On Jan 9th, Nantes plays host to Monaco 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 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 7th placed Nantes, recorded a 0-2 loss against Vitré. Ludovic Blas scored the first goal for Nantes in the 25th minute, then Willem Geubbels added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Fábio In the end, Vitré was frustrated by Nantes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nantes ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Nantes should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Monaco recorded a 3-1 win against Quevilly Rouen. Wissam Ben Yedder struck first for Monaco in the 33rd minute on a penalty, then Kevin Volland added another in the 37th minute. Monaco should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Friday Aug 6th, Monaco and Nantes battled to a 1-1 draw. Gelson Martins struck first for Monaco in the 14th minute on a feed from Caio Henrique, then Jean-Charles Castelletto tied it up for Nantes in the 42nd minute on a feed from Moses Simon squeezing out at least the one point for Nantes.
In the last five matches, both Kevin Volland and Wissam Ben Yedder are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Monaco and look to continue their dominance.. Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Randal Kolo Muani. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Nantes will be without Kalifa Coulibaly, while Monaco will be without Krépin Diatta.