Nantes vs Nancy — Tips & Analysis

Under 2.5: Nancy do not play in high scoring games. They have scored three goals in four league games this season, with results of 2-0, 1-0, 0-1 and 0-0. Four of their six away trips finished level, and they let in under a goal a game on the road. They are the most careful travelling side in the division, and they set the tone here. Nantes are in real trouble, but they are not a wild attacking team either. They sit bottom of Ligue 2 with a single point from four games, and they have won 1 of their last 15. They score under a goal a game. A side this low on belief, playing under a manager who arrived three games into the season, is more likely to play it safe than throw bodies forward. The three earlier meetings between these two averaged 2 goals. Both teams also come in fresh, with well over a week off, so tired legs should not open the game up. Expect Nantes to have the ball and Nancy to sit deep and frustrate them. A 1-1 tie looks the likely result, and that lands this pick. The clear warning is the Nantes defending. They have let in eight goals in their last two games, losing 2-5 at home to Rodez and tying 3-3 at Guingamp. If that version turns up, this goes wrong fast. We still expect a quiet night.