Ligue 1: Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 1 match between Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The start of Paris Saint-Germain’s title defence in the Ligue 1 begins on the road this coming Sunday. The reigning champions will have it tricky right off the bat. They’ll go up against Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire in what promises to be an exciting encounter.

Team form: Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain

Nantes Form

In their last three matches, Nantes lost 0-1 against Angers, drew 1-1 against Auxerre, before winning 3-0 against Montpellier. Nantes managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Ligue 1. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded three goals.

Paris Saint-Germain Form

Paris Saint-Germain achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Real Madrid 4-0. A 3-0 defeat against Chelsea followed, before drawing with Tottenham in a match resulting 2-2. Paris Saint-Germain won four times in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded eight goals while scoring 19 themselves.

Betting stats for Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain

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

Players in form: Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain

As the new Ligue 1 campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

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Full-time result

Nantes claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Paris Saint-Germain won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Paris Saint-Germain conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Paris Saint-Germain have not lost to Nantes in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Nantes scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Paris Saint-Germain scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Paris Saint-Germain played. Paris Saint-Germain have kept their opponents from scoring seven times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Nantes have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games. Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 16 consecutive meetings with Nantes when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nantes, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Paris Saint-Germain, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.6 times goals per game themselves. Paris Saint-Germain are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 20 matches.