Nantes take on the visitors Monaco in the round 3 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, August 25th at Stade de la Beaujoire (Nantes).
Throughout the last season, Nantes was battling for survival in the top league of France. Eventually, they finished in the 16th spot, just one point ahead of Osasuna, who was relegated to the second division. In the new championship, not much is expected from Nantes, as there's a high likelihood that the team will once again be fighting to stay in the league. Interestingly, in the previous season, Nantes conceded a total of 55 goals in 38 rounds of Ligue 1, which is quite substantial. In the new season, Nantes started with two defeats, first losing to Toulouse at home (1-2), and then to Lille away (0-2).
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If even Toulouse managed to score two goals against Nantes away, why wouldn't Monaco's players be able to do the same? AS Monaco are an attacking team, consistently one of the most productive in the league. Last season, they netted 70 goals in 38 championship rounds, with only PSG, the champion, scoring more goals. In the new season, Alexander Golovin's team started with two confident victories: first beating Clermont away (4-2), and then securing a convincing win over Strasbourg at home (3-0).
The visitors in this match are the favorites and are certainly capable of scoring at least two goals. Nantes already conceded two goals in the opening rounds of the championship, while Monaco have scored seven goals in their matches, finding the net at least three times per game. Generally, when there are Monegasque players among the two playing teams, there's a wide range of options for betting. In this match as well, you can go for Over 2.5 goals, or X2 + Over 1.5 goals (if you want to minimize risk), or a victory for Monaco (2) or Monaco + Over 1.5 goals (if you want higher odds). However, my choice will be for Over 1.5 goals by Monaco (Team Goals), and I'll simply wait for at least two goals from the match's favorite. Over the course of three consecutive head-to-head matches, Nantes have conceded more than one goal from Monaco. In two of those matches, Nantes managed to secure draws (both ended 2-2), and in another one, they suffered a heavy defeat (1-4).
Prediction for the match: Monaco to score over 1.5 goals – yes.
