Strasbourg vs Nantes: prediction for the Ligue 1 match
On August 31, Strasbourg will take on Nantes for the Week 5 match of Ligue 1. After four matches teams find themselves in the lower half of the standings. Who will get the victory? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Strasbourg

In four rounds of Ligue 1 Strasbourg picked up only two points. Club is currently at 16th spot, ahead of three opponents only on tiebreakers. Julien Stephan's men started the season with a 1:2 defeat to Monaco. After that, team drew to Nice (1:1) and Reims (1:1). But in the fourth match team suffered another loss, this time to Auxerre (0:1).

Nantes

Nantes are currently 11th team in the standings, five positions higher than Strasbourg. Visitors picked up five points at the start of the season. In first two matches Antoine Kombouare's men drew to Angers (0:0) and Lille (1:1). After that, team suffered a defeat to Marseille (1:2). Most recent game ended in a victory over Toulouse (3:1).
Trends
СтавкаA draw in the first half
In two of four latest matches of Nantes first half ended on level terms

СтавкаTotal under 2.5 goals
In each of three latest matches of Strasbourg no more than two goals were scored

СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
Two of three latest matches of Reims ended in a 1:1 score

Tip and bets
We think that Nantes have more chances to win this game. Club started the season better, beat Toulouse in the previous match. The Canaries are also current holders of the French Cup. In our opinion, Strasbourg won't have many chances for a success.
Our prediction - Nantes to not lose the match
Both teams had a decent start to the season. Strasbourg didn't win a single game, so team is lower than Nantes right now. But Stephan's men managed to score in three of four matches, so we think that both sides will score tonight.
Our second bet is on both teams to score