Nantes vs Lens Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Nantes are hovering just above the bottom three and the danger zone ahead of this weekend as they take on a Lens side that have hit a poor run in their chase for European qualification.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 23rd February, 2025: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports

Nantes Team News: Key issues

Nantes’ key attacker Matthis Ablibe is an injury doubt for the Canaries this weekend as they also deal with suspensions for both Nicolas Cozza and Pedro Chirivella, whilst former Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin is also sidelined due to a quadricep issue.

Predicted XI (5-3-2): Lopes; Amian, Sow, Castelletto, Pallois, Coco; Lepenant, Mollet, Douglas Augusto; Simon, Mostafa Mohamed

Unavailable: Cozza (Suspended), Pedro Chirivella (Suspended), Coquelin (Injured), Mahamoud (Injured)

Questionable: Zeze (Injured), Centonze (Injured), Abline (Injured), Kadewere (Injured)

Lens Team News: Couple of suspensions

Lens are dealing with a couple of suspensions ahead of the trip to Nantes this weekend as both Deiver Machado and Hamzat Ojediran are missing for the hosts. They also have some key injury doubts such as Mat Ryan and Jhoanner Chavez. 

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Koffi; Aguilar, Gradit, Sarr, Agbonifo; El Aynaoui, Diouf; Sotoca, Thomasson, Fulgini; Nzola

Unavailable: Deiver Machado (Suspended), Ojediran (Suspended), Labeau (Injured), Satriano (Injured)

Questionable: Ryan (Injured), Celik (Injured), Jhoanner Chavez (Injured)

Nantes vs Lens Prediction

Antoine Kombouare remains in charge in his second stint at the Stade de la Beaujoire but after a strong start to the campaign, Nantes have massively struggled. The home team come into this one on the back of a 7-1 annihilation at the hands of Monaco at Stade Louis II last weekend. They now face a Lens side that, coached by former Stade de Reims boss Will Still, are in the hunt for a top six finish in Ligue 1 but the visitors have been frustrating to watch throughout the campaign with just 25 goals scored in 22 games. The northerners most recently suffered back-to-back 2-0 defeats to Nice and Strasbourg. They are favourites for this one but it is unlikely to be a thriller for the neutral.

Nantes vs Lens Tip: Lens to win & under 3.5 goals