The visitors will be extremely low on confidence after their heavy defeat last time out, while the hosts should be in good spirits following their strong start to the campaign.
St Etienne have conceded an astonishing 15 goals in just five league fixtures, something Nantes will be looking to take advantage of, and we expect them to score a number of goals in a comfortable win here.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nantes win with a probability of 49.26%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Saint-Etienne had a probability of 25.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nantes win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 2-0 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.15%), while for a Saint-Etienne win it was 0-1 (7.91%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.