FC Nantes (12th, 10 points) is at a standstill. Two months have passed since his last success in Montpellier (3-1, 3rd day). Since then, Pedro Chirivella's partners have almost cut off the engine (3 points in 6 matches), without having faced any big cars, if we except Lyon or Nice. However, they need to get back in touch with OM to stay away from the red zone.
The issues
Deprived of its supporters due to a prefectural decree, OM will nevertheless attract the crowd to Beaujoire. More than 30,000 people are expected at La Beaujoire for this poster between the Canaries, empty-handed and mediocre in Strasbourg last Sunday and the Marseillais who missed their classico in great width (0-3) a few hours later. FC Nantes is 3 points ahead of the play-off (Saint-Etienne) and 4 lengths ahead of the first relegation, Le Havre. On the banks of the Erdre, Antoine Kombouaré fumbles. Not very effective offensively (11 goals in 9 matches, 12th attack), they also display an alarming feverishness. If they have conceded 12 goals since the start of the season, they have especially been unable to obtain a clean sheet since their success against Auxerre (2-0, August 25), on the 2nd day. In the meantime, the Nantes coach tried several combinations, in defense or in the middle, without managing to find the right formula. The three goals conceded to Meinau illustrate the ills of Nantes: passivity, lack of concentration and determination. Suffice to say that we will have to seriously raise the level against the Marseillais, who have the 2nd attack in Ligue 1 (21 goals scored compared to 28 for PSG).
The player to follow
Mostafa Mohamed. The Egyptian started the season on the bench and had to wait until the 8th day against Nice (1-1) to start a Ligue 1 match this season. Starting for the second consecutive time in Strasbourg on Sunday (9th day), he did not score but was useful on the attacking front, in his play with his back to goal, in his movements and his duels. The Pharaoh kept his head above water while most of his teammates sank. But we also expect him in the zone of truth, where he remains weaned from balls. An attacker feeds on statistics and his remain starving, both in terms of time spent on the pitch and achievements: 263 minutes of play for 1 goal.
The number
1. FC Nantes has only won one home game in 2024 (August 25 against AJ Auxerre, 2-0). This is the lowest total in the 5 major European championships.
At what time and on which channel to watch the match?
The match will kick off on Sunday at 8:45 p.m. at the Beaujoire stadium. This meeting will be broadcast on DAZN and can be followed live with commentary on our site.
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The declaration
“We let ourselves live. We said things to each other, I'm waiting to see. Like our results, we're going downhill, at one point it's going to hurt, we're going to be scared. I talk about it so that we react. We missed too many chances, lost too many points.” Antoine Kombouaré, coach of FC Nantes, before welcoming OM after 6 matches without a victory (3 points collected).
Absences from Nantes
Johann Lepenant (left calf injury), Fabien Centonze (knee) and Adel Mahamoud (knee) are out.
The probable composition
FC Nantes : Lafont – Coco, Zézé, Castelletto (cap), Cozza – Chirivella, Augusto, Mollet (ou Gbamin) – Abline, Mohamed, Simon.
