Read our prediction for Nice vs St Etienne below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Nice vs St Etienne Prediction & Betting tips
The 5th round of Ligue 1 starts on Friday evening at 19:45 with the match between Nice and Saint Etienne, two teams that meet again in the first place after a break of two years, the period in which the host team of this confrontation evolved in the second league. The last direct confrontation between Nice and Saint Etienne took place in May 2022, in the 36th round, when Nice won at home with 4-2. In the round of the 2021-2022 season, Nice also won the round match when the score was 3-0. In the last seven direct meetings, there was no draw between the two teams, Saint Etienne having four victories and Nice, three.
Nice:
Nice is in 12th place in the Ligue 1 standings after four rounds played this season. The only victory obtained so far was the last one with two rounds when they won 4-1 away on the field of Angers. In the previous round, Nice lost away to Marseille, score 2-0. Nice will play in the Europa League this season due to the 5th place occupied at the end of last season, managing to return to this competition after a five-year break, when at the end of the 2019-2020 season, it also occupies 5th place. After this game, Nice will also play at home but in the Europa League against Real Sociedad.
St Etienne:
On the other hand, Saint Etienne returned to the first league in France after two seasons in which it played in Ligue 1. If in the first season after relegation it occupied only the 8th place in the ranking, in the previous season, Saint Etienne finished in the 3rd place and was forced to play first in the semi-finals with Rodez, and then a double leg in the play-off final for promotion with Metz, achieving a 2-1 victory at home and a draw after extra time in the return leg, score 2-2 . After three consecutive defeats in the first three rounds without a goal being scored, Saint Etienne struck in the previous round when they prevailed 1-0 against Lille, at home. For Saint Etienne, the away match against Nantes in the 6th round of Ligue 1 will follow.
Nice vs St Etienne head to head matches
11.05.22 L1 Nice vs St Etienne 4:2
25.09.21 L1 St Etienne vs Nice 0:3
31.01.21 L1 Nice vs St Etienne 0:1
18.10.20 L1 St Etienne vs Nice 1:3
10.07.20 CF St Etienne vs Nice 4:1
* Our advice is: BTS / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.78
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
