Betting preview: Lille favourites when Nantes come to town

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50186 seats)

A home win is anticipated from this game if the league standings is a way to look into the future. The Lille club members are positive that the mismatch between 5th and Nantes's 17th spot in the table will be revealed on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lille have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nantes have scored away.

Nantes is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Lille form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy as Lille have scored 38 goals to get 40 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 12-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Lille tasted defeat here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.

Lille's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Olympique Marseille (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Defender Diakité got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.35/10. Diakité hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.

0-0 away at Monaco before that.

Lille can score goals in their home matches. After 18 league matches they have found the net 38 times. Lille's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Nantes form and stats

Nantes have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-7-9 (18 played).

Nantes aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 360 league minutes without a goal. Guessand was the last player to find the net.

The manager Kombouare was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau. Nantes suffered a 0-3 loss to Montpellier (placed 12th). Attacker Blas got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Blas hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Toulouse that ended 0-0.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Nantes rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches. Nantes has visited these top teams five times, and 5 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Lille have put together a sequence of 15 consecutive games without defeat (11-4-0) when facing Nantes.

Lille and Nantes have faced each other previously this season: Nantes - Lille 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

LilleJ. David
J. David
22 goals
NantesM. Abdallah
M. Abdallah
8 goals
LilleR. Cabella
R. Cabella
7 goals

Lille missing players

Nantes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lille Nantes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
18 12 6 Won W 0 2 6
9 4 0 Drew D 0 7 15
9 2 0 Lost L 5 9 15
62 38 17 Scored S 5 16 35
42 24 3 Conceded C 16 27 53
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 83%
75% 83% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 72%
53% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 44% 47%
28% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 22% 28%
17% 28% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 17% 11%
61% 72% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 47%
28% 28% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 28%
19% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 39% 42%
 
5.7 5.8 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 5.1
3.6 3.3 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.8 5.1
2.1 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.8 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
14.8 15.4 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 10.9 12.1
5.5 6 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.2 4.3
31% 35% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 21% 22%
 
8.5 7.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 15.4 12.8 12.8
3.4 3.2 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 5.4 5.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lille have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nantes have scored away.
  • Nantes have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 35 26 3 6 84 35 18 13 2 3 43 22 17 13 1 3 41 13 49 81
2 Lens 35 22 9 4 59 27 18 16 1 1 38 13 17 6 8 3 21 14 32 75
3 Olympique Marseille 36 22 7 7 66 37 18 10 4 4 34 22 18 12 3 3 32 15 29 73
4 Monaco 36 19 8 9 69 54 18 9 3 6 36 31 18 10 5 3 33 23 15 65
5 Lille 36 18 9 9 62 42 18 12 4 2 38 24 18 6 5 7 24 18 20 63
6 Rennes 35 18 5 12 60 38 18 14 0 4 41 14 17 4 5 8 19 24 22 59
7 Olympique Lyonnais 36 17 8 11 61 44 18 9 5 4 32 19 18 8 3 7 29 25 17 59
8 Clermont 35 15 8 12 39 45 18 8 3 7 18 28 17 7 5 5 21 17 -6 53
9 Lorient 35 14 10 11 49 47 17 8 4 5 23 17 18 6 6 6 26 30 2 52
10 Nice 35 13 12 10 42 34 17 6 6 5 21 17 18 7 6 5 21 17 8 51
11 Reims 35 12 14 9 42 37 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 4 9 5 17 19 5 50
12 Montpellier 36 14 5 17 60 58 18 7 3 8 27 26 18 7 2 9 33 32 2 47
13 Toulouse 35 12 7 16 48 55 18 6 5 7 26 26 17 6 2 9 22 29 -7 43
14 Strasbourg 35 9 11 15 48 55 18 5 6 7 24 25 17 4 5 8 24 30 -7 38
15 Brest 35 9 11 15 39 50 17 6 5 6 21 23 18 3 6 9 18 27 -11 38
16 Auxerre 35 8 10 17 32 57 17 5 7 5 16 23 18 3 3 12 16 34 -25 34
17 Nantes 36 6 15 15 35 53 18 4 8 6 19 26 18 2 7 9 16 27 -18 33
18 Ajaccio 35 6 5 24 22 66 17 3 3 11 9 25 18 3 2 13 13 41 -44 23
19 Troyes 35 4 10 21 42 77 17 1 9 7 17 28 18 3 1 14 25 49 -35 22
20 Angers SCO 35 3 5 27 29 77 18 2 3 13 18 35 17 1 2 14 11 42 -48 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 35 26 3 6 84 35 18 13 2 3 43 22 17 13 1 3 41 13 49 81
2 Lens 35 22 9 4 59 27 18 16 1 1 38 13 17 6 8 3 21 14 32 75
3 Olympique Marseille 36 22 7 7 66 37 18 10 4 4 34 22 18 12 3 3 32 15 29 73
4 Monaco 36 19 8 9 69 54 18 9 3 6 36 31 18 10 5 3 33 23 15 65
5 Lille 36 18 9 9 62 42 18 12 4 2 38 24 18 6 5 7 24 18 20 63
6 Rennes 35 18 5 12 60 38 18 14 0 4 41 14 17 4 5 8 19 24 22 59
7 Olympique Lyonnais 36 17 8 11 61 44 18 9 5 4 32 19 18 8 3 7 29 25 17 59
8 Clermont 35 15 8 12 39 45 18 8 3 7 18 28 17 7 5 5 21 17 -6 53
9 Lorient 35 14 10 11 49 47 17 8 4 5 23 17 18 6 6 6 26 30 2 52
10 Nice 35 13 12 10 42 34 17 6 6 5 21 17 18 7 6 5 21 17 8 51
11 Reims 35 12 14 9 42 37 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 4 9 5 17 19 5 50
12 Montpellier 36 14 5 17 60 58 18 7 3 8 27 26 18 7 2 9 33 32 2 47
13 Toulouse 35 12 7 16 48 55 18 6 5 7 26 26 17 6 2 9 22 29 -7 43
14 Strasbourg 35 9 11 15 48 55 18 5 6 7 24 25 17 4 5 8 24 30 -7 38
15 Brest 35 9 11 15 39 50 17 6 5 6 21 23 18 3 6 9 18 27 -11 38
16 Auxerre 35 8 10 17 32 57 17 5 7 5 16 23 18 3 3 12 16 34 -25 34
17 Nantes 36 6 15 15 35 53 18 4 8 6 19 26 18 2 7 9 16 27 -18 33
18 Ajaccio 35 6 5 24 22 66 17 3 3 11 9 25 18 3 2 13 13 41 -44 23
19 Troyes 35 4 10 21 42 77 17 1 9 7 17 28 18 3 1 14 25 49 -35 22
20 Angers SCO 35 3 5 27 29 77 18 2 3 13 18 35 17 1 2 14 11 42 -48 14

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.