Saint-Étienne are welcoming Nîmes for another important game after their 2-1 result against 19th-placed Nîmes.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Saint-Étienne and Nîmes.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Saint-Étienne are 3-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Saint-Étienne's last game was hosting Nîmes (placed 19th) and winning 2-1. Before that match, a Coupe de France win away at Paris.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Saint-Étienne matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from four games).
Saint-Étienne has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Saint-Étienne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nîmes form and stats
There's been little loot from Nîmes's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the Ligue 1. Nîmes only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Nîmes have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Paris Saint Germain game.
Two away games in a row for Nîmes, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Saint-Étienne in the Ligue 1. A 0-5 defeat away at Dijon before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Nîmes playing away, we found six games. Results were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 5 home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nîmes as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. For Nîmes, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Nîmes - Saint-Étienne 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 4 Saint-Étienne victories, 2 draws and 0 Nîmes wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Bouanga 7 goals |  R. Hamouma 5 goals |   R. Ripart 4 goals |
Saint-Étienne missing players
Nîmes missing players
| Saint-Étienne | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 24 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 32 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 24 | 35 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 82% | 90% |
| 67% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 64% | 62% |
| 57% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | 48% |
| 33% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 29% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 10% |
| 52% | 45% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 38% |
| 24% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 18% | 24% |
| 29% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 55% | 48% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 223 | 135 | 64 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 113 | 260 |
| 64 | 33 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 31 | 75 |
| 38% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 21% |
- Nîmes has the the worst goal difference (-16) away
- Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nîmes have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 49 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Rennes | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Nantes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Lille | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 9 | Reims | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Monaco | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Nice | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Brest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Metz | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 12 |