Wednesday , 23 September 2026

AS Saint-Etienne vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
AS Saint-Etienne
1 – 3
Full Time
OGC Nice
Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 49' Hassane Kamara
Y 58' Stanley Nsoki
Y 67' Walter Benitez
Y 68' Jordan Lotomba
Harold Moukoudi 72' Y
Y 73' Robson
Romain Hamouma 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Romain Lissorgue
  • Referee Christophe Mouysset

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 2

Head-to-Head

5
4
8
AS Saint-Etienne 17 games · Avg 3.8 goals OGC Nice
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-18 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 OGC Nice 2019-12-04 AS Saint-Etienne 4–1 OGC Nice 2019-05-18 AS Saint-Etienne 3–0 OGC Nice 2018-12-16 OGC Nice 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2018-03-17 OGC Nice 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct OGC Nice H 1–3 L
03 Oct Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
26 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–3 L
20 Sep FC Nantes A 2–2 D
17 Sep Olympique de Marseille A 2–0 W
12 Sep RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–0 W
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct AS Saint-Etienne A 3–1 W
03 Oct FC Nantes H 2–1 W
27 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–0 D
20 Sep Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–3 L
12 Sep Montpellier HSC A 1–3 L
29 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–0 W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

OGC Nice
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: OGC Nice gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pierre Lees Melou makes it 0-1.
  • 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Étienne that had 431 games and scored 393 goals.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 28' Zaydou Youssouf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 30' What a strike from Amine Gouiri! The score is 0-2.
  • 35' OGC Nice come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. OGC Nice is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Étienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Trauco. He replaces Saidou Sow on 46 minute.
  • 49' The referee shows OGC Nice player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Myziane Maolida suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adil Aouchiche makes it 0-3.
  • 57' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Zaydou Youssouf is withdrawn and Lucas Douath gets his opportunity.
  • 58' Stanley Nsoki picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' OGC Nice have won 370 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Walter Benitez was booked on 67.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordan Lotomba.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harold Moukoudi.
  • 72' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 72 minute. Kevin Monnet-Paquet leaves to be changed by Maxence Rivera.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Robson on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The travelling OGC Nice supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Adil Aouchiche by Bilal Benkhedim on 79 minute.
  • 83' OGC Nice manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danilo is hanging Rony Lopes on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' AS Saint-Étienne are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined OGC Nice backline.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Romain Hamouma is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. AS Saint-Étienne and OGC Nice share the spoils 1-3.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andy Delort 3
Denis Bouanga 3
Pablo Rosario 2
Amine Gouiri 2
Evann Guessand 2
Youssoufa Moukoko 2
Romain Hamouma 2
Robert Beric 2

Head to Head

2020-10-18 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 OGC Nice 2019-12-04 AS Saint-Etienne 4–1 OGC Nice 2019-05-18 AS Saint-Etienne 3–0 OGC Nice 2018-12-16 OGC Nice 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2018-03-17 OGC Nice 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2020-10-18 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 OGC Nice L 2020-10-03 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 AS Saint-Etienne L 2020-09-26 AS Saint-Etienne 0–3 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2020-09-20 FC Nantes 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne D 2020-09-17 Olympique de Marseille 0–2 AS Saint-Etienne W 2020-09-12 AS Saint-Etienne 2–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace W

OGC Nice Form

2020-10-18 AS Saint-Etienne 1–3 OGC Nice W 2020-10-03 OGC Nice 2–1 FC Nantes W 2020-09-27 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 OGC Nice D 2020-09-20 OGC Nice 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2020-09-12 Montpellier HSC 3–1 OGC Nice L 2020-08-29 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0–2 OGC Nice W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 AS Saint-Etienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: AS Saint-Etienne or OGC Nice 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne36% Draw28% OGC Nice36%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Etienne or Draw
64%
Draw or OGC Nice
64%
AS Saint-Etienne or OGC Nice
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne26% Draw46% OGC Nice28%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.