Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de la Ligue. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Nantes nor Strasbourg as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Strasbourg when visiting Nantes as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Nantes form and stats
Last season their Coupe de la Ligue adventure ended in the 8th finals.19 points is a decent return from 9 Ligue 1 games here at Stade de la Beaujoire for Nantes. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade de la Beaujoire.
A good away victory last time out for Nantes, who won 1-0 against Nîmes. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Dijon.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nantes handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W7-D2-L4.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligue 1 game versus Angers SCO in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade de la Beaujoire.
Nantes has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Nantes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade de la Beaujoire in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 9 matches.
Strasbourg form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Strasbourg, as they won the Coupe de la Ligue.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Strasbourg so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
Two travels in a row for Strasbourg, whose manager T. Laurey could celebrate last time after the Ligue 1 win against Bordeaux. Before that, Strasbourg secured a home win against Toulouse with the score 4-2.
Strasbourg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
A new game in only three days for Strasbourg, the Ligue 1 home match versus Saint-Étienne. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Strasbourg have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 6 Nantes victories, 0 draws and 3 Strasbourg wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Ajorque 6 goals |   K. Coulibaly 4 goals |  A. Thomasson 4 goals |
Nantes missing players
Strasbourg missing players
| Nantes | Strasbourg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 7 | 28 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 17 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 8% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 2.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 330 | 174 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 277 | ||
| 107 | 63 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 84 | ||
| 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 42 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Lille | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Rennes | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Nantes | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 6 | Reims | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Nice | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Brest | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Metz | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Toulouse | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -17 | 12 |