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Nice vs St Etienne Live Stream & Predictions – Home Advantage in Ligue 1 Playoffs

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Last updated: Thu 28 May 2026 15:36
In the high-stakes Ligue 1 relegation playoff, Nice have a slight advantage over St Etienne following a goalless first leg. While St Etienne edged the historical head-to-head, they've struggled recently, losing form and failing to create chances. Nice, with stronger home form and the backing of their fans, are favored to clinch victory in the return leg and secure Ligue 1 status. The recommended bet is for a Nice win at odds of 2.00.
Vedran Ostojic 28 May 2026
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Nice have shown slightly more than St Etienne in the first tie, and now with help of their crowd, I believe they have what it takes to win this clash and stay in Ligue 1. 

Key Stats  


  • Nice have won 5 of their last 6 matches against St Etienne. 
  • St Etienne have lost their last 2 away matches. 

St Etienne Edge H2H 


St Etienne have a 53-49 advantage against Nice in terms of victories, their 31 head to head clashes ending without a winner. 

Nice Took Some Big Scalps in the French Cup


Despite their horrible Ligue 1 campaign, Nice made it to the French Cup finals where they were recently beaten by Lens 3-1 at Stade de France, Djibril Coubaly scoring a consolation goal.  

The Eaglets finished 16th in the French top flight with just 32 points from 34 matches, five of their last six league games ending in draws, while they had higher xG three times in these stalemates. 

Nice were slightly more dangerous side in the relegation playoffs first tie against St Etienne, defender Kojo Peprah missing a huge opportunity to score, the match ending in a goalless draw. 

St Etienne Wasted Big Opportunity


St Etienne were in great position to earn direct promotion in Ligue 2 this season but lost three of their last four league matches and slipped to 3rd place.   

They locked horns against Rodez in the promotion playoff semifinals where both sides failed to create a single goal opportunity in regular time, then Les Verts won on penalties.   

St Etienne failed to create a single chance in the first leg against Nice, posting just 0.11 expected goals with zero shots on target. 

Team News & Predicted Lineups 


Nice (3-4-2-1) Yehvann Diouf; Antoine Mendy, Juma Bah, Kojo Peprah Oppong; Jonathan Clauss, Morgan Sanson, Charles Vanhoutte, Melvin Bard; Mohamed-Ali Cho, Sofiane Diop; Elye Wahi

Nice will be bolstered by the return of striker Elye Wahi, who was suspended for the opener. They have no injury concerns at the moment.

St Etienne (4-2-3-1) Gautier Larsonneur; Kevin Pedro, Julien Le Cardinal, Maxime Bernauer, Dennis Appiah; Luan Gadegbeku, Abdoulaye Kante; Irvin Cardona, Zuriko Davitashvili, Augustine Boakye; Lucas Stassin

Paul Eymard and Mahmoud Jaber are unavailable for St Etienne due to injury.

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Verdict

St Etienne haven’t shown much in the first match, plus they lost their last two road games to Rodez and Bastia. I am backing Nice to win here and keep their Ligue 1 membership ticket. 

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