High-flying Nantes travel to Stade de I’Aube to take on Troyes in their Ligue 1 Matchday 28 fixture on Saturday night with kickoff at 23:00.
Troyes claimed a 2-0 victory over troubled and rock-bottom Bordeaux last weekend, with both goals coming from the penalty spot. The win was vital for the Troyes as it saw them end their five match winless run in Ligue 1, while keeping them from dropping into the relegation zone.
They now sit in 16th with just a point above the relegation zone and are level on point with the 17th-placed Saint-Etienne. With the season being just few months away from its conclusion Bruno Irle’s side will look to extend their winning run as they seek to survive the top-tier.
However, they have been struggling at home as they have failed to win in their last six games at Stade de I’Aube and Nantes will need no second invitation to take advantage of such frailties.
Nantes have a tremendous progress under Kombouare this season, after saving their Ligue 1 status in the playoffs last term. This season Les Canaries are well and truly in the Continental conversation as they currently sit sixth on 42 points form 27 matches, just two points outside the European places.
They head into the match in fine form having only lost one of their last nine matches across all competitions, while are unbeaten in their last four and are coming off a comfortable 2-0 victory against Montpellier in their previous league match.
They will therefore be looking to maintain their momentum as they aim at breaking into or staying close to the European place. They will fancy their chances as they have a good head to head record against Troyes and have won in their last five meetings against their hosts.
Troyes vs Nantes head to head
Both sides have met in 24 encounters since 1999 with Nantes claiming 13 victories while Troyes have claimed seven victories and there have been four draws.
- Nantes 2-0 Troyes 03/10/21
- Nantes 1-0 Troyes 10/03/18
- Troyes 0-1 Nantes 19/08/17
- Troyes 0-1 Nantes 20/01/16
- Nantes 3-0 Troyes 17/10/15
Home
- Bordeaux 0-2 Troyes
- Troyes 1-1 Marseille
- Rennes 4-1 Troyes
- Brest 5-1 Troyes
- Troyes 0-0 Metz
Away
- Nantes 2-0 Montpellier
- Nantes 4-2 Monaco
- Metz 0-0 Nantes
- Nantes 3-1 PSG
- Nantes 1-0 Reims
Troyes team news
Troyes will be without Karim Azamoum, Renaud Ripart and Oualid El Haijam due to injuries, while Hyun-jun Suk and Luka Ilic are doubts.
Nantes team news
Nantes will be without Fabio and Jean-Kevin Augustin due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Nantes win
- Both sides to score (no)
- Goals under 2.5
