Nice v St Etienne predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Nice v St Etienne predictions Ligue 1, France	20/10/2012 20:00	asian handicap	St Etienne 0	1.90	Bet at VCbet
Betting prediction was written by Guillaume

NICE-ST ETIENNE PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

Nice (15^th) won only 1 game so far this season, drew 5 times and lost twice.

They are struggling at home to get points and want to improve their home record by hosting St Etienne.

They scored 11 goals and conceded 12 goals.

St Etienne (9^th) won 3 times, lost 3 times as well and drew twice.

They scored 14 goals and conceded only 6 goals.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Nice is looking for his second win of the season for 3 games now. Last game they have played in Reims (loss 3-1) was very poor and have highlighted the main issue of this team: Defense.

Indeed, they are conceding stupid goals almost every games and coach Claude Puel wants to focus on that: “We must erase individual errors, errors of discipline on set pieces that penalized our team. We are making progress in the game, we must also learn to be more effective in both penalty areas.”

St Etienne will travel to Nice with a high level of confidence within the team after last convincing victory at home against Nancy (4-0). This victory allowed the green boys to continue to work quietly and without slackening. Last week was focused on recovery in training. Coach Christophe Galtier is proud of the performance of his players so far this season but wants everyone to be involved and keeps the group as a priority.

Both teams should play with a full healthy squad on Saturday in Nice.

NICE-ST ETIENNE PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

A very tight game is expected between a team of Nice able to do the best and the worst in 1 game and a team of St Etienne ultra offensive with three strikers in full confidence.

The markets favors St Etienne at 2.80 with Mybet, best price for the draw is offered at 3.15 by Interwetten and the best odd for the home team can be found with Pinnacle at 2.96.

During last 5 meetings between both teams, Nice won 4 games and St Etienne only 1.

Considering recent form, St Etienne looks stronger but they are usually more efficient at home than away and I think Nice will be able to increase his level of play in Stade du Ray. Therefore, I will try a small stake on the draw for this game.

NICE-ST ETIENNE PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

The Asian market is set at 0 here. Pinnacle offers the best price for Nice at 2.04 and the handicap 0 for St Etienne can be found with Betvictor at 1.90.

As I was saying on the 1X2 preview, I think the most likely outcome of this game is a draw so I would bet on St Etienne at 1.90 with Betvictor.

NICE-ST ETIENNE PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

As often when Nice is playing at home, the under 2.5 goals is favorite at 1.73 with Ladbrokes.

The over 2.5 goals is priced at 2.27 with Pinnacle.

The statistics in recent matches involving these two sides (3 out of the 5 last games ended up with less than 3 goals) make me believe that there will be less than two goals in this game.