Nantes have performed better than Saint-Étienne so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
Saint-Étienne could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Europa League game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Oleksandria, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Saint-Étienne.
Nantes form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Ligue 1 games here at Stade de la Beaujoire for Nantes, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Ligue 1,. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Nantes has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager C. Gourcuff and the players.
The fans are hoping that Nantes will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Bordeaux (placed 6th). Ahead of that match, Nantes won a home game hosting Paris (8-0).
Nantes have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Defensively Nantes have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Saint-Étienne love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Oleksandria in their previous outing. The Europa League match ended in a draw 2-2. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Monaco in the Ligue 1.
It looked so good for Saint-Étienne vs Oleksandria, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
The attacking power of Saint-Étienne when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Saint-Étienne have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nantes 1 win, 5 draws and Saint-Étienne 4 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Coulibaly 3 goals |   R. Hamouma 3 goals |  Denis Bouanga 3 goals |
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| Nantes | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 9 | 15 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 8% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 50% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 7.7 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Nantes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Angers SCO | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Nantes | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 5 | Lille | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Reims | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Saint-Étienne | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Brest | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Amiens SC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Nice | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Rennes | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 15 | Monaco | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Dijon | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| 18 | Toulouse | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 12 |
| 19 | Metz | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 20 | Nimes | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 11 |