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Nantes vs Lens: prediction for the Coupe de France match
On March 1, Nantes and Lens will face each other in the quarter-final of Coupe de France. Opponents played each other twice in the current season and the Canaries failed to win any of these matches. Will the Blood and Golds get a victory? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Nantes
FranceNantes are in a poor form now - team suffered three defeats in a row. Club's winless run has reached four games already. The Canaries got eliminated from Europa League by Juventus (1:1 and 0:3). Antoine Kombouare's men also lost two Ligue 1 games, one of them to today's opponent, Lens (1:3).
Despite these results, Nantes have a solid defensive record in the current season. All other mid-table teams of Ligue 1 conceded more goals than Nantes in 25 matches. Kombouare's men sit 13th in the standings. In the previous round of Coupe de France, the Canaries beat another Ligue 1 team, Angers (2:1).
Lens
FranceLens stand much higher than Nantes in the current Ligue 1 season. Club is in the race for European places. Team sits 4th in the standings with 50 points. Franck Haise's men had various results in recent matches. Club earned only one victory in five latest games. Visitors managed to beat Nantes by a 3:1 score. In other games Lens had two draws and two defeats.
Despite recent results, the Blood and Golds have the best defensive record in Ligue 1. Team conceded only 20 goals in 25 matches - even top-placed PSG conceded three goals more than Lens.
Trends
Ставка At least one club to not score
In two latest matches of Nantes only one club scored
Ставка Correct score 0:1
Two of five latest matches of Nantes finished by a 1:0 score
Ставка A draw in the first half
This bet played in four of seven latest matches of Lens
Tip and bets
We offer to place a bet on Lens here. Nantes won't be fresh enough - the upcoming match will be a fifth one for the team in two and a half weeks. The Canaries failed to achieve success in recent matches, so the Blood and Golds, who played much better, are unlikely to experience any problems in the upcoming game.
Our prediction - Lens to win the match
We are expecting a low-scoring game here. Both teams have no problems with defense - Lens have the best defensive record in Ligue 1, so Nantes are unlikely to score more than once here.
Our second bet is on total under 2.5 goals
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