Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Nantes and Saint-Etienne who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Saint-Etienne come to Stade de la Beaujoire for the Ligue 1 match on Sunday, Nantes will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Nantes approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 5 in the table, having claimed eight points this season so far. With five games behind them, Saint-Etienne amassed three points, placing them as number 17 before their next fixture.
Team form: Nantes vs Saint-Etienne
Nantes Form
In the last three outings, Nantes beat Montpellier by 1-3, lost 1-2 against Reims, before drawing 1-1 with Angers. Nantes just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade de la Beaujoire. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 13 goals.
Saint-Etienne Form
In their previous three outings, Saint-Etienne lost 4-0 against Brest, beat Lille 1-0 and lost 8-0 against Nice. Saint-Etienne are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 20 goals while scoring three themselves.
Betting stats for Nantes and Saint-Etienne
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Nantes and Saint-Etienne played across all tournaments.
- Nantes have lost 10 of the last 11 home matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 16 of the last 18 Nantes home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Nantes home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nantes have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Saint-Etienne have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Saint-Etienne have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Saint-Etienne have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Saint-Etienne have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Saint-Etienne have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Nantes vs Saint-Etienne
Moses Simon found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Mathieu Cafaro just scored once in a similar number of matches.
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Full-time result
Nantes won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade de la Beaujoire. They drew one and lost seven as well, while Saint-Etienne won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Saint-Etienne have not lost to Nantes in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Nantes scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Saint-Etienne only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Saint-Etienne should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Nantes only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Saint-Etienne claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Nantes have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Saint-Etienne.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Nantes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Saint-Etienne, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.
Recommended tip: Nantes vs Saint-Etienne
To summarize, the upcoming Ligue 1 clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Nantes vs Saint-Etienne mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.