Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lorient
Match Time & Date:
08/11/2020
09:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Nantes
After sharing the spoils with Dijon at the weekend, Lorient will be looking to return to winning ways in Ligue 1 when they host Nantes at their Stade du Moustoir on Matchday 10. Les Merlus should have won their last league fixture, but Yoane Wissa failed to convert a penalty after 57 minutes to break the deadlock. Lorient are eyeing their second home win of the season, and they are surely capable of matching Nantes, who failed to impress in a 3-0 loss to Neymar-less PSG.
Sylvain Marveaux is a major doubt, while Le Goff, Homawoo, and Sauiner remain in the recovery room. Les Canaris are tough to beat at home, but seeing that they often struggle on the travels, we are tempted to put our money on Lorient. Pallois is banned for the visitors, while Corchia, Girotto, Da Silva, and Coulibaly are all quarantined.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Monconduit):
Thomas Monconduit is a product of Auxerre football academy. The midfielder made a great progress during his spell with the Stade de l’Abbe-Deschamps outfit and continued playing for the club at senior level. Monconduit scored three goals in 63 appearances for Auxerre II and he played 42 games for the first team from 2012 to 2014.
In 2015 he joined Amiens and you should bear in mind that the 178-cm-tall midfielder made 36 appearances for les Licornes in the 2016/2017 Ligue 2 campaign. Amiens finished the season in second place in the standings and, as a result, they secured promotion to the French top flight. Thomas Monconduit scored three goals during the season and, no doubt, he played a very important role in Christophe Pelissier’s team in the 2016/2017 season.
His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well. Thomas Monconduit has a contract with Amiens which expires on June 30, 2018 and his preferred foot is right. Louis DENOLLE is the player’s agent.
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).
