Saint Etienne
vs
Nantes
Ligue 2 prediction
Our model says: Saint Etienne 1–0 Nantes
The model makes it 39% Saint Etienne, 29% draw, 32% Nantes — fair odds of 2.56, 3.45 and 3.13. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
Expected goals: Saint Etienne 1.31, Nantes 1.13.
Both teams to score: 50%. Over 2.5 goals: 44%, under 2.5: 56%.
Model confidence: Low.
Evenly matched: once home advantage is counted, neither side has a clear edge. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 41%, 28% were drawn and the underdog won 31%.
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Key facts
- Saint Etienne are top on 19 points from 8 games; Nantes are 13th on 8 points from 8 games — Ligue 2.
- Saint Etienne have won 3 of their last 5 games, most recently a 2-0 win at home to Rodez.
- Nantes have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 0-0 draw at home to Reims.
- Last 6 meetings: Nantes 1 win to 0, 5 draws; the most recent, 19 January 2025, ended Saint Etienne 1–1 Nantes.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Saint Etienne vs Nantes
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Saint Etienne at 39% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 2,861 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.3% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Saint Etienne vs Nantes
Saint Etienne
- W2-0Rodez10 October 2026
- D2-2away to Metz19 September 2026
- L1-2away to Dunkerque12 September 2026
- W3-1Montpellier5 September 2026
- W3-2away to Dijon31 August 2026
Nantes
- D0-0Reims10 October 2026
- W2-1away to Boulogne19 September 2026
- L0-1away to Sochaux12 September 2026
- W1-0Nancy7 September 2026
- D3-3away to Guingamp29 August 2026
What these results say
- Saint Etienne scored in every one of these 5 matches.
- Saint Etienne conceded in 4 of these 5 matches.
- 4 of these 5 matches for Saint Etienne had three goals or more.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Ligue 2 table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Etienne | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 13 | Nantes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 8 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
What's at stake
Saint Etienne
Chance to finish in the top four · 76% today
Nantes
Chance to finish in the top four · 31% today
From our Ligue 2 season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.
Head-to-head: Saint Etienne vs Nantes
- 19 January 2025Saint Etienne 1–1 NantesLigue 1
- 29 September 2024Nantes 2–2 Saint EtienneLigue 1
- 21 May 2022Nantes 1–1 Saint EtienneLigue 1
- 22 December 2021Saint Etienne 0–1 NantesLigue 1
- 3 February 2021Saint Etienne 1–1 NantesLigue 1
- 20 September 2020Nantes 2–2 Saint EtienneLigue 1
Leading scorers: Saint Etienne and Nantes
Saint Etienne
GoalsAssists
- A. Boakye53
- T. Ballo52
- I. Cardona44
Nantes
GoalsAssists
- T. Robinet32
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Two sides the ratings cannot separate
Saint Etienne carry a model rating of 6.6 against 6.62 for Nantes. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 1.31 goals for Saint Etienne and 1.13 for Nantes. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Saint Etienne rate 0.76 in attack and 1.26 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Nantes rate 0.74 and 1.17.
The rest of the season
Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Saint Etienne a 34.8% chance of the title and Nantes 4.8%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1,774 correct results out of 3,712 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Saint Etienne the highest probability at 39%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.31 expected goals for Saint Etienne against 1.13 for Nantes. Saint Etienne's attack/defence rating is 0.76/1.26 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.74/1.17 for Nantes.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.
Season stats
Saint Etienne at home · Nantes away
League matches only, Ligue 2, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.
Position by match
Saint EtienneNantes
Saint Etienne are 1st after 8 Ligue 2 matches (between 1st and 1st so far); Nantes are 13th after 8 (between 13th and 18th). Rebuilt from the season's results after each side's matches (x-axis: that side's match number); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All Ligue 2 matches this season: Saint Etienne 8, Nantes 8.
Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.
The next 4 matches, by difficulty
Saint Etienne
- at Guingamp31 Oct · Ligue 2win 44%
- vs Laval6 Nov · Ligue 2win 60%
- at Reims20 Nov · Ligue 2win 31%
- vs Nancy4 Dec · Ligue 2win 51%
Nantes
- vs Clermont Foot30 Oct · Ligue 2win 52%
- at PAU6 Nov · Ligue 2win 45%
- vs Grenoble20 Nov · Ligue 2win 54%
- at Montpellier4 Dec · Ligue 2win 31%
Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.