St Etienne is set for a trip to Stade Allianz Riviera for face off against Nice in the Round 36 of Ligue 1. Match day schedules for 11th May 2022 at 20:00 EAT.
Nice is at the 6th spot on the standing with 60 points from 35 games. They won 18 times against 10 loses and drawing in other seven occasions in the league. The hosts are level on points with Strasbourg after reducing a point due to Federation decision. They will be aiming to climb into the top five and for a particular European spot.
Les Aiglons will want to make amends following 0-1 Coupe De France loss to Nantes in their previous game. In that match, Nice managed 59% possession, 11 shots with three of them on target. FC Nantes got 13 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Ludovic Blas (47′).
Meanwhile, St Etienne is placed in the 18th position on the table with just 31 points to their name. Of the 35 matches played, they won seven times in the league while drawing on 10 and losing on 18 other occasions. Their struggles at the defensive end of the pitch have also been another key factor as they have conceded 70 goals so far.
St Etienne and their travelling fans will be hoping to turn things around coming off 2-0 Ligue 1 defeat at the hands of Rennes. In that match, St Etienne managed 27% possession and eight shots with three of them on target. Rennais FC got 13 shots with three of them on target and goals by Lovro Majer (41′, 84′).
Nice vs St Etienne head to head
These two sides have had 45 head to head clashes against each other since 1994. Nice bears a slight record winning 20 times while St Etienne has won 16 times and nine matches ended in ties.
- Saint-Etienne 0-3 Nice 25/09/21
- Nice 0-1 Saint-Etienne 31/01/21
- Saint-Etienne 1-3 Nice 18/10/20
- Saint-Etienne 4-1 Nice 10/07/20
- Saint-Etienne 4-1 Nice 04/12/19
Home
- Nice 0-1 Nantes
- Bordeaux 0-1 Nice
- Nice 1-0 Troyes
- Monaco 1-0 Nice
- Nice 2-1 Lorient
Away
- Stade Rennes 2:0 Saint-Etienne
- Saint-Etienne 1-4 Monaco
- Bordeaux 2-2 Saint-Etienne
- Saint-Etienne 2-1 Stade Brest
- Lorient 6-2 Saint-Etienne
Nice team news
Youcef Atal and Alexis Claude-Maurice will miss out for Nice gaffer Christophe Galtier through injuries.
Saint-Etienne team news
As for Saint-Etienne, Romain Hamouma, Ryad Boudebouz, Falaye Sacko and Enzo Crivelli are all sidelined with injuries and will miss out this fixture.
Prediction and odds
Nice has put together a good run of form and has now gone five games without defeat in the league while St Etienne has not won away from home in their last five league games.
- Nice Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
