Nice vs Saint-Etienne Prediction: Another low-scoring stalemate on the cards

There was nothing to separate Nice and Saint-Etienne in the first leg of their Ligue 1 relegation play-off on Tuesday as they played out a 0-0 draw. The tie concludes on Friday as the pair meet at the Allianz Riviera for the second leg (8:45pm local, 7:45pm BST, Ligue 1 Pass).

Below you will find my Nice vs Saint-Etienne predictions, featuring the latest match odds from Betfred and team news.

Team News

Nice are without the services of Moise Bombito (leg) and Everton (ankle) due to injury.

Attacker Mohamed-Ali Cho has a goal contribution in two of his last three matches against Saint-Etienne, including a goal in an 8-0 thumping back in 2025.

Football Odds

Saint-Etienne's Paul Eymard is recovering from a broken foot and Mahmoud Jaber is recuperating from surgery, so both are ruled out for this crunch clash. Nadir El Jamali is a doubt owing to a knee injury.

Nice vs Saint-Etienne Odds

Betfred have Nice as the favourites to win this clash inside 90 minutes at EVS.

Their past three home fixtures have been draws, and the stalemate here is on offer at 11/5.

Saint-Etienne are a 3/1 bet to prevail in regulation time.

It's 8/11 for BTTS - No to strike again.

Nice's Elye Wahi is deemed the 13/8 favourite to score anytime in this clash.

Match Result - Draw @ 11/5

These two sides couldn't be separated earlier in the week, intensifying the pressure on both of them coming into this second leg. However, I can see this leading to them both having an even more reserved approach as one mistake here could be fatal.

I think there's value in backing the draw in regulation time again, particularly as it has been a successful bet in six of Nice's last nine fixtures in all competitions.

Saint-Etienne head into this second leg having experienced two consecutive stalemates and I believe we will see this trend continue on Friday.

Total Goals - Under 2.5 @ 8/13

There were no goals on Tuesday and I wouldn't be surprised if this were the case in the second leg. Under 2.5 Goals looks a smart play here because it has landed in seven of Nice's past nine games, with three of them being goalless draws.

For Saint-Etienne, their previous two matches have been goalless inside 90 minutes. I'm not convinced by either side's attacking stars after the events of the first leg, so I am anticipating another low-scoring contest.

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