Saint Etienne and Nice face each other for the 113th time in Ligue 1 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday, 1 March.
Read our French football predictions for the contest below.
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Saint-Etienne vs Nice predictions: Visitors to pick hosts apart
Key stats
- Saint-Etienne are winless in seven league matches.
- All their Ligue 1 wins this season have come at home.
- Nice are on a three-game winning streak in Ligue 1.
- The visitors have averaged the most goals before half-time this campaign.
Correct score prediction: Saint-Etienne 0-3 Nice
Saint-Etienne remain winless in Ligue 1 since beating Reims at the beginning of January. A dismal seven-match streak since then has seen them languish in the relegation zone, while Nice have earned 19 points from eight games in 2025 – the joint-highest tally alongside leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
Their respective forms indicate yet another difficult evening for Eirik Horneland’s men, as Nice seek to solidify their top three position.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Nice are grand favourites
- HOME: 18/5 (4.6) – 21.7%
- DRAW: 3/1 (4.0) – 25%
- AWAY: 8/13 (1.6) – 62.5%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Les Verts succumbed in stoppage time to succumb to a 3-3 draw against Angers last time out, and a 21.7% probability of success indicates how starkly the odds are stacked against them.
Nice extended their winning streak to three games with a comfortable 2-0 win over Montpellier. Despite their poor away form this season – earning just 16 points from a possible 36 on the road – expect Franck Haise’s side to overpower the hosts, as backed by their odds of 8/13 (1.6), suggesting a whopping 62.5% win probability, according to latest figures.
You can find all our predictions for today’s games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Gala time for the Eagles
Nice inflicted Saint-Etienne’s joint-second biggest defeat in club history with a 8-0 hammering in the reverse fixture. The result extended their winning streak to three straight H2Hs. The last time the visitors won a league H2H was over four years ago.
France Ligue 1 20/09/24
Nice
St Etienne
France Ligue 1 11/05/22
Nice
St Etienne
France Ligue 1 25/09/21
St Etienne
Nice
France Ligue 1 31/01/21
Nice
St Etienne
France Ligue 1 18/10/20
St Etienne
Nice
Saint-Etienne preview: Desperate for victory
The visitors are low on morale. Adding to the wound are the absences of Dennis Appiah, Benjamin Old and Ibrahima Wadji, with Irvin Cardona also doubtful for the encounter.
Predicted lineup: Larsonneur (GK), Batubinsika, Nade, Petrot, Cornud, Bouchouari, Ekwah, Tardieu, Davitashvili, Stassin, Boakye
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D
Brest
3
St Etienne
3
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L
Lens
1
St Etienne
0
France Ligue 1 29/03/25
L
PSG
6
St Etienne
1
France Ligue 1 16/03/25
W
Montpellier
0
St Etienne
2
France Ligue 1 09/03/25
D
Le Havre
1
St Etienne
1
Nice preview: Locking in the top three
The hosts’ 2400th Ligue 1 outing will be without the likes of Terem Moffi and Morgan Sanson.
Predicted lineup: Bulka (GK), Abdelmonem, Dante, Bombito, Clauss, Santamaria, Ndombele, Ali Cho, Guessand, Laborde
France Ligue 1 12/04/25
D
Strasbourg
2
Nice
2
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L
Nantes
2
Nice
1
France Ligue 1 29/03/25
L
Monaco
2
Nice
1
France Ligue 1 14/03/25
D
Auxerre
1
Nice
1
France Ligue 1 09/03/25
L
Lyon
2
Nice
0
Player to Watch: Evann Guessand
Nice’s most effective player this season with 16 goal contributions (G9, A7) in 23 appearances, Guessand could add to his tally at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, although he has not found the back of the net in over a month since scoring against Marseille in January.
