Nantes vs Strasbourg Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Nantes are in a woeful spot as they head into the final week before the March international break as they welcome Strasbourg to Brittany this weekend.
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Nantes preview: Struggling Nantes
Nantes begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting in the bottom two and the automatic relegation places, two points behind the relegation playoff place and ten adrift of outright safety in Ligue 1.
The home team come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 defeat at home to Angers last weekend, meaning that they have now suffered eight defeats in nine matches.
Strasbourg preview: Strong Strasbourg
Ever since former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Gary O’Neil replaced Liam Rosenior in January, Strasbourg have been strong as they try and fight their way back into the top seven and the European spots.
They completed a 3-2 aggregate victory over Rijeka in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League with a late Valentin Barco equaliser sending them into the last eight.
Nantes team news: Fully fit
Nantes have a fully fit and available squad for what is more or less a must win clash for the Canaries welcome Strasbourg to Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday evening.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Lopes; Awaziem, Radakovic, Cozza; Centonze, Lepenant, Kaba, Leroux, Deiver Machado; Ganago, Abline
Unavailable:
Questionable:
Strasbourg team news: Chilwell a doubt
Having sustained a hamstring injury, Ben Chilwell is now a doubt this weekend, with two confirmed absentees including Diego Moreira and Chelsea-bound Emanuel Emegha.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Penders; Ouattara, Doue, Omobamidele, Barco; Amougou, El Mourabet; Yassine, Julio Enciso, Godo; Panichelli
Unavailable: Diego Moreira (Injured), Emegha (Injured)
Questionable: Anselmino (Injured), Chilwell (Injured), Mwanga (Injured)
Nantes vs Strasbourg prediction
Nantes are destined for the drop. They have managed just four victories in 25 matches and have been circling the drain for a while with no real improvement under the management of Ahmed Kantari. Strasbourg, on the other hand, are now unbeaten in their last eight matches across all competitions and so they have to be viewed as firm favourites for this one.
Nantes vs Strasbourg tip: Strasbourg to win
