Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
St Etienne and Nice go head to head at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in what is expected to be a close Ligue 1 encounter. Les Verts suffered a 3-1 loss at Monaco on Wednesday evening, but it has to be noted that first-choice goalkeeper Etienne Green was sent off after just 32 minutes. The 21-year-old misses the Nice game through suspension, while Yvann Macon, Alpha Sissoko, and Aimen Moueffek remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Les Aiglons, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Lorient, and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on both teams to score. Speaking of the away team, talented attacker and former Roma man Justin Kluivert has joined the likes of Kasper Dolberg, Robson Bambu, and Claude Maurice in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Ryad Boudebouz):
Despite being born in Colmar, France on February 19, 1990 Ryad Boudebouz represents Algeria on the international stage. The Montpellier midfielder played for both France U17 and France U19 teams in the past, but he made his senior debut with Algeria on May 28, 2010 in a friendly against Republic of Ireland.
Speaking of his club career, Boudebouz played for Colmar and Sochaux at youth level and he continued playing for Sochaux first team. After scoring 24 goals in 164 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Bastia in 2013 and he played 66 games for les Bleus.
Ryad Boudebouz played for the Corsican side from 2013 to 2015 and he signed a four-year deal with Montpellier and you should know that he netted 11 goals in 33 appearances for la Paillade in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing at both left and right winger as well.
Highlighted Team (Nice):
OGC Nice are a football club that participate in French Ligue 1. Les Aiglons welcome their opponents at Allianz Riviera and the club was founded on 9 July, 1904 by Marquis Massengy d’ Auzac.
OGC Nice won their first Ligue 1 trophy back in 1951 and eight years later they clinched their fourth and last domestic title. Speaking of the French Cup, les Aiglons won their third Coupe de France title in 1997. Allianz Riviera has been the home ground of the club since September, 2013 and it has to be noted that the construction of the venue cost €250 million. OGC Nice play their home games in red and black shirts and black shorts, while the colour of their away kits is white.
The Ligue 1 team booked their place in the Europa League group stages for the 2016/2017 season for the first time in the club’s history and they were drawn alongside Schalke 04, Salzburg and Krasnodar in Group I. However, they were beaten by Schalke in their Europa League opener in front of home fans.