Nantes vs Lille Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Nantes remain locked in a tense relegation battle down at the bottom end of Ligue 1 as the Canaries now take on a Lille side that suffered heartache in Europe during the week.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 15th March, 2025: UK – 4:00pm / US ET – 12:00pm / US PT – 9:00am
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: Amian suspended
Kelvin Amian is unavailable ahead of the visit of Lille this weekend as he is missing through suspension. They also have a couple of injury doubts such as Nathan Zeze, Francis Coquelin, Douglas Augusto and Zimbabwe international attacker Tino Kadewere.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Lopes; Cozza, Castelletto, Pallois; Thomas, Lepenant, Pedro Chirivella, Leroux, Coco; Abline, Mostafa Mohamed
Unavailable: Centonze (Injured), Amian (Suspended), Mahamoud (Injured)
Questionable: Zeze (Injured), Coquelin (Injured), Douglas Augusto (Injured), Kadewere (Injured)
Lille Team News: A few issues
Lille cannot really afford to rotate despite their exertions in midweek as they chase a top four finish and UEFA Champions League qualification once again. Star man, Kosovo international Edon Zhegrova, remains sidelined for the northerners this weekend.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Chevalier; Meunier, Diakite, Alexsandro, Bakker; And. Gomes, Andre, Bouaddi; Cabella, David, Haraldsson
Unavailable: Santos (Injured), Umtiti (Injured), Zhegrova (Injured)
Questionable: Bakker (Fitness), Sahraoui (Fitness), Mbappe (Injured)
Nantes vs Lille Prediction
Nantes come into this one on the back of a 1-0 defeat at home to Strasbourg at Stade de la Beaujoire in their most recent outing, last weekend. The home team have now suffered four defeats in their last five matches as they hover just above the bottom three and the danger zone in Ligue 1. Lille took the lead against Borussia Dortmund in midweek but eventually suffered a 2-1 loss on the night, losing 3-2 on aggregate, in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. The man who gave them the lead in that game, Canada international Jonathan David, scored the only goal of the game in their unconvincing 1-0 defeat of bottom-of-the-table Montpellier Herault at home last weekend. The visitors haven’t been playing for a while and it could well be a good value bet to side with the hosts here, especially with their home advantage.
Nantes vs Lille Tip: Double chance – Nantes to win or draw
