Strasbourg vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-08-23 15:15.
[p]After opening their campaign with a victory, Strasbourg now pit their wits against a Nantes side attempting to avoid back-to-back defeats.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Fresh from their joint-second highest finish in Ligue 1 since 1979/80, Strasbourg started the season with a narrow 1-0 win over newly-promoted Metz last weekend. Liam Rosenior’s side didn’t concede a single shot on target in that game, a feat that should give supporters confidence that they can qualify for Europe in back-to-back campaigns, something the club last achieved in the mid-1990s. Solid home form could once again hold the key to doing so, as Strasbourg ended last season with seven wins from their last ten home league games (D2, L1).[/p]
[p]Life hasn’t been so easy for Nantes, who make the long journey east on the back of a 1-0 defeat to PSG in their opening game, a fixture in which they didn’t muster a single shot on target. That was a chastening start to life as manager for LuĂs Castro, whose side are now on a run of one victory in their last seven league outings including the end of last season (D3, L3). A response is certainly far from assured on the road, where Nantes are without a clean sheet in their last 16 Ligue 1 matches, and with only three wins therein, conceding goals tends to be fatal to their chances of victory. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Strasbourg have enjoyed this match-up in recent years, winning nine of the last 13 H2Hs (D2, L2). At home, they’ve only won four of the last 11 H2Hs though (D1, L6).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Strasbourg’s last six home games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]There were over 2.5 goals in each of Le Racing’s final six home league fixtures in 2024/25.[/p]
[p]Five of Nantes’ last six Ligue 1 games witnessed under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]The Canaries last won their first away league game of a season in 2016 (D4, L4). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Strasbourg’s Emanuel Emegha scored six of his seven home goals last season after half-time. He may have a chance to add another goal against defender Nicolas Cozza, who has never kept a clean sheet in six league H2Hs (W1, D1, L4), including three 3-1 defeats![/p]
[p]Defender Saïdou Sow is still sidelined by an ACL injury. Nantes’ Mayckel Lahdo missed their opener against PSG and faces a race against the clock here.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Nantes not only have a horrible record in H2Hs, but they also tend to struggle in early-season away games, so backing Strasbourg to win seems a sensible pick here. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]