Nantes and Lens are going to face off in the 8th week of the 2022/2023 Ligue 1 on Sunday the 18th of September at 5:05 pm at Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau in Nantes (click here to see your time). In the following paragraphs you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

PREDICTION, ODDS, LIVE STREAMING

1 X 2
31.75% 29.41% 44.44%

The prediction is that Lens will be the winner of the match. As per our forecast, there are 44.44% chances that Lens will be the team on the winning side. The probability of a draw is 29.41%.

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How to watch: Broadcasters and live streaming

The match will be broadcasted also in live streaming by 1xBet, 1xBet.kz, 1xStavka.ru, beIN Sports (Fra), beIN Sports Connect, bet365, Betclic.pl, BT Sport, Canal+ Family, Chance, DAZN Deutsch, Diema Sport 2, Eleven Sports (Por), Eleven Sports 3 (Pol), Fortuna PL, Match 4 (Hun), Nova Sport (Bul), Nova Sport 1 (Cze), Nova Sports (Hel), Prima Sport, Star+ (ARG), Star+ (BRA), Star+ (MEX), Star+ (PER), STS.pl, Tipsport, Tipsport SK, Veikkaus TV and Wplay.

Under – Over statistics, Predictions

Ligue 1 - H2H

Matches combined
20
20
2.5 Under
17
17
18
18
2.5 Over
21
21
NantesHome
LensAway
10
10
2.5 Under
11
11
9
9
2.5 Over
8
8

OVER 2.5. The forecast is that the match will end with 3 goals or more. As of now the combined matches of Nantes and Lens ended 6 times with 2 goals or less and 8 times with more than 2 goals​.

During this competitions, Nantes played 3 matches that ended with the teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 42.9%) and 4 matches that ended with more than 2 goals (OVER 2.5 – 57.1%).​

When playing home, Nantes took part in 1 match that finished with both teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 33.3%) and 2 matches that ended with more than 2 goals (OVER 2.5 -> 66.7%).​

On the other side, Lens took part to 3 matches that finished with the teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 42.9%) and 4 matches that finished with both teams scoring more than 2 goals in total (OVER 2.5 -> 57.1%).​

When playing away, Lens competed in 2 matches that finished with both teams scoring 2 goals or less in total (UNDER 2.5 -> 66.7%) and 1 match that ended with both teams scoring more than 2 goals in total (OVER 2.5 -> 33.3%).​

Referee: Willy Delajod

Referee: W. Delajod
1 X 2
40% 20% 40%
Lens
Win Draw Loss
100% 0% 0%

The referee to officiate this encounter will be Willy Delajod who has already officiated 5 matches in Ligue 1 this season​. During his matches, the home team won twice (40%), the away team won twice (40%) and there was 1 draw.This season, Willy Delajod has officiated once for Lens. In that occasion Lens draw 4-1.

Nantes – Performance

Last Matches
03 JunSat-2023
27 MaySat-2023
20 MaySat-2023
14 MaySun-2023
07 MaySun-2023
03 MayWed-2023
23 AprSun-2023
16 AprSun-2023
09 AprSun-2023
02 AprSun-2023

Nantes has accumulated 6 points to occupy the 15th place in the Ligue 1. Nantes won 1 match, lost 3 times, and drew 3 times.

Possible Line-up​

Antoine Kombouare will probably play with the following line-up: A. Lafont, N. Pallois, J. Castelletto, D. Appiah, A. Girotto, Fábio, C. Traoré, P. Chirivella, M. Sissoko, M. Simon, I. Kpene Ganago, Q. Merlin and E. Guessand.

Antoine Kombouare will not be able to rely on Fábio who is suspended​.

Goals

Nantes has scored 8 goals in total. It is inclined to to score later in the match. 2 goals were scored in the first half (25.00%), 6 goals in the second (75.00%). Nantes has a negative goal difference (-3) after scoring 8 goals and conceding 11 goals.

The leading scorer is M.Simon who has scored 3 goals in 5 matches. He hasn’t scored any goal on a penalty.

Lens – Performance

Last Matches
03 JunSat-2023
27 MaySat-2023
21 MaySun-2023
12 MayFri-2023
06 MaySat-2023
02 MayTue-2023
22 AprSat-2023
15 AprSat-2023
07 AprFri-2023
01 AprSat-2023

Lens has 17 points and occupies the 4th place in the Ligue 1. Lens won 5 matches, it has never lost to date, and drew twice.

Possible Line-up​

Franck Haise will probably play with the following line-up: B. Samba, K. Danso, F. Medina, D. Machado, J. Gradit, M. Haïdara, P. Frankowski, S. Samed, Ł. Poręba, J. Cabot, F. Sotoca, D. Pereira da Costa, L. Openda and W. Saïd.

Franck Haise will not be able to have the presence of D. Machado who is suspended​​.

Goals

Lens has scored 16 goals in total. It has an inclination to score later in the match. 6 goals were scored in the first half (37.50%), 10 goals in the second (62.50%). Lens has a positive goal difference (+9) after scoring 16 goals and conceding 7 goals.

The best scorer is F.Sotoca who has scored 5 goals in 7 matches. He netted 1 penalty.

Ligue 1 - H2H

Matches combined
38
38
Total matches
38
38
36
36
Points
84
84
16
16
Standings
2
2
Ball Possession​
1740
1740
Total
2119
2119
45.09%
45.09%
% on total matches​
54.91%
54.91%
-- PERFORMANCE --
7
7
Wins
25
25
15
15
Draws
9
9
16
16
Losses
4
4
-- GOALS --​
37
37
Scored
67
67
55
55
Received
30
30
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-- PENALTIES --​
6
6
Total
8
8
-- SHOTS --​
166
166
On Target​
179
179
258
258
Off Target​
314
314
-- CARDS --​
65
65
Yellow Cards​
63
63
4
4
Red Cards
3
3