Nantes vs Lorient prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-11-22 16:15.
[p]It may only be November, but Nantes’ home clash with fellow strugglers Lorient already feels like a huge game in the battle against the drop from Ligue 1.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Nantes find themselves in the familiar position of being at the wrong end of the Ligue 1 table yet again, as they look set for another season of battling relegation. The Canaries have registered just one top-half finish in the last seven seasons, and having accumulated just ten points from 12 games this term, the pressure is firmly on manager LuĂs Castro who was tasked with turning things around. A 1-1 stalemate against Le Havre before the international break made it three without a win (D1, L2) – certainly not the form of a side with top-half aspirations – and things are unlikely to get any better at home given Nantes have the worst home record in the division (W1, D1, L4), including three successive defeats.[/p]
[p]The good news for the hosts is that opponents Lorient have picked up a league-low one away point all season (D1, L5), so seemingly serve as a perfect opponent. That draw came by way of a 1-1 stalemate with Le Havre back in September, and an identical scoreline against Toulouse last time out means they head into this game below Nantes in the table on goal difference. Olivier Pantaloni’s men are now six without a win in the top flight (D3, L3) and with those six games alternating between draws and defeats, their draw in the last round perhaps makes for ominous reading here. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Nantes have won 12 of the last 16 H2Hs (D3, L1), including a H2H double the last time they met in Ligue 1.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Nantes have only had a league-low 29 shots on target in Ligue 1 this season.[/p]
[p]Nantes have scored a joint-Ligue 1 low four second-half goals ahead of this round.[/p]
[p]A league-high 11 of Lorient’s 12 games this season have featured over 1.5 goals[/p]
[p]No team has kept fewer clean sheets than Lorient’s one in Ligue 1 this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ahead of this round, only one player has attempted more shots in Ligue 1 than Nantes’ Matthis Abline, albeit he has scored just twice from 32 attempts. Aiyegun Tosin might be Lorient’s best goal threat – six of his last eight strikes at club level arrived after half-time.[/p]
[p]Nantes’ lengthy injury list could include Anthony Lopes, Mayckel Lahdo and Louis Leroux. Lorient will be without Abdoulaye Faye.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Both of these teams have had their fair share of stalemates this season, so backing the draw could be a smart bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]