Saint Etienne

SE

vs

Nice

Injuries & Suspensions

• Saint Etienne: N. El Jamali (Knee Injury), P. Eymard (Inactive), M. Jaber (Inactive), C. Lamba (Injury), B. Old (Muscle Injury), M. Paalberg (Inactive), F. Tardieu (Calf Injury), L. Traore (Inactive), L. Gadegbeku (Injury), J. Le Cardinal (Injury)
• Nice: M. Abdelmonem (Injury), S. Abdul Samed (Inactive)

Form (Last 5)

• Home: W
• Away: D D D L D

H2H (Last 5)

• 2025-12-21 · Nice · 2-1 · Saint Etienne
• 2025-03-01 · Saint Etienne · 1-3 · Nice
• 2024-09-20 · Nice · 8-0 · Saint Etienne
• 2022-05-11 · Nice · 4-2 · Saint Etienne
• 2021-09-25 · Saint Etienne · 0-3 · Nice

Match Preview

Nice dominate recent head-to-heads and Saint Etienne are missing multiple starters; back Nice to win despite home odds favoring Saint Etienne.

Key Notes

Overview: Nice have the recent psychological edge and value on the road. Saint Etienne arrive with major absences and limited recent winning form, so Nice represent a sensible away selection.

Form and season context: Saint Etienne have managed only 1 win in their recent matches, a worrying sign at home. Nice’s season totals show 7 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses - not flawless, but they have repeatedly taken points in head-to-heads against Saint Etienne and can exploit current weaknesses.

Injuries and squad availability: Saint Etienne are missing a long list of players for this fixture, including N. El Jamali (knee), C. Lamba (injury), B. Old (muscle), F. Tardieu (calf) and several others listed as inactive. Those absences cut across attack and midfield, reducing depth and forcing lineup changes that weaken cohesion at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Head-to-heads: Recent meetings heavily favour Nice. In the last handful of encounters Nice beat Saint Etienne 2-1 in the Coupe de France, won 3-1 away in Ligue 1, and recorded an emphatic 8-0 home victory earlier in the sample. Across the listed H2H fixtures Nice have repeatedly outscored Saint Etienne, showing clear tactical and finishing superiority in these matchups.

Standings note: The provided top-10 table does not include either club, underlining that both are outside the league’s leading positions; for Saint Etienne the immediate issue is squad availability rather than league momentum.

Betting case: Bookmakers list Saint Etienne as the slight favourite at 2.32, but given multiple starters missing, poor recent form and Nice’s strong H2H record, the away win at 3.15 offers value. Risk factors include Nice’s inconsistent season overall, but on balance the matchup and absences tilt the game toward Nice.

Prediction: Back Nice to win. Confidence 6/10.

Prediction

Nice win • Odds 3.15 • Confidence 6/10