Saint Etienne vs Nice Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

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Saint Etienne
26/05/2026 13:45
Nice

Prediction :

 

Draw

 
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 by Nella Wagah | in Ligue 1 Predictions

Making the most of home advantage and Nice’s woes will be top of St. Etienne’s agenda as the two face off in a promotion/relegation playoff. The first leg of this tie will be staged on Tuesday at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. While Nice are in poor form, this is a match they’ve dominated, and our prediction will back the visitors to take something into the return leg.

St. Etienne secured passage to this stage courtesy of a win on post-match penalties against Rodez in the semis. The two had drawn 0-0 in regular time.

The 10-time Ligue 1 champions have been inconsistent lately, winning just four of their last 10 matches, and this will take away a chunk of their confidence.

Nice’s poor season was worsened by a 3-1 loss to Lens in the Coupe de France final on Friday. With that defeat, their European ambition was officially extinguished. Now they have the next two matches to save what remains of their season.

Nice boast of five straight wins against St. Etienne. The latest of those was in December as they hosted the Ligue 2 side in the French Cup and won 2-1.

That was the third of four matches in which both sides scored in this fixture. While Nice will put up a brave face for this outing, they will be pulled back by a poor run.

The visitors are winless in five matches coming here, having drawn three.

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Saint Etienne v Nice Best Betting Odds

Bookmaker 1 X 2 Bonus up to
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2.48 3.3 3
Melbet
2.57 3.18 2.87
Betwinner
2.47 3.2 2.98
Bet365
2.5 3.2 2.8
Roobet
2.54 3.15 2.82
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What is the prediction for the football match between Saint Etienne and Nice?

Our prediction for the Saint Etienne vs Nice match is: draw.

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 26/05/2026 between Saint Etienne and Nice in Ligue 1 :

  • The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 42.78% for a win of Saint Etienne against Nice with odds of 2.57 at Melbet.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Saint Etienne vs Nice is 27.45% with odds of 3.45 at Betsson.
  • Our prediction model gives a 29.78% chance ⭐ for a win of Nice vs Saint Etienne with odds of 3.1 at LSbet.

Saint Etienne - Nice Prediction and Best Odds:

Saint Etienne Nice Prediction Probability Odds
Saint Etienne wins 42.78% 2.57 at Melbet
Over 2.5 goals 56.48% 2.18 at Shangrila
Both Team To Score: No 52.92%
Half-time: Draw / Full-time: Saint Etienne 24.08% 6 at Bet365

Saint Etienne vs Nice Form

Saint Etienne and Nice Last Matches

Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne Last matches
W L L L W D
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.67 Total goals
33% BTTS
1.33 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

15 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Saint Etienne
0 :  0
Rodez Aveyron Football

9 May 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
5 :  0
Amiens SC

2 May 2026 - Ligue 2

Rodez Aveyron Football
2 :  1
Saint Etienne

25 Apr 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
0 :  3
Troyes

18 Apr 2026 - Ligue 2

Bastia
2 :  0
Saint Etienne

11 Apr 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
2 :  1
USL Dunkerque
W W W L W D
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals
17% BTTS
2.17 Goals scored
0.67 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

15 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Saint Etienne
0 :  0
Rodez Aveyron Football

9 May 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
5 :  0
Amiens SC

25 Apr 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
0 :  3
Troyes

11 Apr 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
2 :  1
USL Dunkerque

21 Mar 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
4 :  0
FC Annecy

7 Mar 2026 - Ligue 2

Saint Etienne
2 :  0
Red Star
W W D D L L
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

2 May 2026 - Ligue 2

Rodez Aveyron Football
2 :  1
Saint Etienne

18 Apr 2026 - Ligue 2

Bastia
2 :  0
Saint Etienne

4 Apr 2026 - Ligue 2

Nancy
1 :  1
Saint Etienne

14 Mar 2026 - Ligue 2

Grenoble Foot
0 :  0
Saint Etienne

28 Feb 2026 - Ligue 2

Pau FC
0 :  3
Saint Etienne

14 Feb 2026 - Ligue 2

Guingamp
1 :  2
Saint Etienne
Nice
Nice Last matches
W D D L D L
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals
67% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

22 May 2026 - French Cup

Lens
3 :  1
Nice

17 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
0 :  0
Metz

10 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Auxerre
2 :  1
Nice

2 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
1 :  1
Lens

26 Apr 2026 - Ligue 1

Marseille
1 :  1
Nice

22 Apr 2026 - French Cup

Strasbourg
0 :  2
Nice
D L L D D D
Wins

0/6 (0%)

Draw

4/6 (67%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
50% BTTS
0.83 Goals scored
2.17 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

17 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
0 :  0
Metz

2 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
1 :  1
Lens

12 Apr 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
1 :  1
Le Havre

21 Mar 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
0 :  4
PSG

8 Mar 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
0 :  4
Rennes

22 Feb 2026 - Ligue 1

Nice
3 :  3
Lorient
L D W D L L
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
67% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

22 May 2026 - French Cup

Lens
3 :  1
Nice

10 May 2026 - Ligue 1

Auxerre
2 :  1
Nice

26 Apr 2026 - Ligue 1

Marseille
1 :  1
Nice

22 Apr 2026 - French Cup

Strasbourg
0 :  2
Nice

18 Apr 2026 - Ligue 1

Lille
0 :  0
Nice

4 Apr 2026 - Ligue 1

Strasbourg
3 :  1
Nice

Saint Etienne vs Nice Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Saint Etienne

17 %

Draw

0 %

Nice

83 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

4.17
Total goals
50%
BTTS
0.83
Goals scored
3.33
Goals conceded
83.33%
Over 2.5
16.67%
Under 2.5

21 Dec 2025 - French Cup

Nice
2 :  1
Saint Etienne

1 Mar 2025 - Ligue 1

Saint Etienne
1 :  3
Nice

20 Sept 2024 - Ligue 1

Nice
8 :  0
Saint Etienne

11 May 2022 - Ligue 1

Nice
4 :  2
Saint Etienne

25 Sept 2021 - Ligue 1

Saint Etienne
0 :  3
Nice

31 Jan 2021 - Ligue 1

Nice
0 :  1
Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne vs Nice Prediction

Saint Etienne against Nice Lineups: Starting 11

Saint Etienne

Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

30
G. Larsonneur
39
K. Pedro
26
J. Le Cardinal
6
M. Bernauer
8
D. Appiah
35
L. Gadegbeku
14
A. Kante
7
I. Cardona
22
Z. Davitashvili
20
A. Boakye
9
L. Stassin
47
T. Gouveia
10
S. Diop
25
M. Cho
26
M. Bard
6
H. Boudaoui
8
M. Sanson
92
J. Clauss
37
K. Oppong
28
A. Bah
33
A. Mendy
80
Y. Diouf

Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1

Nice

Substitutes

Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne
Goalkeeper

B. Maubleu

Defender

E. Annan

J. Ferreira

D. Appiah 60'

M. Nade

Midfielder

A. Moueffek

Z. Davitashvili 90'

I. Miladinovic

J. Duffus

I. Cardona 67'

F. Tardieu

L. Gadegbeku 79'

Forward

M. Toty

Nice
Nice
Goalkeeper

B. Zelazowski

Defender

A. Abdi

T. Gouveia 46'

Midfielder

I. Jansson

S. Diop 63'

Y. Ndayishimiye

S. Abdul Samed

K. Boudache

D. Coulibaly

J. Clauss 90'

C. Vanhoutte

H. Boudaoui 11'

Forward

Kevin Carlos

M. Cho 63'

Missing players

Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne
Midfielder

M. Jaber

P. Eymard

N. El Jamali

Nice
Nice
Defender

M. Bombito

Midfielder

Everton

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Saint Etienne
CD Huachipato Nice
Top Goalscorer
France J. Le Cardinal (1 Goals) , 
Georgia Z. Davitashvili (1 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
Morocco S. Diop (8 Goals)
Best assists
Best assists
France J. Clauss (5 Assists)

Saint Etienne - Nice Key Points

  1. Nice have drawn five of their last eight matches.
  2. In their last 10 matches Nice managed just one win.
  3. Nice played to a draw in their latest home outing.
  4. St. Etienne are winless in six of their last 10 matches.
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Our Saint Etienne vs Nice Prediction

While Nice are coming off a poor season, they should have enough in their tanks to hold off Ligue 2 side St. Etienne. How that will turn out remains to be seen, with St. Etienne being a strong outfit when playing at home. In their latest home game, St. Etienne needed penalties to see off Rodez after a draw in 90 minutes.

Nice have historically done well in this fixture, but going by the torrid nature of their season, we doubt they will be able to rise to their previous standards. Our prediction for St. Etienne v Nice is for a draw.

Prediction :

 

Draw

 
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Saint Etienne vs Nice Alternative Predictions

BTTS

Odds 1.83
St. Etienne have managed just two clean sheets in their last five matches. In one of the three other games, both teams scored. They'll be called upon to be at their best defensively, as Nice have been on a good scoring run, failing to hit the back of the net just once in five. However, that was also the only time in that run that they kept a clean sheet in that period.
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Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis Saint Etienne Nice

Saint Etienne vs Nice Opening odds Pre-match odds Odds Movements
Saint Etienne wins 2.33 2.57 +10.3%
Draw 3.48 3.45 -0.9%
Nice wins 2.98 3.1 +4.0%
Latest odds movements:

After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:

  • Saint Etienne is most likely to win
  • The odds for this bet have increased by 10.3% since opening
  • The probability of this result was 42.9% and is now 38.9% (-4.0%)

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