Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 2 match between Strasbourg and Nantes and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Strasbourg hope to live up to their early billing as the Ligue 1 title favourites on Sunday when they welcome Nantes over to the Stade de la Meinau for a round 2 match.
The two teams enter the match at Stade de la Meinau with three points separating them in the Ligue 1 standings.
Team form: Strasbourg vs Nantes
Strasbourg Form
Strasbourg collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-3 against Le Havre. They retaliated in a 0-1 win against Metz, before drawing 0-0 with Brondby IF. Strasbourg claimed four wins in their last six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade de la Meinau. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded ten and scored 15 goals.
Nantes Form
Nantes have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Auxerre, before they won a game against Montpellier with a 3-0 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. Nantes only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 16 goals to seven.
Betting facts for Strasbourg and Nantes
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Strasbourg and Nantes played across all tournaments.
- In the last 7 Strasbourg home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Strasbourg home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Strasbourg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Strasbourg home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Strasbourg home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Nantes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Nantes away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Nantes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Nantes away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Strasbourg vs Nantes
Dilane Bakwa found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Francis Coquelin just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: Strasbourg vs Nantes
Full-time result
Strasbourg won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade de la Meinau. They drew three and lost one as well, while Nantes won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six. Strasbourg have beaten Nantes in 3 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Strasbourg scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Nantes scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Strasbourg played. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Nantes played. Nantes managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Strasbourg and Nantes when playing at Stade de la Meinau.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Strasbourg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Nantes’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
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