📈 Nantes v Lille Form & Tactics
With just one win from their opening seven matches to kick off the campaign, Nantes find themselves in 15th, dancing dangerously close to the relegation zone. Their only victory came against Auxerre – a team who sit below Nantes having lost five of their opening seven matches.
Les Canaries were able to hold on to a 0-0 draw against Brest before the international break, as Anthony Lopes put in a Player of the Match performance. The Portuguese shot-stopper made five saves to keep his clean sheet intact. Nantes were only able to generate 0.15 xG from six shots, highlighting their struggles in the final third this term. In fact, only Angers have scored less goals in Ligue 1.
Lille’s record of three wins, two draws and two losses is a lot more positive, but they currently sit outside of the European spots, so they definitely have work to do. However, they have had some tough matchups against Monaco, PSG, Lens and Lyon already this season – four teams who sit above Lille in the standings, so Les Dogues will be looking forward to this easier matchup against Nantes.
With an average of 3.43 goals per game in the league this season, only Monaco, Lorient and Paris FC have provided more entertainment than Lille.
