Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 24 match between Lille and Nantes and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Nantes go up against Lille on Sunday for a Ligue 1 meeting at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Ranked as number 5 in the Ligue 1 standings, Lille, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Nantes collected 17 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 23 rounds.
Form: Lille vs Nantes
Lille Form
In the previous three matches, Lille lost 0-1 against FK Crvena Zvezda, beat Angers by 0-1 and won 0-1 against FK Crvena Zvezda. Lille won three of their previous six matches at Decathlon Arena-Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Ligue 1. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring eight goals to nine against.
Nantes Form
Nantes suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Lyon in a 0-1 defeat. Monaco also proved too hard to handle as they won 3-1, before Nantes were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against Le Havre. 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 13 goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Lille and Nantes
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lille and Nantes. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 15 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lille matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Lille home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Lille matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Nantes have lost 8 of the last 9 matches in the Ligue 1 while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Nantes have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Nantes matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nantes have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Nantes have lost 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Lille vs Nantes
Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Olivier Giroud will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Nantes hope Matthis Abline 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.
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Full-time result
Lille claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Nantes won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Lille have not lost to Nantes in 10 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lille scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Nantes scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Lille probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Nantes managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Lille have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Nantes.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Lille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Nantes, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.
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