Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
27/11/2021
17:00
Prediction: 2-0
Nantes
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Salzburg in the Champions League, Lille will be looking to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they host Nantes to their Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Matchday 15. Les Dogues failed to win the previous five league fixtures, but this game could be the turning point for the reigning champions, who are eyeing a place in the elite competition. Since head coach Jocelyn Gourvennec can count on key players for Saturday’s clash, home win should be considered.
Les Canaris, on the other hand, failed to spoil PSG’s party at Parc des Princes at the weekend, with the team remaining in the bottom half of the table. Considering that Nantes suffered three defeats in the previous four away games in the Ligue 1, we are tempted to put our money on the title holders. All Moses Simon, Renaud Emond, and Roli Pereira De Sa are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Jonathan Bamba):
After spending his youth career at CS Paris-Charenton, UJA AlfortVille and Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba started playing for Saint-Etienne II at senior level. In 2015 he was given a chance to prove his worth with the first team and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 42 appearances for les Verts in Ligue 1.
Following his loan spells with Paris, Sint-Truiden and Angers, Jonathan Bamba joined Lille in the summer of 2018. The pacey winger born in Alfortville (France) on March 26, 1996, has been playing for les Dogues ever since, but he has yet to earn a cap for the French national team. Nonetheless, Jonathan Bamba has 12 caps with France U21 in which he scored four goals for les Tricolores.
Jonathan Bamba’s main position is left winger, but he is used as a centre-forward as well. The French footballer, whose preferred foot is right, has a contract with Lille until June 30, 2023.
Highlighted Team (Nantes):
Founded on April 21, 1943 Nantes is a professional football club that compete in French Ligue 1. Les Canaris are considered one of the most famous French clubs and they had a lot of success during the sixties and the seventies. Nantes won their first Ligue 1 title in the 1964/1965 season and 36 years later (2000/2001) they clinched their eighth (last) domestic trophy.
Speaking of the club’s European success, les Canaris did well to make it to the Champions League semis in 1996, but Italian giants Juventus proved to be a big catch for the French outfit. Nantes welcome their rivals at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau and the capacity of the stadium is 38.004.
The likes of Vahid Halilhodzic, Adel Selimi, Michel Der Zakarian, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Yepes, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Claude Makelele, Christian Karembeu and Dimitri Payet are the notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Nantes are well known for their yellow jerseys and that is the reason why they are nicknamed the Canaries (les Canaris).
