Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nantes
Match Time & Date:
23/05/2021
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Montpellier
After rolling over Dijon 4-0, Nantes will be aiming to secure the Ligue 1 survival when they take on Montpellier in the last match of the season. Les Canaris are on a four-game winning run, but they need to beat La Paillade as well if they are to avoid relegation. Nantes head coach Antoine Kombouare has a full squad to choose from, and it is no wonder the bookies see them as favourites to win the decider.
Montpellier, on the other hand, have little to play for in Sunday’s clash as they missed out on a place in European competitions. Considering that the hosts want this win more than the visitors, we predict that Michel Der Zakarian’s troops are going to return home empty-handed. In their last meeting at Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes defeated Montpellier 1-0, and we predict that the history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Alban Lafont):
Alban Lafont is a French goalkeeper who plays for Ligue 1 side Toulouse. Born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Lafont joined AS Lattoise youth school at the age of nine and he stayed at the academy until 2014 when he moved to Toulouse.
The 193-cm-tall goalkeeper has established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at Toulouse and it has to be noted that he made 36 appearances for the club in the 2016/2017 season, keeping 10 clean sheets in the process. Due to his dual citizenship, Alban Lafont is eligible to represent both Burkina Faso and France on international stage, but he has yet to play for the African team.
Alban Lafont represented les Tricolores at youth level and, no doubt, there is a bright future ahead of the talented shoot-stopper who was born on January 23, 1999. The rising star has a contract with Toulouse which expires on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Montpellier):
Over the years Montpellier have established themselves as a mid-table side in French Ligue 1. Montpellier are considered one of the youngest clubs in France as they were founded in 1974, but it has to be noted that a number of high-profile footballers played for the club in the past. French football legend Laurent Blanc played for Montpellier from 1981-1993 and he scored 76 goals in 24 appearances in the league for the club. Eric Cantona, Roger Milla, Carlos Valderama and Olivier Giroud played in Montpellier’s colors as well, but Pascal Baills is the player with most appearances for the club (429).
La Paillade did remarkably well to win the Ligue 1 trophy in 2012 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Montpellier won Coupe de France on two occasions (1929, 1990), with the team beating FC Sete and FC Paris respectively in the title games. The team welcome their rivals at Stade de la Mosson and the capacity of the stadium is 32.900. In 1999 Montpellier won the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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