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Nice vs St Etienne Prediction & Betting tips
Nice and Saint-Étienne meet in Allianz Riviera, in a match for the 18 th round of League 1. The history of direct matches played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, who in the last 4 matches won 3 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 21-01-2018, for the League 1, Nice won by (1-0). W. Cyprien (22 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 7th and 6th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 11th classified in home matches and the 18th as a visitor.
Nice:
The home team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Guingamp, by (0-0). In the last match, they tied at home against Angers by (0-0). Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 15 points in away matches and only 10 at their stadium. For the championship, Nice won 10 points out of 24 possible, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 8 home matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 0-1 (3 out of 8 matches). In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 8 matches have ended with less than 3 goals. In 16 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 5 of his 12 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Nice enters this match after a home draw, a ball, at the reception at Angers. The whole house usually acts in a 5-4-1, favoring a slower style of play, being the most advanced player Balotelli. One of the main shortcomings of the local team is the way he tackles the passing game, being that he usually shows great weaknesses in this particular. The foreign coach should not be able to count on Maolida, Lloris, Le Bihan, Coly, Jallet and Cardinale, for being injured.
Saint-Étienne:
The away team is currently in the 6 th position, with 26 points won, after 7 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Nantes, by (3-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Bordeaux, by (3-2). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 20 points, against only 6 in his away matches. For the league, Saint-Étienne won 6 points out of 24 possible points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 8 away matches.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times, but have regained the last 2 points. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76 ‘) -90 ‘).
Saint-Étienne enters this game unmotivated, after a foreign snub, by 3-2, at the reception to Bordeaux. The outsider group can act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, being that it must adopt a more defensive posture, with the objective of trying not to suffer the first goal. The intervener responsible for making sense of the rival defense is the Frenchman Khazri, his best quality being the aerial game. The foreign coach should not be able to count on Hamouma, because he is injured.
Nice vs St Etienne head to head matches
04.08.18 CF St Etienne Nice 3 : 0
21.01.18 L1 Nice St Etienne 1 : 0
05.08.17 L1 St Etienne Nice 1 : 0
08.02.17 L1 Nice St Etienne 1 : 0
20.11.16 L1 St Etienne Nice 0 : 1