Nantes will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 23 points behind Paris Saint Germain.
It's no vacation for neither Nantes nor Paris Saint Germain 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.
Nantes form and stats
6 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Nantes have to build on here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau in the Ligue 1. The Nantes manager C. Gourcuff might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The fans are hoping that Nantes will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against Rennes (placed 3rd). Before that game, the home loss against Bordeaux with the scoreline 0-1.
Alban Lafont had a busy but productive day in the Rennes match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Heartbreak for Nantes in their last match as Rennes's Raphinha scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Nantes are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Dijon awaits in four days.
Nantes aren't scoring a lot here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau in the league, with only 10 goals from 11 games. Nantes have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
Paris Saint Germain's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Paris Saint Germain, who have the most scored goals (57) in Ligue 1, collect 27 points from their 11 away matches in the Ligue 1. 9 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Things are running smoothly for Paris Saint Germain who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Dijon. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Paris Saint Germain's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Dijon game.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas Gamboa is eager to challenge this, with his 183 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Kylian Mbappé, Layvin Kurzawa, Ángel Di María and Pablo Sarabia scored in Paris Saint Germain's previous match, the home game against Montpellier that ended 5-0. Prior to that result Paris Saint Germain won their away game at Pau in the Coupe de France. The scoreline was 2-0.
As mentioned above, Paris Saint Germain was the only team on the pitch versus Montpellier in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Paris Saint Germain have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 11 away matches. Paris Saint Germain are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Paris Saint Germain - Nantes 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - zero - nine (Nantes wins - draws - Paris Saint Germain wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé Lottin 14 goals |  N. da Silva Santos Junior 12 goals |  M. Icardi Rivero 9 goals |
Nantes missing players
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| Nantes | Paris Saint Germain | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 57 |
| 22 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 27% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 86% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 36% | 45% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 18% | 23% |
| 36% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 36% |
| 41% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 59% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 9 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 4.1 | 2.9 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 263 | 135 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 66 | 193 | 365 |
| 88 | 49 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 81 | 159 |
| 24% | 20% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 36% |
- Nantes has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Paris Saint Germain has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Paris Saint Germain has the most clean sheets (13)
- Paris Saint Germain has the most points (27) away
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals (25) away
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals (57)
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals in the first half (28)
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
- Paris Saint Germain has the the best goal difference (+17) away
- Paris Saint Germain has the the best goal difference (+43)
- Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Paris Saint Germain have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Paris Saint Germain have scored more than double the goals of Nantes.
- Paris Saint Germain haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Paris Saint Germain is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 43 | 55 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Rennes | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| 4 | Lille | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 32 |
| 7 | Reims | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Nice | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Nantes | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Monaco | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Brest | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Metz | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Dijon | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 18 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -26 | 13 |