Can Nantes beat Bordeaux in Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau clash?

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligue 1, Nantes holding 18th place and Bordeaux lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Nantes have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Relegation threatens Nantes who should definitely be looking for some points here. Bordeaux are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Nantes form and stats

With {2 Ligue 1 wins}, 8 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Nantes, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 1, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Nantes are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in 14 attempts. The last victory here came in the Brest match.

Before that match, a win away at Strasbourg.

Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont did an outstanding job against Brest with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nantes handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, one draw and five defeats.

Nantes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 17 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Bordeaux form and stats

Bordeaux have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 5-2-10 (17 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on J. Gasset, the Bordeaux manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Lorient's place.

We have checked recent matches where Bordeaux have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were four victories, one draw and seven defeats.

Bordeaux have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 21 goals have been scored. Bordeaux struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 31 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bordeaux - Nantes 0-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Nantes won two, Bordeaux won six and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BordeauxU. Hwang
U. Hwang
11 goals
NantesL. Blas
L. Blas
9 goals
NantesI. Louza
I. Louza
6 goals

Nantes missing players

Bordeaux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nantes Bordeaux
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
7 2 2 Won W 2 5 11
13 8 2 Drew D 0 2 6
15 7 1 Lost L 3 10 18
39 17 7 Scored S 7 21 37
53 27 8 Conceded C 9 31 52
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 86%
91% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 74%
51% 53% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 71% 60%
20% 18% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 41% 26%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 9%
71% 76% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 59% 46%
9% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 37%
26% 24% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 18% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 2
4 3 2 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.2 10.5 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 9.6 10.4
3.1 2.9 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.7 3.4
36% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 33% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bordeaux have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 1
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nantes have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 35 22 10 3 59 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 17 12 4 1 31 11 37 76
2 Paris Saint Germain 35 24 3 8 79 27 18 12 1 5 40 14 17 12 2 3 39 13 52 75
3 Monaco 34 22 5 7 71 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 17 11 0 6 32 21 33 71
4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 19 10 5 67 35 17 10 3 4 36 19 17 9 7 1 31 16 32 67
5 Lens 35 15 11 9 55 48 17 7 6 4 28 23 18 8 5 5 27 25 7 56
6 Olympique Marseille 35 15 11 9 50 43 18 9 5 4 29 21 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 56
7 Rennes 35 15 9 11 48 37 17 8 3 6 23 20 18 7 6 5 25 17 11 54
8 Montpellier 35 12 11 12 55 59 18 7 3 8 34 35 17 5 8 4 21 24 -4 47
9 Metz 35 12 10 13 42 42 17 5 4 8 18 22 18 7 6 5 24 20 0 46
10 Nice 35 13 7 15 44 47 17 6 3 8 22 26 18 7 4 7 22 21 -3 46
11 Reims 35 9 15 11 41 43 17 4 8 5 15 18 18 5 7 6 26 25 -2 42
12 Saint-Etienne 35 11 9 15 41 53 17 4 6 7 19 28 18 7 3 8 22 25 -12 42
13 Angers SCO 35 11 8 16 34 53 17 5 3 9 16 25 18 6 5 7 18 28 -19 41
14 Brest 35 11 7 17 48 61 18 8 4 6 32 31 17 3 3 11 16 30 -13 40
15 Bordeaux 35 11 6 18 37 52 18 6 4 8 16 21 17 5 2 10 21 31 -15 39
16 Strasbourg 35 10 8 17 44 54 17 4 4 9 18 25 18 6 4 8 26 29 -10 38
17 Lorient 35 10 8 17 46 62 18 9 2 7 29 28 17 1 6 10 17 34 -16 38
18 Nantes 35 7 13 15 39 53 17 2 8 7 17 27 18 5 5 8 22 26 -14 34
19 Nimes 35 8 8 19 35 64 18 3 5 10 20 34 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 32
20 Dijon 35 3 9 23 24 66 18 1 6 11 8 27 17 2 3 12 16 39 -42 18

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 35 22 10 3 59 22 18 10 6 2 28 11 17 12 4 1 31 11 37 76
2 Paris Saint Germain 35 24 3 8 79 27 18 12 1 5 40 14 17 12 2 3 39 13 52 75
3 Monaco 34 22 5 7 71 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 17 11 0 6 32 21 33 71
4 Olympique Lyonnais 34 19 10 5 67 35 17 10 3 4 36 19 17 9 7 1 31 16 32 67
5 Lens 35 15 11 9 55 48 17 7 6 4 28 23 18 8 5 5 27 25 7 56
6 Olympique Marseille 35 15 11 9 50 43 18 9 5 4 29 21 17 6 6 5 21 22 7 56
7 Rennes 35 15 9 11 48 37 17 8 3 6 23 20 18 7 6 5 25 17 11 54
8 Montpellier 35 12 11 12 55 59 18 7 3 8 34 35 17 5 8 4 21 24 -4 47
9 Metz 35 12 10 13 42 42 17 5 4 8 18 22 18 7 6 5 24 20 0 46
10 Nice 35 13 7 15 44 47 17 6 3 8 22 26 18 7 4 7 22 21 -3 46
11 Reims 35 9 15 11 41 43 17 4 8 5 15 18 18 5 7 6 26 25 -2 42
12 Saint-Etienne 35 11 9 15 41 53 17 4 6 7 19 28 18 7 3 8 22 25 -12 42
13 Angers SCO 35 11 8 16 34 53 17 5 3 9 16 25 18 6 5 7 18 28 -19 41
14 Brest 35 11 7 17 48 61 18 8 4 6 32 31 17 3 3 11 16 30 -13 40
15 Bordeaux 35 11 6 18 37 52 18 6 4 8 16 21 17 5 2 10 21 31 -15 39
16 Strasbourg 35 10 8 17 44 54 17 4 4 9 18 25 18 6 4 8 26 29 -10 38
17 Lorient 35 10 8 17 46 62 18 9 2 7 29 28 17 1 6 10 17 34 -16 38
18 Nantes 35 7 13 15 39 53 17 2 8 7 17 27 18 5 5 8 22 26 -14 34
19 Nimes 35 8 8 19 35 64 18 3 5 10 20 34 17 5 3 9 15 30 -29 32
20 Dijon 35 3 9 23 24 66 18 1 6 11 8 27 17 2 3 12 16 39 -42 18

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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.