Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nantes
Match Time & Date:
20/10/2024
08:00 AM
Prediction: 1-2
Nice
Nantes and Nice square off against each other at Stade de la Beaujoire in what is expected to be a close Ligue 1 encounter. Les Canaris aim to put an end to their four-game winless run and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against les Aiglons. Home win, though, should not be considered as both Marcus Coco and Douglas Augusto are banned for the match. The likes of Tino Kadewere, Jean-Kevin Duverne, Bahereba Guirassy, and Fabien Centonze miss out with injuries.
Nice, on the other hand, did well to hold PSG to a 1-1 draw in their last league fixture. The visitors aim to move closer to the Champions League berth and given the number of absentees in the home side, we are tempted to place our bets on Franck Haise’s troops. In their last meeting in the French top flight Nantes defeated Nice 2-1, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
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).
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