Losc Lille vs Nantes Prediction: Lille will bounce back here

Losc Lille are playing their first home game of the season after playing a 1-1 draw away at Nice on the opening day. And Nantes head into the Stade Pierre Mauroy to face Losc Lille after suffering a 2-1 defeat at home against Toulouse on opening day of the season. With both sides chasing a win in the new season, we can expect a thrilling game from both teams here.

Current standings shows that Lille is 9th on the table with just 1 point and a goal difference of 0. While Nantes are ranked 14th with 0 points and a -1 goal difference.

Losc Lille will be eager to grab the opening way after playing a 1-1 draw against Nice away from home on the opening day of the season. Nice took the lead in the 18th minute following Gaetan Laborde’s opening goal. Losc Lille fought hard to get back in the game and the goal finally came in the 94th minute from Bafode Diakite’s effort in the 94th minute of the game. Losc Lille were the better side in the game according to matchday statistics. They had 60% possession, 5 shots on target and 3 corner kicks in that game. Bafode Diakite was the star performer for the team in that game after scoring the only goal for the team in that game. He also had a 98% pass accuracy in the game and a 100% long pass accuracy.

Losc Lille form guide shows they are winless in their last 3 games in a row and their last 2 games ended in a draw. In their last 5 matches in a row they have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Streak: no wins (3), both teams scoring (8/9), less than 4.5 cards (6/7), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Starting XI

Lucas Chevalier, Ismaily, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Bafode Diakite, Tiago Santos, Benjamin Andre, Carlos Baleba, Hakon Arnar Haraldsson, Remy Cabella, Alan Virginius, Jonathan David.

Nantes were handed a tough draw against Toulouse on the opening day, one which they ended up losing 2-1. Nantes took the lead from the penalty spot in the 13th minute as Mostafa Mohammed scored. But in the second half, Toulouse turned the game on its head with their equalizer in the 62nd minute from Zakaria Aboukhlal. The game looked like a certain draw until Rasmus Nicolaisen scored in the 91st minute to help Toulouse snatch a late win. Nantes had only 44% possession in the game, while registering 4 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. Despite the defeat, Florent Mollet managed to put in a good display scoring the only goal of the game. He also had a 94% pass accuracy in the game.

Nantes are now without a win in their last 4 games in a row and they have just 1 win in their last 5 games in a row.

Streaks: losses (3), no wins (4), without a clean sheet (4), less than 4.5 cards (7/7), less than 10.5 corners (5/6).

Starting XI

Denis Petric, Nathan Zeze, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel, Nicolas Pallois, Jaouen Hadjam, Samuel Moutoussamy, Pedro Chirivella, Quentin Merlin, Florent Mollet.

Losc Lille and Nantes have played a total of 20 matches against each other in the past. Lille won 14 of those matches, while Nantes won 1 and both played a draw in 5 matches.

• Losc Lille have not lost the last 16 matches
• Nantes are without a clean sheet in the last 14 matches
• There were less than 2.5 goals in 6/7 matches.
• Losc Lille scored first in 6/8 matches.
• There were more than 10.5 corners in 6/8 matches.

According to analysis, Losc Lille have scored 1 goal and conceded 1 goal in 1 Ligue 1 match. They scored 1.0 per game with a conversion rate of 8% and they created 2 big chances. They played a total of 12.0 shots, with 5.0 shots staying on target. They played 3.0 corners and kept 60% possession. Defensively, they have conceded 1.0 goals and have kept 0 clean sheets.

According to analysis, Nantes have scored 1 goal and conceded 2 goals in 1 Ligue 1 match. They scored 1.0 per game with a conversion rate of 11% and they created 1.0 big chances. They played a total of 9.0 shots, with 4.0 shots staying on target. They played 7.0 corners and kept 44% possession. Defensively, they have conceded 2.0 goals and have kept 0 clean sheets.

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals at 1.66 Odds
• Home Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.666 Odds
• Jonathan David Anytime Scorer at 1.80 Odds