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St Etienne v Nice : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 1st Mar, 16:00 BST, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint Etienne

Nice, led by manager Franck Haise, visit Eric Orie and his St Etienne side at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday afternoon in the Ligue 1. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and flipping between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and unique league tables. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither St Etienne or Nice are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 77% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Nice coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St Etienne
32%
10/316/5
11%
Draw
26%
14/53/1
5%
Nice
42%
3/43/4
8%
Draw 1-1
12%
13/26/1
Nice 1-0
10%
15/213/2
Nice 2-1
9%
15/213/2
St Etienne 1-0
8%
14/111/1
9%
St Etienne 2-1
8%
14/111/1
9%
Nice 2-0
7%
17/215/2
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/1
St Etienne 2-0
5%
22/116/1
Nice 3-1
4%
12/110/1
8%
Nice 3-0
3%
14/111/1
8%
St Etienne 3-1
3%
33/122/1
10%
Nice 3-2
3%
20/116/1
St Etienne 3-2
2%
33/125/1
13%
St Etienne 3-0
2%
40/133/1
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
4/64/6
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
6/511/10
Home 1st Goal
46%
7/4-
Away 1st Goal
50%
1/2-
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/64/6
1%
BTTS - No
45%
11/1011/10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
13/211/2
8%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/418/5
2%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
12/59/4
4%
Home/draw
58%
1/121/20
7%
Away/draw
68%
1/52/9
2%
Home/away
74%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/92/9
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
10/33/1
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
7/413/8
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
4/94/9
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
4/118/5
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/61/6
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
9/115/2
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/161/18
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/110/1
Home DNB
50%
9/421/10
13%
Away DNB
60%
1/31/3
5%
St Etienne win to nil
17%
8/1-
Nice win to nil
22%
12/5-
St Etienne / St Etienne
12%
6/111/2
13%
St Etienne / Nice
4%
20/116/1
St Etienne / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / St Etienne
9%
17/215/2
6%
Draw / Nice
17%
15/418/5
4%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
5%
Nice / St Etienne
3%
33/125/1
Nice / Nice
30%
7/413/8
9%
Nice / Draw
6%
12/112/1
8%
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Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

St Etienne have played 22 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 3 and won 4. St Etienne have conceded 48 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

St Etienne have played 10 games at home, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Nice lay in 3rd place on 40 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 22 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 41 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Nice have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Nice have played 12 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
St Etienne
Nice
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2217503956 
Mar 30
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 27
2
Marseille2214442446 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
5-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
3
Nice Away2211741740 
Mar 1
l
 
8-0A
-
-
4
Monaco2212461540 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Mar 30
5
Lille2210841438 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
6
Lyon2210661336 
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
Mar 9
l
 
4-1A
7
Strasbourg22967533 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 27
w
 
2-1A
Apr 13
8
Lens22967333 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 6
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
9
Brest2210210-332 
Apr 13
l
 
4-0A
May 18
w
 
0-1F
10
Toulouse22769-227 
May 18
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
11
Angers227510-826 
Feb 22
l
 
4-2A
Apr 20
w
 
1-4F
12
Auxerre22679-625 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
l
 
2-1F
13
Rennes227213-323 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
5-0A
w
 
3-2F
May 11
14
Reims225710-822 
w
 
3-1A
May 11
May 4
w
 
2-4F
15
Nantes22499-1421 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
16
St Etienne Home225314-3018 
-
-
w
 
8-0F
Mar 1
17
Le Havre225215-2517 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 9
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
18
Montpellier224315-3115 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
Feb 23
d
 
2-2F
Win / draw / win form
St Etienne 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Etienne0 - 2Rennes
St Etienne1 - 1Nantes
St Etienne3 - 1Reims
St Etienne0 - 2Marseille
St Etienne1 - 0Montpellier
St Etienne2 - 0Strasbourg
St Etienne0 - 2Lens
St Etienne3 - 1Auxerre
St Etienne1 - 0Lille
St Etienne0 - 2Le Havre
St Etienne2 - 0Rodez
St Etienne1 - 1Rodez
St Etienne1 - 0Caen
St Etienne2 - 1Bordeaux
St Etienne1 - 0Concarneau
St Etienne1 - 0Auxerre
St Etienne2 - 1Annecy
St Etienne5 - 0Troyes
St Etienne0 - 1Amiens
St Etienne0 - 0Lavallois
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt Etienne1 - 5Marseille
HSt Etienne0 - 2Rennes
ASt Etienne1 - 4Lille
ASt Etienne1 - 1Auxerre
HSt Etienne1 - 1Nantes
ASt Etienne1 - 2PSG
HSt Etienne3 - 1Reims
ASt Etienne1 - 2Toulouse
HSt Etienne0 - 2Marseille
ASt Etienne0 - 5Rennes
HSt Etienne1 - 0Montpellier
ASt Etienne0 - 1Lyon
HSt Etienne2 - 0Strasbourg
ASt Etienne2 - 4Angers
HSt Etienne0 - 2Lens
HSt Etienne3 - 1Auxerre
ASt Etienne2 - 2Nantes
ASt Etienne0 - 8Nice
HSt Etienne1 - 0Lille
ASt Etienne0 - 4Brest
Nice 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Le Havre1 - 3Nice
Toulouse1 - 1Nice
Lille2 - 1Nice
Reims2 - 4Nice
Montpellier2 - 2Nice
Lyon4 - 1Nice
Brest0 - 1Nice
Nantes1 - 1Nice
Lens0 - 0Nice
Marseille2 - 0Nice
Angers1 - 4Nice
Auxerre2 - 1Nice
Lille2 - 2Nice
Strasbourg1 - 3Nice
Marseille2 - 2Nice
Reims0 - 0Nice
Lens1 - 3Nice
Toulouse2 - 1Nice
Lyon1 - 0Nice
Brest0 - 0Nice
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANice3 - 1Le Havre
HNice2 - 0Lens
ANice1 - 1Toulouse
HNice2 - 0Marseille
ANice1 - 2Lille
ANice4 - 2Reims
HNice3 - 2Rennes
ANice2 - 2Montpellier
HNice2 - 1Le Havre
ANice1 - 4Lyon
HNice2 - 1Strasbourg
HNice2 - 2Lille
ANice1 - 0Brest
HNice2 - 1Monaco
ANice1 - 1Nantes
HNice1 - 1PSG
ANice0 - 0Lens
HNice8 - 0St Etienne
ANice0 - 2Marseille
ANice4 - 1Angers
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Nice have beaten St Etienne in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at St Etienne since 2014
St Etienne
Nice
Goals: Scored
16
13
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
STE
4
D
1
NIC
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT St Etienne
0 - 3Nice
1 - 3Nice
St Etienne4 - 1
St Etienne3 - 0
St Etienne1 - 0
0 - 1Nice
1 - 4Nice
St Etienne5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Nice since 2013
Nice
St Etienne
Goals: Scored
17
5
Games: Scored
6 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
3 / 9
STE
2
D
2
NIC
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nice
Nice8 - 0
Nice4 - 2
0 - 1St Etienne
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nice1 - 0
Nice1 - 0
Nice2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1St Etienne
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for St Etienne of late. It has been 5 Ligue 1 matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Nice.

Nice have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 15 consecutive Ligue 1 outings. Their PG of 1.5 against St Etienne on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

St Etienne 16th Nice 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that St Etienne will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
St Etienne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+22
Nice have scored 22% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
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St Etienne
PG (predicted goals)
Nice
1.2
1.5
Attack rating
STE
NIC
47%
better
view stats
Games scored13
20
Failed to score9
2
Scored first6
15
Goals scored20
44
Avg. goals scored0.9
2
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal8
5
Conversion rate for13
20
Avg. XG for1
1.8
KickOff rating
+47%
Defence rating
STE
NIC
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
17
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first16
6
Goals conceded50
27
Avg. goals conceded2.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against2.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+35%

St Etienne v Nice Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

St Etienne Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22746
G LarsonneurZ DavitashviliL StassinA Boakye
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Larsonneur GLK22
4
-
D Batubinsika DEF21
2
1
Z Davitashvili FWD2172
1
-
D Appiah DEF201
1
-
L Pétrot DEF191
3
-
L Stassin FWD1944
3
-
P Ekwah MID18
3
-
B Bouchouari MID171
3
-
L Mouton MID171
2
-
I Sissoko FWD1631
1
-
A Boakye FWD153
6
-
M Nade DEF1411
1
-
Y Abdelhamid DEF12
3
-
F Tardieu MID121
-
A Moueffek MID12
-
P Cornud DEF11
2
-
L Fomba MID6
1
-
B Old  FWD6
-
Y Maçon DEF5
1
-
D. N´Guessan FWD5
-
I Wadji FWD4
-
I Miladinovic MID3
-
I Cardona FWD31
-
M. Nzuzi DEF2
2
-
K. Pedro DEF1
-
A Briançon DEF1
-
Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22967
M Bulka E GuessandE GuessandH Boudaoui
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Bulka  GLK22
-
E Guessand FWD2296
2
-
P Rosario MID1811
2
1
B Bouanani FWD182
2
-
M Cho FWD1833
2
-
S Diop FWD1863
3
-
J Clauss  DEF1724
4
-
M Bombito DEF17
1
1
T Ndombélé MID1712
2
-
H Boudaoui MID1711
7
-
Dante DEF16
4
-
G Laborde FWD1692
-
M Bard DEF151
3
1
Y Ndayishimiye DEF141
3
-
A Abdi DEF1422
1
-
T Louchet MID141
1
-
J Boga FWD122
-
A Mendy DEF11
1
-
Y Moukoko FWD1121
-
M Abdelmonem DEF9
2
-
B Santamaría MID4
-
V. Orakpo FWD4
-
A. Doumbouya DEF2
-