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Nantes vs Strasbourg Prediction & Preview

Preview

This Saturday, the 16th of March, promises an intriguing clash in France's Ligue 1 as Nantes welcome Strasbourg to the Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau for their 26th-round encounter. The game, set to kick off at 16:00, is a crucial one for both sides as they look to improve their standing in the league.

Nantes, under the guidance of Jocelyn Gourvennec and playing at home, are currently positioned 16th with 25 points. Their recent form shows a mixed bag with two wins and three losses from their last five matches. In their most recent outing, they faced a setback against Olympique Marseille with a scoreline of 2-0. When it comes to scoring at home, Nantes has been conservative with an average of just 0.2 goals per game but also conceding an average of 1.6 goals.

On the other side, Patrick Vieira's Strasbourg sits just above them in the table at the 14th spot having amassed one point more than Nantes. Their form hasn't been promising lately; managing only one draw and succumbing to four losses in their last five games indicates a struggle for momentum. Their latest match saw them narrowly lose out to Monaco by a solitary goal at home.

Historically speaking between these two teams over their last five head-to-head matches: Strasbourg edges slightly ahead with two wins compared to Nantes' single victory alongside two draws highlighting how closely matched these sides have been recently.

An interesting aspect is how both teams perform on attack and defense away from home versus playing on familiar territory; notably Strasbourg seems more prolific when away scoring on average - indicating perhaps that they might leverage this strength coming into this match-up.

Bet

Considering both team's current forms and performance metrics leading up to this fixture; especially taking into account goal averages—both scored and conceded—it appears that goals might be hard to come by for both sides based on season-long trends particularly when factoring in Nante’s lower-scoring home record versus Strasbourg’s defensive struggles but slightly better offensive output when away. Given these elements combined with offered odds values; betting 'Under 2.5 goals' seems like a prudent choice here considering it aligns well with statistical tendencies shown thus far by each team while offering reasonable value (odds:1.7) reflecting relatively safer expectations around this specific outcome within what could be anticipated as tightly contested or potentially cagey affair given stakes involved for either club amidst relegation concerns.