On the 18th of September, in this week 8 match, Nantes hosts Lens in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Nantes is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Lorient. Igniatius Ganago struck first for Nantes in the 13th minute on a feed from Merlin, but Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara got the equalizer for Lorient in the 19th minute But luckily in the 60th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Cathline. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lens recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Troyes. Kevin Danso struck first for Lens in the 39th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Troyes was frustrated by Lens’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lens ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Lens should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Feb 10th, Nantes hosted Lens at the Stade De La Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau in their last match together. Lens took the match by a score of 4 to 2. Kader Bamba struck first for Nantes in the 24th minute on a feed from Randal Kolo Muani, then Corentin Jean tied it up for Lens in the 27th minute on a feed from Jonathan Clauss But luckily in the 36th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
Lens is glad to have Loïs Openda in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Mostafa Mohamed has been the most effective weapon for Nantes lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Moussa Sissoko, Moses Simon, Charles Traoré, Fábio and Quentin Merlin are unavailable to play for Nantes, while Gaël Kakuta, Seko Fofana, Wuilker Faríñez and Adrien Louveau are unavailable to play for Lens.