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Nantes have won each of the last five matches in this head to head with the last Troyes win coming over a decade ago in November 2011. The Canaries also top the form table over the last six games.
Therefore, 101 Great Goals' prediction for this match is ESTAC Troyes 0-1 FC Nantes and is available at odds of 7/1.
Alternatively, you can bet on any Troyes win at 2.62/1 against Les Canaris at home on Saturday.
Or, back any away win for Nantes at 2.62/1 here at the Stade de l'Aube.
You can find odds of 3.3/1 for any draw between Troyes and Nantes on Saturday.
Bet on ESTAC Troyes v FC Nantes at bet365 by clicking here.
Match preview
ESTAC Troyes welcome FC Nantes to the Stade de l'Aube on Saturday for this Ligue 1 match. Despite Nantes dominating the recent head to head as mentioned above, Troyes still have the better of things at home in the French top flight with four wins to Nantes’ three here.
ESTAC come into the match on a run of five home league games without a win. They have picked up five points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Ligue 1 matches.
Troyes won their last league match away to FC Girondins Bordeaux. Expected goals of 2.3 to 0.9 in favour of Troyes indicates it was likely a fair result. Bordeaux handed Troyes two penalties in the match, the first of which was missed by Mama Baldé before the keeper put it into his own net. The penalty duties were transferred to Lebo Mothiba later in the match who converted this time for Troyes. The final score of the match was 0-2.
Xavier Chavalerin is Troyes’s top scorer with five goals in Ligue 1 this season and is 5.5/1 to score against FC Nantes on Saturday.
Their opponent on Saturday, FC Nantes, come into the match on a run of four league games undefeated with a clean sheet in each of their last two. They have picked up 13 points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Ligue 1 matches.
The Canaries won their last league match at home to Montpellier HSC. Expected goals of 1.6 to 0.2 in favour of Nantes indicates it was likely a fair result. The final score of the match was 2-0.
Nantes have failed to score in each of their last two away league matches. Randal Kolo Muani, who is FC Nantes’ top scorer with ten goals in Ligue 1 this season, scored the winning goal last weekend and is 3.75/1 to break this goalless run on the road against Troyes on Saturday.
ESTAC Troyes vs FC Nantes: Previous Ligue 1 Meetings
17 in Total:- 4 ESTAC Troyes wins, 10 FC Nantes wins, 3 draws.
ESTAC Troyes team news
The red card shown to Youssouf Kone in their last league match against Bordeaux means Troyes will now be without him for today's match.
Karim Azamoum (Cruciate Ligament) will also be unavailable for ESTAC Troyes due to injury on Saturday.
FC Nantes team news
Injuries will rule out Fabio (Sprained Ankle) for the trip to the Stade de l'Aube.
They are unlikely to make any changes to the side that beat Montpellier HSC in their last league outing.
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