Media365 editorial team, published on Saturday January 4, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.
Lille hosts Nantes this Saturday evening (7 p.m.) for the 16th day of Ligue 1. Here is everything you need to know about this meeting.
Having finished 5th on Friday after Nice's success against Rennes, Lille will want to regain its place in the top 4 of Ligue 1 and return to the level of Monaco, which already has this 16th day of L1 (defeat against PSG in December). Opposite, Nantes (14th, 14 points) is in full maintenance operation and will normally be able to count on Anthony Lopes, who arrived this winter.
The stats to know (with Opta)
Lille has not lost against Nantes in Ligue 1 since September 29, 2015 and a 1-0 success for the Canaries in the North. The Mastiffs remain in 17 matches without defeat against the FCN (13 wins, 4 draws), the longest series in their history in the elite against the same opponent.
Lille has not lost any of its last 17 matches in all competitions (10 wins, 7 draws), the 2nd longest unbeaten run in its history (TCC) after October 1973 – March 1974 (19, 13 wins and 6 draws). ).
Nantes have won only one of their 12 Ligue 1 matches played since returning from the international break in September (4 draws, 7 defeats), the lowest total in the elite over the period.
Lille have scored in their last 32 home games in Ligue 1 (66 goals), the club's best current run and best run since a run of 39 between December 1955 and March 1959.
Nantes have conceded at least one goal in their last 7 trips to Ligue 1 (15 goals conceded), but have not had a longer streak since August – November 2021 (8).
Nantes managed 5 clean sheets in their last 6 matches played in January in Ligue 1, with only Clermont (2-1 on January 14, 2024) managing to score against the Canaries during the period.
This match opposes the 2 coaches who have the most matches on a Ligue 1 bench among current elite coaches: Bruno Genesio (246, excluding success on the green carpet with Lyon against Bastia in 2017) and Antoine Kombouaré (521) . There have never been any draws between the two in the elite, and if the Lille coach leads 6 wins to 4, the Nantes coach is the coach who has beaten him the most in L1 .
