Saint-Etienne vs Nice Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Saint-Etienne are battling against the drop this season, as was to be expected following their promotion, as they now take on a strong Nice side at Stade Geoffrey-Guichard this weekend.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 1st March, 2025: UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 11:00am / US PT – 8:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
Saint-Etienne Team News: A few issues
Saint-Etienne are dealing with a few injury issues ahead of the visit of Nice such as Dennis Appiah as well as Irvin Cardona and Ibrahima Wadji. They are also without New Zealand international attacking midfielder Ben Old.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Larsonneur; Macon, Batubinsika, Nade, Petrot; Bouchouari, Ekwah, Tardieu; Cardona, Stassin, N’Guessan
Unavailable: Old (Injured)
Questionable: Appiah (Injured), Cardona (Injured), Wadji (Injured)
Nice Team News: Couple of injuries
There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for Nice to deal with this weekend but they are dealing with a couple of absentees such as key striker Terem Moffi and former Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Sanson.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Bulka; Moise Bombito, Dante, Bard; Clauss, Louchet, Santamaria, Abdi; Guessand, Cho; Laborde
Unavailable: Sanson (Injured), Moffi (Injured)
Questionable:
Saint-Etienne vs Nice Prediction
Saint-Etienne come into this one on the back of a surprisingly thrilling 3-3 draw with Angers last weekend in a game in which they went 2-0 down early on, turned the game on its head and then conceded a Bamba Dieng equaliser deep into second-half stoppage-time with the aforementioned Irvin Cardona notching a brace. They now face a Nice side that, coached by Franck Haise, eased past Montpellier Herault by two goals to nil last weekend to mean the southerners remain tucked inside the top three ahead of this weekend after three successive victories in Ligue 1 and they are favourites to make that four wins in a row this week.
Saint-Etienne vs Nice Tip: Nice to win
