NICE v SAINT-ETIENNE
Wednesday 8th February 2017 – Kickoff: 1900hrs
Football – France – Ligue 1 Betting Tips
Third placed Nice have home advantage of their Allianz Riviera when they prepare for the visit of Saint-Etienne in the pick of the French Ligue 1 fixtures on Wednesday evening.
Hosts Nice can move level on points with second placed Paris Saint Germain if they manage to take all three points against Saint-Etienne, and with an impressive home record which stands at 9-3-0 26/8 behind them, they stand every chance of doing just that here tonight.
However, Nice will be coming off a heavy 3-0 defeat away at Monaco on the weekend, so they are expected to be fully focused on this game as they look to extend their unbeaten run on home turf in Ligue 1 to 18 league matches.
Visitors Saint-Etienne will travel to Nice this evening in search of capturing a fourth consecutive league win which could see them leapfrog Lyon into fourth spot, depending upon other results of course.
Saint-Etienne are unbeaten in their last five league matches overall which includes having registered three wins on the trot recently against Angers, Toulouse and the aforementioned Lyon, the latter being a 2-0 home win on the weekend.
However, Saint-Etienne’s form away from home has been less convincing in this campaign which is reflected by their away record of 3-4-4 12/12 and their inconsistent streak on their travels has held them back from making a serious challenge for a Champions League spot.
I fancy the hosts with the firepower of Plea and Balotelli up front to help Nice to three points here.
Pick: Nice AH-0.25 @ 1.78 Bet Victor
