Nantes take on the visitors Lens in the quarter-finals of Coupe de France. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 1st at Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes).
Nantes could repeat the success of last season. In 2022, the "Canaries" finally managed to win a trophy - they were able to win the French Cup quite unexpectedly. This, by the way, allowed them to start in the Europa League. There, the French were able to pass the group stage, and in February they were also able to produce a sensation in the form of a 1-1 draw in Turin. Last Thursday, hosting Juventus, they couldn't do anything and lost 0-3. At the same time, under the leadership of Antoine Kombouaré, they continue to hold the lower part of the league table in the national championship. In the previous Ligue 1 season, they finished in 9th place. Currently, with a 0-1 home loss to Rennes, they have even fallen to 13th position.
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Lens this season look like a contender for a pass to the Champions League. The "Blood and Gold" were not so long ago a regular of Ligue 2. Moreover, after finally returning, the team finished in 7th position in the last season - not so little or quite a lot, depending on whether you consider them a new team or not. However, in the new cycle, under the leadership of Frank Haise, they surprised everyone with their unexpected agility. Until the end of January, the club had only one defeat in all tournaments. However, then there was a decline, and they were unable to win 5 matches in a row. It is noteworthy that they managed to get out of this "hole" with Nantes, whom they beat 3-1. But against Montpellier on the road, they were limited to only 1-1.
In the previous calendar year, both matches ended in a draw. The recent success of Lance in Ligue 1 has already been mentioned. Lens in this match are considered a fairly obvious favorite. But they are not in the best form right now. So let's stick to a neutral proposal with "total under 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.