Our prediction for this Coupe de France match:
Nantes
Match Time & Date:
20/01/2024
14:30
Prediction: 2-0
Laval
A place in the Coupe de France last 16 will be at stake when Nantes and Laval go head to head at Stade de la Beujoire on Saturday afternoon. Les Canaris aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Clermont and they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways. All Simon, Mostafa Mohamed, Moutoussamy, and Castelletto are on international duty, while both Bastien Meupiyou and Ignatius Ganago are sidelined with injuries.
The Ligue 2 side, on the other hand, failed to win the previous four league matches, which is yet another reason why we are going to place our bets on Joselyn Gourvennec’s troops. In their last encounter in the French Cup, back in October 2014 Nantes crushed Laval 4-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. As for the away side, talented midfielder Remy Labeau is pushing for a start after coming as a substitute in a goalless draw with St Etienne.
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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