This has all the signs of yet another absorbing contest at Stade de la Meinau in the Ligue 1. Strasbourg is in 16th position and host Nantes in 11th spot. Read about the fixture here!
It's quite the trip for Nantes when visiting Strasbourg as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Strasbourg nor Nantes 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.
Strasbourg form and stats
The overall Ligue 1 results at home this season for Strasbourg are 0-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Strasbourg are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Auxerre. Prcić (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.45/10. Prcić dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 79 successful passes (of 93 total).
In the match before that, Strasbourg hosted Reims and drew the game 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Strasbourg have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 5.
The manager Stéphan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Brest in only four days.
At Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Nantes form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Ligue 1 for Nantes with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Nantes won their last game, 3-1 versus Toulouse played at home. Those three points felt sweet as this team had gone four league games without victory. Attacker Simon got a player rating of 9.0 in the game. "Man of the match" Simon scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at Olympique Marseille before that.We have checked recent matches where Nantes have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Paris Saint Germain in just three days.
1 goal so far away for Nantes, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Strasbourg wins - draws - Nantes wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Simon 2 goals |   A. Djiku 1 goals |  K. Gameiro 1 goals |
Strasbourg missing players
Nantes missing players
| Strasbourg | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 16% | 20% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 15.2 | 21 | 28 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16 | 14.5 |
| 6.5 | 10.5 | 14 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.5 | 3.8 |
| Strasbourg | Last season | Nantes | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 60 | 36 | Scored | S | 22 | 55 | ||
| 43 | 18 | Conceded | C | 28 | 48 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 71% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 71% | ||
| 42% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 42% | ||
| 32% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 34% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 18% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 63% | 58% | ||
| 37% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 16% | 21% | ||
| 18% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 26% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.8 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Lens | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Lorient | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Lille | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Auxerre | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Clermont | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Nantes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Monaco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Rennes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Brest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Troyes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Angers SCO | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Nice | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 19 | Reims | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 54 | 86 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 71 |
| 3 | Monaco | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 69 |
| 4 | Rennes | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 82 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 42 | 66 |
| 5 | Nice | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 66 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 63 |
| 7 | Lens | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 62 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 66 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 61 |
| 9 | Nantes | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 55 |
| 10 | Lille | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 55 |
| 11 | Brest | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 57 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -8 | 48 |
| 12 | Reims | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 46 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 43 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 44 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 41 |
| 15 | Troyes | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 38 |
| 16 | Lorient | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 41 | -28 | 36 |
| 17 | Clermont | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 69 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 36 | -31 | 36 |
| 18 | Saint-Etienne | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 39 | -35 | 32 |
| 19 | Metz | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 69 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | -34 | 31 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 91 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 58 | -39 | 31 |
