Nantes vs Strasbourg: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 06.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 1, with both Nantes and Strasbourg experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 19th place.

Insights:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Strasbourg has the most conceded goals (24) in Ligue 1

Nantes and Strasbourg should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

These teams have little in common geographically as Strasbourg have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Nantes form and stats

Nantes have played 5 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Nantes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Olympique Marseille. Before that, Nantes played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Lens.

Nantes's goalkeeper Alban Lafont was extremely busy against Olympique Marseille, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nantes handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, two draws and five defeats.

The Nantes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.

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Strasbourg form and stats

Strasbourg, who have the most conceded goals (24) in Ligue 1, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-0-5 (6 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Strasbourg are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

There were no winners in Strasbourg's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Rennes (placed 7th). Preceding that game, the 3-4 loss visiting Montpellier's place.

Goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Rennes. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.

Strasbourg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Strasbourg has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Strasbourg have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Nantes-Strasbourg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nantes six wins, Strasbourg four wins, zero draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

NantesL. Blas
L. Blas
4 goals
StrasbourgL. Ajorque
L. Ajorque
4 goals
StrasbourgH. Diallo
H. Diallo
3 goals

Nantes missing players

Strasbourg missing players

Nantes Strasbourg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 3 6 12
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 2
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 1
5 1 0 Lost L 3 5 9
14 8 4 Scored S 2 10 14
18 8 3 Conceded C 7 14 24
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
58% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 83% 58%
25% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 25%
67% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 17%
25% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 17% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 1.5
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10 10.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.2 10.2
3 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.1
39% 50% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 43% 38%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Nantes's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Strasbourg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Nantes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nantes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Strasbourg has the most conceded goals (14) away in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg has the most conceded goals (24) in Ligue 1
  • Strasbourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Strasbourg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 12 8 1 3 30 8 6 4 1 1 16 4 6 4 0 2 14 4 22 25
2 Lille 11 6 4 1 21 7 6 4 2 0 13 2 5 2 2 1 8 5 14 22
3 Olympique Marseille 10 6 3 1 15 9 5 2 2 1 8 6 5 4 1 0 7 3 6 21
4 Olympique Lyonnais 11 5 5 1 18 10 5 3 2 0 11 4 6 2 3 1 7 6 8 20
5 Monaco 11 6 2 3 20 16 6 4 2 0 15 8 5 2 0 3 5 8 4 20
6 Montpellier 11 6 2 3 20 16 6 4 0 2 13 11 5 2 2 1 7 5 4 20
7 Rennes 12 5 4 3 19 16 6 3 1 2 9 8 6 2 3 1 10 8 3 19
8 Lens 10 5 3 2 16 15 5 3 2 0 10 6 5 2 1 2 6 9 1 18
9 Nice 10 5 2 3 15 12 5 2 1 2 6 8 5 3 1 1 9 4 3 17
10 Metz 11 4 4 3 12 9 5 3 1 1 8 4 6 1 3 2 4 5 3 16
11 Bordeaux 12 4 4 4 12 13 6 2 3 1 5 2 6 2 1 3 7 11 -1 16
12 Angers SCO 11 5 1 5 15 21 6 2 1 3 5 9 5 3 0 2 10 12 -6 16
13 Brest 11 5 0 6 19 23 6 4 0 2 13 11 5 1 0 4 6 12 -4 15
14 Nantes 12 3 4 5 14 18 5 2 2 1 8 8 7 1 2 4 6 10 -4 13
15 Nimes 11 3 2 6 11 19 6 1 1 4 8 15 5 2 1 2 3 4 -8 11
16 Saint-Etienne 11 3 1 7 11 19 5 2 0 3 5 7 6 1 1 4 6 12 -8 10
17 Reims 11 2 3 6 16 19 5 1 0 4 3 8 6 1 3 2 13 11 -3 9
18 Lorient 11 2 2 7 12 21 5 1 1 3 6 8 6 1 1 4 6 13 -9 8
19 Strasbourg 12 2 1 9 14 24 6 1 1 4 4 10 6 1 0 5 10 14 -10 7
20 Dijon 11 0 4 7 5 20 6 0 3 3 3 7 5 0 1 4 2 13 -15 4

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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.