Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Stade de la Beaujoire will host Saturday’s football game between Nantes and Rennes. Les Canaris recorded a very important 1-0 win over Le Havre at the weekend, with the team moving away from the relegation zone, but their Ligue 1 status is still in danger. Switzerland defender Eray Comert is back from suspension, while all Tino Kadewere, Moses Simon, and Bastien Meupiyou are sidelined with injuries.
Les Rouges et Noirs, on the other hand, are on a three-game losing run in the national championship. Rennes are eager to move closer to the Europa League berth, but beating Nantes on the road is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Defender Adrien Truffert is sidelined with injury, but there are no suspended players in the away team. Julien Stephan is likely to stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation.
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).