Nice vs Saint Etienne Prediction - Ligue 1: The Allianz Riviera Stadium as a Key Advantage

Overview of the match

At 1:45 AM on May 30, 2026, the Allianz Riviera stadium will host a match between Nice and Saint Etienne in the French Ligue 1. This is a crucial game for the home team, Nice, as they are currently in the relegation zone and need to accumulate as many points as possible to improve their ranking.

Position on the leaderboard

Currently, Nice is in 16th place in the league table with 32 points. Meanwhile, Saint Etienne has only played two matches in the new season and is showing positive signs in terms of form.

Performance analysis and statistics

Nice: Stability is a difficult problem.

Nice is experiencing a turbulent season. After 35 matches, they have only managed 7 wins, 12 draws, and 16 losses. Notably, Nice's home advantage is quite modest, with only 4 wins in 17 home games. Nice's defense is also facing major problems, having conceded 60 goals (an average of 1.7 goals per game), while their attack has only scored 37 goals.

Saint Etienne: A solid start.

The visiting team, Saint Etienne, has only played two matches but has already managed one win and one draw. Their biggest strength is their extremely solid defense, having not conceded a single goal in 180 minutes of regular time. However, their attacking performance still needs improvement, having only scored one goal so far.

Head-to-head history: Home team dominates.

History is on Nice's side when looking at the recent head-to-head record between the two teams. In the last 5 encounters, Nice won 4 matches and only drew 1. Specifically:

• 27/05/2026:Saint Etienne 0 - 0 Nice
• 21/12/2025:Nice 2 - 1 Saint Etienne
• 01/03/2025:Saint Etienne 1 - 3 Nice
• 21/09/2024:Nice 8 - 0 Saint Etienne
• 12/05/2022:Nice 4 - 2 Saint Etienne

Force situation

Both teams are facing a severe personnel crisis ahead of this match.

Nice

• M. Dupe and T. Ndombele:Absent.
• E. Pereira:Absent due to an ankle injury.
• M. Bombito:Leg injury (Availability is uncertain).
• H. Boudaoui:Injured (Availability is uncertain).

Saint Etienne

• N. El Jamali:Knee injury.
• P. Eymard:Foot injury.
• M. Jaber:Taking a break from competition after surgery.
• B. Old:Thigh injury.
• I. Cardona:Injured (Availability is uncertain).
• Several other players, including C. Lamba, D. N'Guessan, M. Paalberg, and L. Traore, were also unable to participate.

Tactical analysis and prediction

With home advantage and a superior head-to-head record, Nice is predicted to have a 45% chance of winning. However, Saint Etienne's solid defense, coupled with the absence of key players on both teams, could lead to a closely contested match. Experts predict a low-scoring game (under 2.5 goals), with Nice winning or drawing being the most likely scenario.

Team lineup updated at 01:30 on 30/05/2026

Official lineup

Nice

Diagram: 4-2-3-1

CoachClaude Puel

Starting lineup:

• 80. Yehvann Diouf (G)
• 33. Antoine Mendy (D)
• 4. Dante (D)
• 37. Kojo Peprah Oppong (D)
• 26. Melvin Bard (D)
• 8. Morgan Sanson (M)
• 39. Djibril Coulibaly (M)
• 92. Jonathan Clauss (M)
• 20. Tom Louchet (M)
• 25. Mohamed Ali Cho (M)
• 11. Elye Wahi (F)

Substitutes:

• 30. Bartosz Żelazowski
• 31. Maxime Dupé
• 28. Abdulay Juma Bah
• 36. Brad-Hamilton Mantsounga
• 10. Sofiane Diop
• 24. Charles Vanhoutte
• 99. Salis Abdul Samed
• 21. Isak Jansson
• 90. Kevin Carlos Omoruyi
• 32. Kaïl Boudache

Saint Etienne

Diagram: 4-2-3-1

CoachPhilippe Montanier

Starting lineup:

• 30. Gautier Larsonneur (G)
• 39. Kevin Pedro (D)
• 26. Julien Le Cardinal (D)
• 6. Maxime Bernauer (D)
• 8. Dennis Appiah (D)
• 14. Abdoulaye Kanté (M)
• 35. Luan Gadegbeku (M)
• 7. Irvin Cardona (M)
• 20. Augustine Boakye (M)
• 22. Zuriko Davitashvili (M)
• 9. Lucas Stassin (F)

Substitutes:

• 1. Brice Maubleu
• 13. João Ferreira
• 3. Mickael Nade
• 29. Aimen Moueffek
• 10. Florian Tardieu
• 28. Igor Miladinović
• 11. Benjamin Old
• 17. Joshua Duffus
• 52. Mylan Total