📊 Form Guide

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Nice

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Nice will be looking for an improved result here after the 2-0 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against Marseille.

In that game, Nice managed 44% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Marseille got 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. Neal Maupay (40') and Luis Henrique (53') scored for Marseille.

It has been all too rare in recent times that Nice have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Nice have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 10 goals during that time.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Nice:

• are unbeaten in the league by St Etienne in their previous 2 matches.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

St Etienne

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St Etienne will come into the clash following on from a 1-0 Ligue 1 win to beat Lille in their most recent fixture.

In that game, St Etienne had 29% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for St Etienne was Mathieu Cafaro (6'). On the other side, Lille got 17 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

The stats don’t lie, and St Etienne have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in total. Defensively, St Etienne have some weaknesses to address. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward here, though.

Ahead of this meeting, St Etienne are without an away win for the past 4 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 18/05/2019, both clubs have shared the honours with Nice winning 3 of those games, St Etienne 3 and 0 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 in total which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.

The last league contest between the two was Ligue 1 match day 36 on 11/05/2022 which ended up with the score at Nice 4-2 St Etienne.

In that game, Nice managed 64% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Melvin Bard (52'), Andy Delort (60', 62') and Hicham Boudaoui (80').

For their opponents, St Etienne had 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. Denis Bouanga (11') and Zaydou Youssouf (45') scored.

The referee was Ruddy Buquet.

🗞️ Team News: Nice

Gaëtan Laborde (Broken foot), Terem Moffi (Cruciate ligament tear), Hicham Boudaoui (Knee injury), Sofiane Diop (Foot injury) and Morgan Sanson (Injury to the ankle) won’t be available for Nice manager Franck Haise.

We think that Les Aiglons will probably line up in a 3-4-3 system for the game, handing starts to Marcin Bulka, Moise Bombito, Y. Ndayishimiye, Dante, Jonathan Clauss, Pablo Rosario, Tanguy Ndombele, Melvin Bard, Mohamed-Ali Cho, Evann Guessand and Youssoufa Moukoko.

🗞️ Team News: St Etienne

We are inclined to think that Les Verts seem most likely to elect for a 4-3-3 formation, starting Gautier Larsonneur, Dennis Appiah, Dylan Batubinsika, Yunis Abdelhamid, Pierre Cornud, Aimen Moueffek, Pierre Ekwah, Mathis Amougou, Zuriko Davitashvili, Lucas Stassin and Mathieu Cafaro.

💭 Prediction

In our opinion, Nice should really get amongst the goals when they come up against St Etienne, who may well struggle to find the back of the net.

We’re therefore expecting to see a fairly comfortable 2-0 margin for Nice at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 18:10 20/09/2024