With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Nice fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Saint-Étienne.
- Nice have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Saint-Étienne has the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Ligue 1
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Nice form and stats
Nice's struggle is real here at Allianz Riviera with only 8 points collected from 10 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-6. Nice are slowly digging their own grave here at Allianz Riviera with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Nantes match.
Nice enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Lens's place. The match ended 1-0 with Youcef Atal scoring. Ahead of that match, Nice lost 0-3 at home to Bordeaux.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nice have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost two.
The manager A. Ursea will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Monaco in only three days.
The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 10 matches. Nice have conceded 21 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Saint-Étienne have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-3-6 (11 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Saint-Étienne as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Paris Saint Germain match. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Saint-Étienne are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
C. Abi was the last player to score for the away team. Saint-Étienne haven't scored a league goal in the last 198 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 1 home defeat versus Olympique Lyonnais with 0-5 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Saint-Étienne manager C. Puel faced defeat when travelling to Strasbourg and losing 0-1.
Saint-Étienne lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. Saint-Étienne goalkeeper Jessy Moulin had a great day against Olympique Lyonnais, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Saint-Étienne in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Saint-Étienne, two draws and five defeats.
After this away game Saint-Étienne return home for a Ligue 1 game against Nantes. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Saint-Étienne have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Saint-Étienne have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Saint-Étienne - Nice 1-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nice three wins, one draw and Saint-Étienne six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 6 goals |   R. Hamouma 4 goals |  P. Lees Melou 3 goals |
Nice missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Nice | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 28 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 80% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 81% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 25% | 30% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 10% |
| 50% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 10.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11 | 10.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 29% |
- Nice have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Nice have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Saint-Étienne has the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 37 | 45 |
| 2 | Lille | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 43 |
| 4 | Monaco | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Rennes | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Metz | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Lens | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 12 | Nice | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Brest | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Reims | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | Nantes | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | Dijon | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -25 | 15 |
| 20 | Lorient | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 12 |