Betting Predictions
On matchday five of the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season, Saint-Etienne will take on Nice at Allianz Riviera on Friday, buoyed by their great victory over Lille.
With four points, the hosts are now in 12th place in the standings. Meanwhile, the visitors, who are now in 16th place, earned their first points of the season with a 1-0 victory against Lille last time out.
Head-to-Head
This season, Nice has not yet shown its best side to us. Les Aiglons lost their opening game of the season on the road against Auxerre, despite leading the game by halftime. After winning their first two games with four points, Franck Haise’s team performed admirably, but they lost 2-0 in Marseille last weekend.
In the meantime, Saint Etienne is a newcomer to this tier. After placing third in Ligue 2, the visitors earned promotion through the play-offs. However, life in the top division would not be easy. The team led by Olivier Dall’Oglio suffered three straight losses to start their 2024–25 campaign.
Team News
Gaetan Laborde’s foot injury is anticipated to keep him out of the lineup until November, which means Hicham Boudaoui and Morgan Sanson will also be sidelined for Nice.
Evan Guessand will probably start up front as Terem Moffi, a Nigerian, would likely be sidelined until at least April 2025 due to a cruciate ligament injury that he sustained in August.
Bombito is again available after serving a one-match suspension for being sent off in the 65th minute of their 4-1 triumph over Angers, which will give the hosts a boost.
Due to various injuries, St Etienne will likely be without up to seven players when Dall’Oglio makes his starting lineup for this match. Mahmoud Bentayg, Augustine Boakye, Anthony Briancon, and Ibrahima Wadji are all expected to miss time with the team, but they should all be back later this month.
Both Yvann Macon and Thomas Monconduit will likely be out until at least November as they are expected to be sidelined for extended periods.
Although Benjamin Bouchouari hasn’t played yet this season, the midfielder could make an appearance off the bench after being picked among the replacements in the previous game.
Probable Line-Up
Nice XI:
Bulka; Ndayishimiye, Bombito, Dante; Clauss, Rosario, Ndombele, Bard; Cho, Guessand, Boga
Saint-Etienne XI:
Larsonneur; Appiah, Batubinsika, Abdelhamid, Cornud; Davitashvili, Moueffek, Ekwah, Amougou, Cafaro; Stassin
Verdict
Tip Nice to Win✅
Reason
Nice may not have had the best start to the season, but they will be heavy favorites against a St Etienne team that has only managed one goal this year, indicating that the home team will prevail. Last season, Nice defeated St Etienne in both of their meetings, scoring seven goals and giving up just two.
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Tip: Over 2.5 Goals✅
Reason
Nice hasn’t offered their supporters much to cheer about in terms of defense thus far this season. In three of those meetings, Franck Haise’s team conceded at least two goals, and in half of those matches, the over 2.5 goals wager prevailed. I also have a lot of goals in this match because Nice and Saint Etienne have played some really interesting matches lately. Only one of the previous six meetings—which took place in Ligue 1 two years ago—had fewer than three goals scored. The most recent encounter saw six goals scored.
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1X2 Market
- Cagliari v Empoli❌
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- Flamengo v Penarol❌
BTTS
- Augsburg v Mainz✅
- Nice v Saint-Etienne❌
- Zwolle v AZ✅
Over 2.5 goals
- Granada v Malaga✅
- Schalke v Darmstadt✅
- Paderborn v Hannover✅
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