Wednesday afternoon, Nantes receives Lens for a poster of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. Both teams will want to win to move on to the next round.
Nantes vs Lens Soccer Betting Picks – Coupe de France
The situation is complicated for FC Nantes in February. Never really at the level of the best elite teams since its comeback in 2013, this time the Canaries are in much more difficult and they find themselves having to play maintenance. Moreover, they have not been successful since October and remain on three losses in 4 days played against Metz (2-0), Monaco (1-2), Saint-Etienne (1-1) and finally against the Lille leader on Sunday (0-2). Following this new defeat, Raymond Domenech’s men are now in the red zone, in 18th place.
Lens, on the contrary, is having a season undoubtedly beyond its expectations. Very attractive since their rise in the elite last summer, the, Sang et Or could even hope to seize a European place at the end of the season, if they continue at this pace. After being surprised by Nice (0-1) at Bollaert, they were able to bounce back against Montpellier (1-2) and hung Marseille (2-2) on Wednesday night. On Saturday night, they obtained another interesting draw against Stade-Rennais (0-0).
The workforce for Nantes vs Lens
The promising midfielder Pereira de Sa, striker Koulibay and former Parisian Augustin are still absent and could not be aligned by Raymond Domenech. On the other hand, the defender Pallois will return from suspension. Left aside lately, the interesting Bamba could return to the group on the occasion of this Cup meeting.
Lensois side, the striker Ganago (5 goals) should not be able to make the trip to Beaujoire. In addition, the striker Banza and the Haidara piston are suspended. On the other hand, the captain Kakuta who is the top scorer of this team with 9 goals and the important Florian Sotoca (6 goals) will undoubtedly be available.
The probable compositions for Nantes vs Lens:
Nantes: Petric – Corchia, Girotto, Pallois, Traoré – Touré, Chirivella – Blas, Louza, Simon – Kolo Muani.
Lens: Farinez – Gradit, Fortes, Medina – Clauss, Fofana, Doucouré, Boura – Kakuta – Kalimuendo, Sotoca.
The key points for the match Nantes vs Lens
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
This meeting will be played behind closed doors because of the health context.
In the two clashes between the two teams this season, they parted with the same score (1-1).
Nantes vs Lens Soccer Betting Picks
Nantes is really in a bad dynamic and Lens could take advantage of it to come and seek its qualification at Beaujoire. Lens victory!
Betting Picks: Lens
Odds: 2.45
