Our prediction for this Coupe de France match:
Nantes
Match Time & Date:
05/04/2023
21:10
Prediction: 0-2
Lyon
A spot in the Coupe de France final will be at stake when Nantes and Lyon face each other at Stade de la Beaujoire on Wednesday evening. Les Canaris are low on confidence following a heavy 3-0 loss to Reims, and it is no wonder the bookies see them as underdogs in the French Cup clash. Midfielder Samuel Moutoussamy is pushing for a start, while all Merlin, Hadjam, and Traore should miss out through injuries.
Les Gones, on the other hand, did well to shock PSG at Parc des Princes in the Ligue 1 derby, and seeing that they are eager to save the season by going all the away in Coupe de France, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Alexandre Lacazette and Co. Sweden forward Amin Sarr limped off with injury at the weekend, with Bradley Barcola likely to step up.
Highlighted Player (Alexandre Lacazette):
Alexandre Lacazette is a hometown boy of Lyon, a powerful striker who went through the youth ranks of the French side to become one of the most important players for Les Gones. The 25-year-old forward was also a member of all France national team selections becoming a European champion at the age of 19 by scoring the winner in the final against Spain.
This goal gave him a reputation of a big game player, one he went on to uphold on various occasions at his club. Lacazette is a hard working forward an accomplished finisher of the ball able to score from different positions. The most prolific striker in his side and among the top ones in the Ligue 1, Alexandre Lacazette scored more than 20 league goals last two seasons on a trot.
Constantly linked with a move away from Lyon, Alexandre Lacazette refuses to speak about anything other than his football and is leaving all the talk to the football pitch.
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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