LiontipsLille vs Nantes. Predictions and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Lille started the new season with a victory in the French Super Cup over PSG. After this success French champion lost focus and now the first spot is out of sight. After 14 rounds of the current Ligue 1 season Dogs have four victories and five draws, which brought them 17 points and a 12th spot in the standings.
Team is already six points adrift from the European competitions zone. In five most recent rounds The Red-Blues failed to find a victory - two defeats and three draws against Brest (1:1), Angers (1:1) and Monaco (2:2).
Botman, Gudmundsson and Leonardo won't play in this game.
Before this match Nantes is ahead of Lille by just one point. We should note that after a great start The Canaries' performance declined and in three most recent matches they picked up only one point.
New Caledonian head coach failed to improve team's offensive performance so far - Antoine Kombouare's men scored 19 goals, but also conceded 19. The Yellow-Greens have five victories and three draws, which brought them 18 points and an 11th spot in the standings. After a home draw against Strasbourg (2:2) visitors suffered a defeat to PSG (1:3).
Pereira, Simon and Emond are on team's injuried list.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 most recent matches of Lille
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 2 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches teams scored only during one of the halves
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Lille won five consecutive head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Lille recorded an important victory in the Champions League, so they will be in a good mood before the Ligue 1 match. We think that the current champion has an advantage on class of their players and they have no margin for error - there is no place to retreat for them. We are expecting a victory from the favourite in this game.
Our prediction - Lille to win
We think that both teams will play offensively, because there is a chance to break into the Top-10. Moreover, opponents are usually scoring many goals, but their defensive performance is far from perfect.
Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals
