D5); moreover, they are yet to lose in ten UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage home fixtures (W3 D7). • Mainz's 6-1 loss at Anderlecht on matchday four was the heaviest defeat in their UEFA competition history. • St-Étienne have qualified in two of their previous three UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group campaigns. • Mainz are making their UEFA Europa League group stage debut. Links and trivia • The journey from St-Etienne to Mainz is just shy of 600km. • Mainz goalkeeper Jonas Lössl (Guingamp 2014–16) and defender Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Lens 2013–16) have both played club football in France. • Mainz boast French talent in the form of ex-Metz left-back Gaëtan Bussmann. • St-Étienne's Florentin Pogba is the older brother of Paul Pogba, who is also competing in this season's group stage with Manchester United. The coaches • St-Étienne coach since 2009, Christophe Galtier steered Les Verts to French League Cup success in 2012/13. He had worked as assistant to Alain Perrin at St-Étienne before getting the top job. Originally a defender, he started his playing career at home-town club Marseille. • Martin Schmidt guided Mainz to an impressive sixth-place finish in the Bundesliga last season, his first in command of the senior team. A lower-league player in his native Switzerland, he managed Mainz's reserves from 2010–15. 4 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FSV Mainz 05 Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne Team facts AS Saint-Étienne Formed: 1919 Nickname: Les Verts (The Greens) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (1976) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Domestic title: 10 (1981) French Cup: 6 (1977) French League Cup: 1 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: round of 32 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: St-Étienne v KuPS Kuopio 01/01/80, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-7: KuPS Kuopio v St-Étienne 17/09/80, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4 twice, most recently v Ipswich Town FC 04/03/81, UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0 twice, most recently v Bohemians 1905 03/11/82, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 7-0: St-Étienne v KuPS Kuopio (see above) • Biggest away win 0-7: KuPS Kuopio v St-Étienne (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 1-4 twice, most recently v Ipswich Town FC (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Bohemians 1905 v St-Étienne (see above) 1. FSV Mainz 05 Formed: 1905 Nickname: Karnevalsverein (Carnival club) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) none Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 5 AS Saint-Étienne - 1. FSV Mainz 05 Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: third qualifying round 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: third qualifying round 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Mainz v Mika 14/07/05, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-2: Keflavík v Mainz 25/08/05, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Mainz v Sevilla 29/09/05, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: Anderlecht v Mainz 03/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Mainz v Mika (see above) • Biggest away win 0-2: Keflavík v Mainz (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Mainz v Sevilla (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: Anderlecht v Mainz (see above) 6 AS Saint-Étienne - 1.