Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nantes
Match Time & Date:
23/02/2025
15:00
Prediction: 1-2
Lens
Nantes will try to bounce back from an embarrassing 7-1 loss to Monaco when they face Lens in Ligue 1 round 23. Les Canaries aim to escape danger zone, but they will have a big fish to fry in Sunday’s encounter. Nicolas Cozza is banned following his early sending-off at Stade Louis II as well as Pedro Chirivella (yellow cards). Both Nathan Zeze and Tino Kadewere are out of contention with injuries for the home team.
Les Sang et Or, meanwhile, want to revive their Champions League hopes. Given Nantes’ defensive struggles, we do not believe that Lens will have a better chance than this to get back on course. You should bear in mind that Lens have defeated Nantes in each of their last four meetings in the French top flight. Colombia defender Deiver Machado serves a one-game ban as well as midfielder Hamzat Ojediran, but Facundo Medina is back to contention.
Highlighted Team (Lens):
Based in the Pas-De-Calais department, Lens is a French club that plays home games at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The Sang et Or are well known for their red shirts with yellow stripes, while black is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
The club was founded back in 1906 and the Sang et Or originally played in green and black shirts. Speaking of their home ground, Stade Bollaert-Delelis can hold up to 38,058 spectators. The venue was opened back in 1933, and renovated during the 2014/15 season. Lens did well to win the Ligue 1 trophy in the 1997/98 season, with the team finishing the process level on points with second-place Metz.
As a result, the Sang et Or represented France in the Champions League group stages the following season. The club’s biggest European success came in the 1999/00 season when they made it to the UEFA Cup semis. Lens have won two Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well.
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