Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
21/03/2021
12:05 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Nimes
After sharing the spoils with Monaco at Stade Louis II, Lille will be looking to return to winning ways in the Ligue 1 when they take on Nimes at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Les Dogues are eager to keep their title hopes alive, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at Nimes. Since key attacker Burak Yilmaz has overcome his injury, we believe that home win should be considered. Isaac Lihadji, on the other hand, remains on the sidelines through injury.
Les Crocodiles, on the other hand, failed to win the previous three league fixtures. Since Nimes experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 1-1 draw with Montpellier, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the league leaders. Melling is back from suspension for the hosts, while all Aribi, Briancon, Buades, Martinez, Sarr, and Depres are out of contention through injuries.
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 (Nimes):
Founded on April 10, 1937 Nimes Olympique are a French club that will compete in the Ligue 1 in the 2018/2019 season. Les crocodiles were playing an important role in French football in the last 50s, with the team finishing second on four occasions (1958, 1959, 1960, 1972).
Nimes made it to the French Cup final in 1958, 1961 and 1996, but they eventually failed to lift the trophy. Nimes are well known for their red home colours, but they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. Stade de Costieres has been the home of Nimes since 1989, when it was opened.
The venue can hold up to 18,482 spectators and the construction cost €160 million. Speaking of the club’s notable footballers, the likes of Wilson Oruma, Mehmed Bazdarevic, Aliou Cisse, Benjamin Moukandjo, Laurent Blanc, Frederic Piquionne and Eric Cantona were all part of les crocodiles in the past. Montpellier are considered their biggest rivals.
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