OGC Nice welcome the visitors AS Saint-Etienne in the French Ligue 1 – Round 18. The match will be held on Friday, December 14th, at the Stade de Nice (Nice).
Featuring a negative goal difference (-2), OGC Nice continue to compete for the Europa League. Under the stewardship of the new head coach, the team’s playing philosophy has changed. Scoring to their net is not that easy. The hosts have been keeping their sheet clean in 6 consecutive rounds so far. Those were the clashes with opponents from both parts of the table. Nice have already beaten Lyon and Lille, advanced to the next stage of the National Cup, and keep showing prudent defensive football.
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As for AS Saint-Etienne, only 6 of their 26 points they got away from home. Their travelling record is unimpressive – 1 win over Toulouse. They have been leaking yet in 7 outings in a row. Their start to the league was promising – they were expected to compete for the Europa League at least, but their regular defensive mistakes and lack of passes cannot but affect. The guests are great in the air, but given the hosts’ amazing streak, an away win seems to turn difficult.
Nice will try to keep their goal locked and will not concede as a minimum. The home side are very confident in counterattacks. It is noteworthy that of their 14 missed goals, the ‘Eaglets’ allowed 4 to Dijon in the very start of the season and 3 to PSG. We believe their no-defeat series will not break in the match against the opponent who are considered one of the outsiders by the number of points got in outings.
Prediction for the match: OGC Nice to win with 0.0 handicap.
