Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nantes
Match Time & Date:
25/08/2023
21:00
Prediction: 1-2
Monaco
Nantes and Monaco go head to head at Stade de la Beaujoire in the opening match of the Ligue 1 round 3. Les Canaris are eyeing their first win of the season, but the bookies see them as underdogs in Friday’s clash. The likes of Ignatius Ganago, Fabien Centonze, Nathan Zeze, and Alban Lafont are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, aim to take advantage of the fact that both Leo Messi and Neymar left fellow title hopefuls PSG earlier this summer. Monaco proved their worth in back-to-back wins over Clermont and Strasbourg and we predict that they will give fans yet another reason to celebrate on Matchday 3. A man to watch in the away team will be former Liverpool forward Takumi Minamino, who scored a brace, while adding an assist for Wissam Ben Yedder in a 3-0 win over Strasbourg. The likes of Salisu, Okou, Diop, and Embolo should miss out with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Wissam Ben Yedder):
Wissam Ben Yedder was born in Sarcelles, France on 12 August, 1990, but he has yet to make his France debut at senior level. The 170-cm-tall striker, though, played three games for France U21 team and he made two appearances for France Futsal team as well.
Ben Yedder began his club career at UJA Alfortville and he moved to Toulouse in 2010. After scoring 63 goals in 156 league appearances for les Pitchouns, the pacey attacker joined La Liga side Sevilla on 30 July, 2016. Wissam Ben Yedder made his Sevilla debut on 14 August, 2016 in a 2-0 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. The former Toulouse forward scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight in Sevilla’s 6-4 win over Espanyol in the opening match of the 2016/2017 season.
Ben Yedder started his youth career at Garges-les-Gonesse and he played for the Saint-Denis at the start of his football career as well. You should bear in mind that Ben Yedder is Toulouse’s best scorer of the 21st century.
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).
