On the 31st of August, in this week 5 match, Strasbourg will host Nantes in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Strasbourg is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Auxerre. Gaëtan Perrin scored the first goal for Auxerre in the 29th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Strasbourg was frustrated by Auxerre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Auxerre ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while nantes sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Olympique Marseille. Chancel Mbemba scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 70th minute, then Ludovic Blas tied it up for Nantes in the 78th minute. Nantes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Strasbourg won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Ludovic Blas. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Strasbourg hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Adrien Thomasson and Habib Diallo, and they each have 1 goal
Julien Stéphan’s Strasbourg squad will be without Gerzino Nyamsi, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, Lucas Perrin and Kandil, while Antoine Kombouare’s Nantes squad will be without Moussa Sissoko.