On Saturday Mar 19th, Nantes plays host to Lille in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. 7th placed Nantes is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Troyes. Ike Ugbo struck first for Troyes in the 43rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nantes couldn’t manage to score, and Troyes took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Nantes should be reasonably happy with their performance, while lille sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Saint-Étienne. Neither Lille nor Saint-Étienne could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Lille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Lille and Nantes last played eachother at the Stade Pierre-mauroy on the 27th of November. Lille and Nantes battled to a 1-1 draw. Burak Yılmaz scored the first goal for Lille in the 9th minute, but Ludovic Blas got the equalizer for Nantes in the 24th minute earning Nantes at least a draw.
Lille hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Gabriel Gudmundsson and Edon Zhegrova, and they each have 1 goal. Nantes’s top weapon lately has been Randal Kolo Muani, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches
Antoine Kombouare’s squad will be without Jean-Kévin Augustin, Marcus Coco and Fábio, while Lille will be without Burak Yılmaz.