Nice tied their record for most goals scored in a Ligue 1 match overall after scoring six goals in an electrifying first half performance. When Dylan Batubinsika let up an own goal in the fourth minute, it appeared as though the visiting Saint-Etienne team's future was not looking good. Three minutes later, Tanguy Ndombele doubled the score after a shoddy clearing gave him a golden opportunity to score.

Nice's relentless runs and crosses caused the Saint-Etienne defense to crumble, resulting in the most of the damage being done on the right flank. Youssoufa Moukoko scored the second goal two minutes after Mohamed-Ali Cho, who was on a roll, scored the third in the twenty-fourth. Evan Guessand scored a beautiful individual goal in the 36th and Moukoko added his second and Nice’s sixth three minutes later to leave Saint-Etienne reeling.