Nice vs Saint-Étienne preview: Visitors in for a demanding task at Allianz Riviera

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 11.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Riviera (36178 seats)

A win is the only result that will suffice for the Nice fans in this Allianz Riviera duel with Saint-Étienne, as they have a robust lead on them in the Ligue 1 standings.

Insights:
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Ligue 1
  • Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

The hosts Nice saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Coupe de France. This match was also played here at Allianz Riviera. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Saint-Étienne have had more rest.

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Nice form and stats

Nice have played 17 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Nice has recorded two wins in a row here at Allianz Riviera, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nice are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The Nice followers got no joy from their last fixture, a Coupe de France duel also played here at Allianz Riviera: A 0-1 defeat against Nantes. Midfield player Thuram got a match rating of 7.51 in that game, the max score being 10. Thuram hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 67 successful passes (of 74 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Ligue 1 match versus Bordeaux with a 1-0 scoreline.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nice, as the Ligue 1 home game vs Lille is only three days away.

The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. Nice have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

Saint-Étienne have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 3-4-10 (17 played).

Saint-Étienne lost away at Rennes (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Camara got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, top player of the team. Camara dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

A 1-4 loss hosting Monaco before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Saint-Étienne are hosting Reims in the Ligue 1 only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Saint-Étienne as they have only managed to score 15 times from 17 away games in the league. Saint-Étienne has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other before in this season, with the match result Saint-Étienne - Nice 0-3 entered in the official records. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Nice won three, Saint-Étienne were winners in six and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiceA. Delort
A. Delort
11 goals
NiceA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
10 goals
Saint-ÉtienneW. Khazri
W. Khazri
10 goals

Nice missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nice Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
18 9 4 Won W 0 3 7
7 4 0 Drew D 0 4 10
10 4 2 Lost L 5 10 18
44 22 8 Scored S 4 15 38
29 16 3 Conceded C 16 34 70
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
60% 59% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 80%
46% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 47% 57%
11% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 41% 43%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 17%
34% 47% 17% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 66%
40% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 11%
37% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 35% 26%
 
5.1 5.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.8 4.8
4.6 3.3 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 4.4
2 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 3 2.2
6 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
11.3 13.1 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 9.5 11.2
3.8 4.5 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.2 3.8
33% 29% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 27% 29%
 
11.5 9.2 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 13.6 12.2
3.8 2.8 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.5 5.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the most clean sheets (14) in Ligue 1
  • Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 35 24 7 4 79 34 17 15 2 0 42 10 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 79
2 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
3 Olympique Marseille 35 19 8 8 56 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 17 11 3 3 27 14 20 65
4 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
5 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
6 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 15 11 9 59 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 55
8 Lens 35 15 10 10 55 44 18 9 6 3 33 18 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 36 13 12 11 43 45 18 7 7 4 22 20 18 6 5 7 21 25 -2 51
11 Brest 36 13 9 14 45 49 18 7 4 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 19 24 -4 48
12 Reims 35 10 13 12 38 38 17 5 6 6 22 18 18 5 7 6 16 20 0 43
13 Montpellier 35 12 7 16 48 53 18 7 5 6 27 22 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 43
14 Troyes 35 9 9 17 33 47 18 5 7 6 18 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -14 36
15 Angers SCO 35 8 11 16 38 53 17 6 2 9 17 22 18 2 9 7 21 31 -15 35
16 Lorient 35 8 10 17 34 59 17 6 5 6 19 18 18 2 5 11 15 41 -25 34
17 Clermont 35 8 9 18 35 65 17 3 6 8 19 30 18 5 3 10 16 35 -30 33
18 Saint-Étienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Bordeaux 35 5 12 18 47 85 18 3 6 9 25 33 17 2 6 9 22 52 -38 27
20 Metz 35 4 13 18 31 62 17 1 7 9 17 29 18 3 6 9 14 33 -31 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 35 24 7 4 79 34 17 15 2 0 42 10 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 79
2 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
3 Olympique Marseille 35 19 8 8 56 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 17 11 3 3 27 14 20 65
4 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
5 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
6 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 15 11 9 59 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 55
8 Lens 35 15 10 10 55 44 18 9 6 3 33 18 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 36 13 12 11 43 45 18 7 7 4 22 20 18 6 5 7 21 25 -2 51
11 Brest 36 13 9 14 45 49 18 7 4 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 19 24 -4 48
12 Reims 35 10 13 12 38 38 17 5 6 6 22 18 18 5 7 6 16 20 0 43
13 Montpellier 35 12 7 16 48 53 18 7 5 6 27 22 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 43
14 Troyes 35 9 9 17 33 47 18 5 7 6 18 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -14 36
15 Angers SCO 35 8 11 16 38 53 17 6 2 9 17 22 18 2 9 7 21 31 -15 35
16 Lorient 35 8 10 17 34 59 17 6 5 6 19 18 18 2 5 11 15 41 -25 34
17 Clermont 35 8 9 18 35 65 17 3 6 8 19 30 18 5 3 10 16 35 -30 33
18 Saint-Étienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Bordeaux 35 5 12 18 47 85 18 3 6 9 25 33 17 2 6 9 22 52 -38 27
20 Metz 35 4 13 18 31 62 17 1 7 9 17 29 18 3 6 9 14 33 -31 25

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