Ligue 1: Nantes vs Lille – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 8 match between Nantes and Lille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Lille go up against Nantes this coming Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Placed 15th in the table Nantes have amassed six points after seven matches. On 11 points, Lille rank seventh with seven matches played this season.

Form: Nantes vs Lille

Nantes Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Nantes are on the lookout for a win again. Against Rennes it finished 2-2, before a draw with Toulouse in a 2-2 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 0-0 against Brest. Nantes only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded four goals.

Lille Form

In their last three matches, Lille lost 0-1 against Lyon, won 0-1 against Roma, and drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain. Lille managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Ligue 1 away matches, in which they scored 14 while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Nantes and Lille

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Nantes and Lille. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Nantes vs Lille

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Youssef El Arabi will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Lille hope Hamza Igamane can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

Betting markets: Nantes vs Lille

Full-time result

Nantes claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Lille won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Nantes scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Lille scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Nantes managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Lille kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Nantes’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Lille played across all tournaments. They scored 1.8 times on average in the process.