Lille vs Nantes Prediction, 8/20/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/15/2023

Game: Lille vs Nantes

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lille (-198) Nantes (+540)

The Canaries (6-15-16 last season) are traveling to Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday where they will meet the Dogues (19-9-9 last year). Nantes are at at +540 and Lille OSC are at -198. The total is set at 2.5. The goalies expected to start will be Lucas Chevalier for Lille and Denis Petric for Nantes.

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Lille allowed 43 goals while relinquishing 1.16 goals per 90 min, and their opponents accumulated 117 SoT against them. They had a total of 10 clean sheets, which had them sitting at a rate of 27.0 last season. Lille accumulated 78 yellow card warnings last season in addition to 1 red card. The Dogues were ranked 2nd for expected goals having 67.3, and the squad's expected goals against were at 40.2. For the prior campaign, this club were the owners of an average of 1.78 points per match (66 pts) and also had a ranking of 7th in the league with 39 assists. Their difference in goals was 21 as a result of 64 goals compiled and 43 goals conceded. Lille had 78 SVs and were the owners of a SV% of 66.7 for the prior year.

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Over the course of the season, the Canaries had a save percentage of 75.0 (184 SoTA), and also were ranked 17th in soccer with 33 pts. The Canaries averaged 0.9 points per match while amassing 26 assists and 4 red cards. Nantes earned 36 goals and the team's expected goals last season was at 41.7. Nantes had a clean sheet rate of 27.0 during the previous year and 64 yellow card warnings. This clubs's goals against per 90 min was 1.49 with 133 saves, and they had 10 shut outs. Nantes sat at 16th for goals conceded with 55, and their goal differential was -19.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Lille will be Lucas Chevalier. Chevalier has played for 5,670 minutes and is sitting with 161 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.06 (67 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 72.9. The goalie born in France has had 221 shots tried at him in 63 starts. Chevalier (25-21-17 mark during his career) has totaled 19 shutouts, which gives him a 30.2% shutout rate.

Denis Petric will be looking after the goal for Nantes. So far in his career, Petric has surrendered 214 goals and has totaled 459 saves in 169 starts. He has surrendered 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 64-35-69. He sports a save percentage of 68.4 and his clean sheet rate is 31.4%. Petric has totaled 53 shutouts and defended 673 shots attempted against him in 15,152 minutes throughout his career.

Jonathan David is one member of the team who can be a difference maker for Lille. The forward from Canada has 82 goals in 12,492 mins. David has been in the starting lineup in 143 contests so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.59 goals per 90. He has accounted for 19 assists while accumulating 14 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career.

Nantes features a difference maker in Mostafa Mohamed, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. The forward hailing from Egypt has earned 4,040 mins while scoring 24 goals. He currently averages 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has started 39 matches thus far in his career. He has totaled 7 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 5 times.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nantes (+540)

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