Nice v Saint Etienne result

Full-time · Nice 4–1 Saint Etienne

Ligue 1 · Fri, 29 May 2026 19:45 BST · Allianz Riviera

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nice · Saint Etienne · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Nice 4–1 Saint Etienne — Nice won this Ligue 1 match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.9% of 5118 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated home or away, not the draw (double chance) between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 1,957 of 2,621 times (74.7%), against an average rating of 73.4%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nice beat Saint Etienne 4–1 at Allianz Riviera in Ligue 1 on Friday 29 May. Nice are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Saint Etienne, every meeting checked.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Nice: Jonathan Clauss (62’), Kaïl Boudache (81’) and E. Wahi (87’, assisted by Tom Louchet; 90’, assisted by Sofiane Diop); Saint Etienne: Z. Davitashvili (79’ pen).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s five key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Kaïl Boudache’s goal on 81 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Nice 0.00, Saint Etienne 0.00, from 20 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Buquet showed two yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nice: Dante (46’) and E. Wahi (88’).

What it changes

Nice have scored 41 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 21 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 36 games, ranked per game). Nice have conceded 61 goals, the third-most of the 21 clubs.

Saint Etienne have scored one goal, the fewest of the 21 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 3 games, ranked per game). Saint Etienne have conceded four goals, the ninth-fewest of the 21 clubs.

Saint Etienne are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, E. Wahi (Nice) 8.4, Jonathan Clauss (Nice) 6.6 and Z. Davitashvili (Saint Etienne) 6.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Nice or Saint Etienne (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.9% of the time in the last 90 days (3985 of 5118).

Next up

Nice next travel to Angers on 8 November 2026.

Saint Etienne next travel to Reims on 20 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Nice: Angers v Nice, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Saint Etienne: Reims v Saint Etienne, Friday 20 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Nice 4–1 Saint Etienne · Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera · Nice
Referee: R. Buquet
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Nice 5 · draws 1 · Saint Etienne 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Nice 0W 3D 2L · Saint Etienne 1W 2D 2L

Nice 4–1 Saint Etienne (Ligue 1): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2

over 8 matches

5.5 / 5.86

Corners

against 6.38 / 3.29 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 2.57 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.38 / 1.57

Cards

against 2.25 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

2.83 yellows

Referee · R. Buquet

21.42 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 12 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 May 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 26 May 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Nice for / against	Line	Saint Etienne for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2our book	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.86 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.29 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.43 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.57 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Buquet — 2.83 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.42 fouls over 12 matches.

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Nice

Nice Goalkeeper

Nice — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Y. Diouf	36	903240 min	1223.4 /90	641.8 /90	20.1 /90
M. Dupé	13	901170 min	312.4 /90	211.6 /90	00 /90

Nice — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nice before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Y. Diouf n 8	90	2.9 7/5
M. Dupé n 8	90	1.9 4/2

Nice Defensive

Nice — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Bard	41	843455 min	752 /90	581.5 /90	220.6 /90	1925 /90	391 /90	50.1 /90
K. Peprah Oppong	40	833318 min	601.6 /90	461.2 /90	290.8 /90	1845 /90	381 /90	60.2 /90
Abdulay Bah	37	813014 min	561.7 /90	371.1 /90	431.3 /90	1454.3 /90	351 /90	80.2 /90
A. Mendy	35	863022 min	752.2 /90	270.8 /90	321 /90	1985.9 /90	371.1 /90	80.2 /90
A. Abdi	30	551638 min	362 /90	160.9 /90	50.3 /90	1226.7 /90	251.4 /90	40.2 /90
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Nice — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nice before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Clauss n 8	87.5	0.6 4/1	0.4 3/0	A. Boakye
S. Diop n 8	65.1	0.3 2/0	1 4/2	—
M. Bard n 8	83.6	0.8 4/2	1.5 8/3	A. Boakye
K. Peprah Oppong n 8	90	1.1 5/3	0.8 4/2	—
M. Sanson n 8	69.4	1.6 6/3	1.6 4/3	A. Boakye
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Nice — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nice before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Clauss n 8	87.5	1.7 7/4
S. Diop n 8	65.1	1.4 5/2
M. Bard n 8	83.6	2.4 6/3
K. Peprah Oppong n 8	90	1.4 6/3
M. Sanson n 8	69.4	1.9 6/3
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Nice Attacking

Nice — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Cho	32	682161 min	50.2 /90	40.2 /90	281.2 /90	160.7 /90	251 /90	291.2 /90
Kevin Carlos	26	551426 min	20.1 /90	00 /90	281.8 /90	140.9 /90	50.3 /90	70.4 /90
I. Jansson	23	441009 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	161.4 /90	121.1 /90	121.1 /90	111 /90
Tiago Gouveia	20	47949 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	171.6 /90	80.8 /90	40.4 /90	111 /90
J. Boga	16	55885 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	111.1 /90	40.4 /90	181.8 /90	202 /90
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Nice — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nice before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Clauss n 8	87.5	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0
S. Diop n 8	65.1	1.6 4/3	0.9 4/1
M. Bard n 8	83.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Peprah Oppong n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Sanson n 8	69.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Nice — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nice before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Clauss n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. Diop n 8	65.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
M. Bard n 8	83.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Peprah Oppong n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Sanson n 8	69.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne Goalkeeper

Saint Etienne — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Larsonneur	32	902880 min	802.5 /90	391.2 /90	10 /90

Saint Etienne — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Larsonneur n 8	90	1.8 4/2

Saint Etienne Defensive

Saint Etienne — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Nadé	35	852979 min	551.7 /90	381.1 /90	190.6 /90	1665 /90	321 /90	20.1 /90
B. Old	26	751959 min	321.5 /90	251.1 /90	50.2 /90	994.5 /90	130.6 /90	20.1 /90
K. Pedro	20	851692 min	372 /90	221.2 /90	40.2 /90	1015.4 /90	231.2 /90	10.1 /90
M. Bernauer	15	851280 min	151.1 /90	90.6 /90	110.8 /90	362.5 /90	141 /90	20.1 /90
Chico Lamba	14	751046 min	40.3 /90	80.7 /90	60.5 /90	363.1 /90	90.8 /90	10.1 /90
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Saint Etienne — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Nadé n 8	76.5	1.8 6/4	1.2 5/3	—
I. Cardona n 8	67.9	0.8 5/0	0.8 4/1	—
G. Larsonneur n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
A. Boakye n 8	85.5	2.8 8/6	1.7 7/4	M. Sanson
L. Stassin n 8	87.9	0.5 3/1	0.8 4/1	—
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Saint Etienne — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Nadé n 8	76.5	1.3 4/1
I. Cardona n 8	67.9	1 5/1
A. Boakye n 8	85.5	2 8/3
L. Stassin n 8	87.9	0.6 5/0
Z. Davitashvili n 8	70.9	1.4 4/2
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Saint Etienne Attacking

Saint Etienne — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Stassin	31	772394 min	110.4 /90	60.2 /90	652.4 /90	341.3 /90	381.4 /90	311.2 /90
J. Duffus	20	39783 min	60.7 /90	30.3 /90	242.8 /90	151.7 /90	80.9 /90	60.7 /90
N. El Jamali	10	56562 min	00 /90	00 /90	81.3 /90	40.6 /90	71.1 /90	91.4 /90
I. Cardona	33	632069 min	70.3 /90	70.3 /90	391.7 /90	150.7 /90	502.2 /90	200.9 /90
A. Boakye	32	832648 min	50.2 /90	90.3 /90	451.5 /90	200.7 /90	541.8 /90	351.2 /90
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Saint Etienne — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Nadé n 8	76.5	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
I. Cardona n 8	67.9	1.7 5/4	0.7 3/1
G. Larsonneur n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Boakye n 8	85.5	1.4 7/4	0.5 4/0
L. Stassin n 8	87.9	2.6 7/7	1.2 7/2
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Saint Etienne — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Saint Etienne before kick-off, to 26 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Nadé n 8	76.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
I. Cardona n 8	67.9	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
G. Larsonneur n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Boakye n 8	85.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
L. Stassin n 8	87.9	0.5 4/0	0.4 2/1
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nice		Saint Etienne
52%	Possession	48%
20	Shots	13
10	Shots on target	2
3	Shots off target	8
7	Blocked shots	3
15	Shots inside the box	6
6	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	5
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	6
421	Passes	388
86%	Pass accuracy	84%

Nice Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Y. Diouf	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Mendy	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
K. Peprah Oppong	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Clauss	90	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	7.9
D. Coulibaly	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
T. Louchet	90	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	7.7
E. Wahi	89	2	0	6	5	0	0	Y	9
M. Sanson	86	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
Dante	78	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	7.6
M. Bard	45	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
M. Cho	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.5
S. Diop sub	45	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.2
K. Boudache sub	45	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	8.2
S. Abdul Samed sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Abdulay Bah sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
I. Jansson sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Saint Etienne Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
G. Larsonneur	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
M. Bernauer	90	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
K. Pedro	90	0	0	0	0	2	5.9
A. Boakye	90	0	2	1	0	2	6.3
L. Stassin	90	0	3	0	0	0	5.5
Z. Davitashvili	90	1	1	1	2	1	7.5
L. Gadegbeku	84	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
I. Cardona	69	0	1	0	1	0	6.3
D. Appiah	63	0	0	0	5	1	7.7
A. Kanté	63	0	1	0	1	0	7
J. Le Cardinal	45	0	1	0	0	1	7.3
M. Nadé sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
João Ferreira sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
F. Tardieu sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Moueffek sub	21	0	1	0	0	1	6.5
J. Duffus sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Nice v Saint Etienne — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NiceDLDLD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Saint EtienneLLWDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nice 5 · 1 draw · Saint Etienne 0 · 4 goals/game

2026-05-26 Saint Etienne 0–0 Nice
2025-12-21 Nice 2–1 Saint Etienne
2025-03-01 Saint Etienne 1–3 Nice
2024-09-20 Nice 8–0 Saint Etienne
2022-05-11 Nice 4–2 Saint Etienne
2021-09-25 Saint Etienne 0–3 Nice

League standing · 2025/26

Nice#16 pos32 pts34 pl-23 GD

Saint EtienneNot in this league table

Goals per game

Nice scored1.09

Saint Etienne scored1.2

Nice conceded1.76

Saint Etienne conceded1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Nice v Saint Etienne?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Nice v Saint Etienne was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Nice and Saint Etienne?: In their last 6 meetings, Nice won 5, Saint Etienne won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nice and Saint Etienne?: Recent form — Nice 0W 3D 2L; Saint Etienne 1W 2D 2L.

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