On Wednesday night, Nantes hosts Lens in one of the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France in what could be a fascinating encounter.
The home team heads into this clash on a poor run of form, as they are winless in their previous four games, having picked up two draws and also suffered two defeats.
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Last time out, they suffered a 1-0 home defeat against Rennes. The game continued a low-scoring trend for Rennes in recent months, as eight of their previous ten games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Nantes are unbeaten in their previous nine matches in the Coupe de France, which is not a major surprise as they are the competition holders.
Despite their recent stellar record in the Coupe de France, Nantes have needed penalty shootouts to beat Thaon and Angers in the competition in the last two rounds. Their recent cup games have also been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last nine games in the competition.
After a bright start to their campaign, Lens’ recent all-around form has been inconsistent. A 1-1 draw against Montpellier last time out means that Lens has won just two of their previous seven games in all competitions.
However, the visitors have remained relatively difficult to beat, losing two of their 18 competitive matches.
When it comes to the Coupe de France, Lens has also got a recent mixed record, as the visitors have won just three of their previous seven games in 90 minutes in the competition.
In the last round, they needed penalty kicks to see off Lorient after the game finished 1-1.
Forebet predicts that this will be a close encounter, producing a low-scoring draw over 90 minutes.