Nice - Saint-Étienne betting tips and odds

If you’re looking for a relatively safe result bet, a home win at odds of 1.62 is a solid option. That said, Saint-Étienne may yet be able to pull off a surprise, maybe even in the form of a stalemate.

This one has Home Win written all over it. The hosts are expected to grab a firm hold of the proceedings and Saint-Étienne will be left with slim pickings in this match.

The home team locked 3 points last round thanks to a narrow victory while visiting Bordeaux. The match mostly went just like the 3.60 away win betting odds expected – though they failed to gain an upper hand in the early game, Nice eventually pulled ahead in the second half.

Saint-Étienne were priced 12.00 odds to win their previous Ligue 1 away game, and also had to contend with playing as the away team. Quite predictably, they fell behind in the early game and eventually lost the showdown 2:0.

The home team for this match is on a bit of a trend – a boring one, at that. Their previous 2 Ligue 1 games ended with less than 2 goals.

The away team’s defensive record is slipping. They’ve conceded more than 5 times in their previous 3 Ligue 1 engagements. This, at least, points to this match as a decent choice for something like an Over 5 Goals bet.

The time to bag a UEFA qualification is almost up for Nice as the season is slowly drawing to a close. They’re currently 6th in the league standings. Three places outside the European places, they still have a 2-point difference to make up.

Placed at 18th in the standings, Saint-Étienne are dangerously close to the relegation zone. Worse yet, they’ll most likely lose the upcoming game, one of the last bouts of the season. Thankfully, we’re almost at the end, and there’s almost no time left for changes in the standings.

Looking over the head-to-head statistics for this Ligue 1 season, the hosts already recorded a victory over Saint-Étienne. This puts them ahead of their opponents, which is reflected in the betting odds.

Ryad Boudebouz, Aimen Moueffek, Wahbi Khazri, Romain Hamouma, Enzo Crivelli have all been forced to stay out of this match due to various injuries. That’s one more disadvantage that the visitors will have to deal with on top of being the less likely team to win.

Decent offers are in short supply for this match, so our best tip is to risk an HT/FT bet and go for Draw/Home. It’s quite a bold offer to take at odds of 4.40, but the betting value makes it interesting.