Soccer betting preview: Nîmes welcomes Saint-Étienne in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sun 29.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Nîmes are in the 12th position while the guests worry at 19th.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Nîmes form and stats

Nîmes must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Ligue 1 games here at Stade des Costières. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade des Costières.

The fans are hoping that Nîmes will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Montpellier (placed 10th). Ahead of that match, Nîmes won a home game hosting Toulouse (1-0).

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 Nîmes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 3 Lost 2.

Nîmes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade des Costières with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Nîmes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade des Costières in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (9) away in Ligue 1, on their Ligue 1 travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on G. Printant, the Saint-Étienne manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

The manager G. Printant was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 1 match played at their home ground Stade des Costières. Saint-Étienne suffered a 0-1 loss to Metz (placed 16th). Prior to that match, the Saint-Étienne manager G. Printant faced defeat when travelling to Angers SCO and losing 1-4.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saint-Étienne playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were 5 Saint-Étienne wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Saint-Étienne, the Europa League home match versus Wolfsburg. Busy days.

The attacking power of Saint-Étienne when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. For Saint-Étienne, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 0 - 2 - 2 (Nîmes wins - draws - Saint-Étienne wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

R. Hamouma
3 goals
R. Philippoteaux
2 goals / 1 assists

Nîmes missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Nîmes Saint-Étienne
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 0 4 7
2 2 1 Won W 0 1 1
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 3 4
7 5 1 Scored S 0 3 6
8 2 0 Conceded C 0 9 13
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
57% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 71%
57% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 57%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 14%
29% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 57%
43% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
43% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 43%
 
5.1 5 5 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4.5 5.6
4 3.3 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6.2 5.6
2.1 3 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.9
2 2 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Saint-Étienne have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Nîmes
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
25-08-19 L1 Monaco 2 - 2 Nîmes
31-08-19 L1 Nîmes 3 - 0 Brest
14-09-19 L1 Dijon 0 - 0 Nîmes
21-09-19 L1 Nîmes 1 - 0 Toulouse
25-09-19 L1 Montpellier 1 - 0 Nîmes
29-09-19 L1 Nîmes 15:00 Saint-Étienne
06-10-19 L1 Lille 13:00 Nîmes
19-10-19 L1 Nîmes 18:00 Amiens SC
26-10-19 L1 Reims - Nîmes
29-10-19 Co Nîmes - Lens
Saint-Étienne
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Europa League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
01-09-19 L1 Olympique Marseille 1 - 0 Saint-Étienne
15-09-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 2 - 2 Toulouse
19-09-19 EL Gent 3 - 2 Saint-Étienne
22-09-19 L1 Angers SCO 4 - 1 Saint-Étienne
25-09-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 0 - 1 Metz
29-09-19 L1 Nîmes 15:00 Saint-Étienne
03-10-19 EL Saint-Étienne 16:55 Wolfsburg
06-10-19 L1 Saint-Étienne 19:00 Olympique Lyonnais
20-10-19 L1 Bordeaux 13:00 Saint-Étienne
24-10-19 EL Saint-Étienne 16:55 Oleksandria

  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 7 5 0 2 12 4 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 2 0 1 4 2 8 15
2 Angers SCO 7 5 0 2 15 10 4 4 0 0 12 2 3 1 0 2 3 8 5 15
3 Lille 7 4 1 2 10 6 4 4 0 0 9 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 4 13
4 Nantes 7 4 1 2 7 5 4 3 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 13
5 Bordeaux 7 3 3 1 12 8 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 2 1 1 7 5 4 12
6 Olympique Marseille 7 3 3 1 8 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 2 0 6 4 1 12
7 Nice 7 4 0 3 11 11 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 2 0 2 6 7 0 12
8 Reims 7 3 2 2 6 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 4 2 0 2 4 2 4 11
9 Rennes 7 3 2 2 7 5 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 11
10 Montpellier 7 3 2 2 6 5 4 3 0 1 4 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 11
11 Olympique Lyonnais 7 2 3 2 14 7 3 1 1 1 7 2 4 1 2 1 7 5 7 9
12 Nîmes 7 2 2 3 7 8 3 2 0 1 5 2 4 0 2 2 2 6 -1 8
13 Brest 7 1 5 1 7 9 4 1 3 0 4 3 3 0 2 1 3 6 -2 8
14 Toulouse 7 2 2 3 6 10 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 0 2 2 3 8 -4 8
15 Amiens SC 7 2 1 4 8 12 4 1 1 2 5 7 3 1 0 2 3 5 -4 7
16 Metz 7 2 1 4 6 10 3 1 0 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 2 6 -4 7
17 Strasbourg 7 1 3 3 5 9 4 1 2 1 5 6 3 0 1 2 0 3 -4 6
18 Monaco 7 1 3 3 10 15 4 1 1 2 8 10 3 0 2 1 2 5 -5 6
19 Saint-Étienne 7 1 2 4 6 13 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 0 3 3 9 -7 5
20 Dijon 7 0 2 5 2 9 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 0 0 3 1 5 -7 2

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