2024-09-21 02:45, Ligue 1 Nice will play St. Etienne
Nice is currently 12th in the Ligue 1 table, which is lower than expected at the beginning of the season. Nice's offensive and defensive performance fluctuates this season, scoring 11 goals while conceding 11, with poor offensive efficiency and defensive stability. In the past seven meetings with Saint-Etienne, Nice has a clear psychological advantage with 6 wins and 1 loss. Recently, Nice has 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in 4 matches, which is a good performance against a strong team, but the overall form is not stable. Moreover, Nice has a number of players missing due to injuries: Gaëtan Laborde is still out with a foot injury, Hicham Boudavi and Morgan Sanson are out, and Tremou Mouffet is out until April 2025 due to a cruciate ligament injury.
Saint-Etienne is 16th in the Ligue 1 table, which is also lower than expected. Its offense is in the doldrums, scoring only 1 goal, and its defense is also poor, conceding 12 goals and performing poorly against strong teams. In their last four matches, Saint-Etienne has only won 1 and lost 3, which is a bad start to the season and affects their morale. Meanwhile, St. Etienne also has four players expected to miss out, namely Anthony Briancon, Augustin Boakye, Ibrahima Wadj and Mahmoud Bentayegh.
Nice's original manager Francesco Farioli moved to Ajax at the start of the season, and new manager Franck Haas has experienced an up-and-down preseason with a team that's not in the best of shape.
St. Etienne manager Olivier Dallogeo has done well since taking over, leading his side to Ligue 1, but will need time to settle in at the top level.
Nice, as an upper-middle team in Ligue 1, has been unstable this season, but it is about to play in the UEFA Europa League, so it has a certain intention to fight for a victory to adjust its status. St. Etienne as a promotion horse, the overall strength is limited, although the last game cold beat Lille, but four games only scored a goal of offensive ability makes it difficult to look high.
So this match is more likely to be won by Nice. Advice: win, score
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