Saint Etienne vs Nantes prediction and preview

24 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Saint Etienne WinOdds 1.67Market probability 56%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Saint Etienne host Nantes in the Ligue 2 (France) on 24 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Saint Etienne Win — Saint Etienne to win. It was published at odds of 1.67, which the bookmaker market rated at about 56% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Saint Etienne had won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches, scoring 27 and conceding 9. Nantes had won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 16 scored and 17 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Saint Etienne's last 10 and 6 of Nantes's last 10; 8 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Saint Etienne averaged 2.62 goals scored and 0.92 conceded across 13 matches; away from home Nantes averaged 1.09 scored and 1.36 conceded across 11.

Our team-strength model expects about 2.24 goals from Saint Etienne and 0.98 from Nantes. From that it rates a home win at 65%, a draw at 21% and an away win at 14%, against 54%, 24% and 22% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 65%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Saint Etienne (green) and Nantes (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form59% – 41%

Attack64% – 36%

Defence50% – 50%

Head-to-head36% – 64%

Goals45% – 55%

Overall strength56% – 43%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Saint Etienne	WWWDL	2.70	0.90	60%	80%
Nantes	LDWLW	1.60	1.70	60%	60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Double Chance 1X	79%	1.20
BTTS 1st Half - No	78%	1.20
Over 1.5 Goals	76%	1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	70%	1.33
Under 3.5 Goals	67%	1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	65%	1.44
Saint Etienne Win	55%	1.67
BTTS Yes	55%	1.73

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.