Nantes Form
The Canaries are in very poor shape, so it is no surprise that they are stuck near the bottom of the standings. The club are already 10 points adrift of the safety of 15th place, so they will be focused on fighting for 16th, which would still give them a chance to retain their Ligue 1 status via a play-off against a Ligue 2 side. In the last two rounds, Nantes lost 0:1 to Lille and Angers. Interestingly, the team had not gone scoreless in two straight matches since October last year. In addition, the club have scored just 22 goals – the third-worst attacking record in the league.
- The team have lost seven of their last eight Ligue 1 matches.
- Nantes have not scored more than one goal in seven of their last eight league games.
- The club have conceded first in seven of their last eight Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Nantes Lineup (5-3-2)*
Anthony Lopes – Nicolas Cozza, Chidozie Awaziem, Ali Yousef Musrati, Deiver Machado, Fabien Centonze – Mohamed Kaba, Louis Leroux, Johann Lepenant – Ignatius Ganago, Matthis Abline.
Strasbourg Form
Meanwhile, the Alsatians are stuck in eighth place and are gradually falling away from the European spots – now six points adrift. The gap to the top six has grown because the club have drawn their last three league matches: against Lens (1:1), Auxerre (0:0) and Paris (0:0). The club had not failed to score in two straight league games since December last year. However, Strasbourg had not kept back-to-back clean sheets in Ligue 1 since August.
- In their last seven league matches, the team have managed just one win (four draws and two defeats).
- Both teams to score has landed in eight of Strasbourg's last 10 Ligue 1 matches.
- The Alsatians have failed to win nine of their last 10 away league matches (three draws and five defeats).
Potential Strasbourg Lineup (4-5-1)*
Mike Penders – Gela Doue, Abdul Ouattara, Ben Chilwell, Andrew Omobamidele – Valentin Barco, Jessim Yassine, Samir El-Murabet, Marshal Godo, Julio Enciso – Joaquin Panichelli.
Midfielder Diego Moreira is out through injury.
Who Will Referee the Match
Mathieu Vernice (France)
Matches – 10 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 43;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.3;
Red cards shown – 4;
Fouls per match – 29;
Penalties – 20%.
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
