Nantes vs Reims prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-11-04 14:00.
Furious Nantes manager Pierre Aristouy admitted he was at a loss to explain why his side’s defence is so fragile after half-time. The Canaries have already conceded 14 second-half goals this season, more than any other Ligue 1 team following the end of gameweek ten, with three of those strikes coming during a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Lens last weekend.
The boss slammed his team for displaying a “faltering mentally” during that match, stating that they “froze” after going 2-0 down. He will therefore be demanding a response as they return to action at the Stade de la Beaujoire, and a run of just two defeats across their last eight outings (W4, D2) suggests he should be confident of bouncing back with a positive result.
Looking to stop that from happening are Reims, who will fancy their chances given they have only lost three of the last 15 H2Hs (W8, D4). The visitors are also enjoying their joint-best ever start to a Ligue 1 season since the competition was renamed in 2002, with a 1-0 victory over Lorient in their most recent match moving them onto 17 points from ten matches, over double the total that they had accumulated at the same point in 2022/23.
You can say that manager Will Still is continuing to work wonders in North East France, although his team will have to make do without him for the trip to Nantes after he picked up a touchline ban for the red card received in last weekend’s victory. In his absence, the Red and Whites will look to extend their run of just two defeats from their last nine outings (W5, D2), taking extra confidence from the fact they are also unbeaten in four matches on the road (W2, D2).
Players to watch: Nantes forward Moses Simon has netted first or last in 14 of his most recent 17 goalscoring appearances at club level. Looking to out-gun him will be Mohamed Daramy, who Reims will be hoping can end a four-game goal drought, given he has helped his team to victory in the last nine successive games in which he has scored.
Hot streak: Each of Reims’ five away league games this season have seen both teams score.