In this week 38 match on the 21st of May, Nantes plays host to Saint-Étienne in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Nantes is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Moussa Dembélé scored the first goal for Olympique Lyonnais in the 9th minute, then Lucas Paquetá added another in the 78th minute. Nantes is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Saint-Étienne recorded a 1-2 loss against Reims. Marshall Munetsi struck first for Reims in the 2nd minute, but Eliaquim Mangala got the equalizer for Saint-Étienne in the 12th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Nantes was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Randal Kolo Muani scored the first goal for Nantes in the 83rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Saint-Étienne was frustrated by Nantes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nantes ended the match with the shutout victory.
Denis Bouanga has been the most prolific scorer on Saint-Étienne in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Both Moses Simon and Kalifa Coulibaly have been the hottest scorers for Nantes in the last five each having scored 3 goals each
Antoine Kombouare’s squad will be without Willem Geubbels, Charles Traoré and Jean-Charles Castelletto, while Pascal Dupraz’s squad will be without Enzo Crivelli, Wahbi Khazri, Ryad Boudebouz, Romain Hamouma, Joris Gnagnon, Falaye Sacko and Aimen Moueffek.