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Nantes vs Lorient: prediction for the Ligue 1 match
On January 23, The Canaries will host Les Merlus in Ligue 1. Who will prevail in this battle? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Nantes
FranceIn this season Nantes got off to a confident start in the French Cup, they beat Sochaux (1:0, on penalties) and Vitre (2:0). Since the first rounds of Ligue 1 The Yellow-Greens are fighting for every single point.
In 21 rounds of the current season Antoine Kombouare's men recorded eight victories and five draws, which brought 29 points and an 11th spot in the standings. Team's offensive line is looking strong, they scored 26 goals. After a success against Saint-Etienne (1:0) The Canaries drew to Monaco (0:0) and suffered a defeat to Nice (1:2).
Cyprien, Castelletto, Coulibaly, Simon and Traore won't feature in the match.
Lorient
FranceLorient are disappointing in the current season. Team got off to an unsuccessful start in the French Cup, at the first stage team was beaten by Rennes (0:1). Les Merlus lost focus in Ligue 1. At the start of the season fans were hoping for a spot in Top-10, but now they can only hope to avoid relegation.
After 21 rounds The Orange-Blacks have only three victories and eight draws, which brought 17 points and an 18th spot in the standings, which is in the relegation zone. In five most recent rounds visitors suffered three defeats and got two draws against PSG (0:0) and Angers (1:1).
Diarra, Laporte, Loric, Morel and Ouattara won't help their team today.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - no
In 2 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches goals were scored only during one of the halves
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of Nantes
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Nantes won 3 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
Nantes are looking better now, plus they will have a home advantage. Lorient are going all the way down, so they are unlikely to put up a fight. We think that Canaries will take control of the ball. We are expecting a success from the hosts.
Our prediction - Nantes to win
We are not expecting many goal opportunities in this match. Both clubs are fighting for every single point, but have problems with offensive line. In each of five most recent head-to-head matches no more than two goals were scored and we are expecting the same result in this match.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals
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