Ligue 1 Gameweek 18 Sun, Jan 18 · 16:15 Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau, Nantes
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Our take

Nantes were slight favourites.

Nantes were the stronger side on L90 Strength (22 vs 14). Nantes had 14.1 days of rest, Paris FC 13.9 and had to travel 342 km.

Away travel342 kmRest days14.1 · 13.9Matches / 14d0 · 1
Nantes52%
Draw25%
Paris FC23%
Expected goals 1.69 – 1.05
Nantes52%
Draw25%
Paris FC23%
Expected goals 1.70 – 1.05
Nantes51%
Draw26%
Paris FC23%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.04
Nantes44%
Draw27%
Paris FC29%
Expected goals 1.50 – 1.18
Nantes53%
Draw25%
Paris FC23%
Expected goals 1.74 – 1.06
Over 2.5 52% Both score 54% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · FranceBenoît Millot
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 82

Team strength

NantesParis FC
22 L90 StrengthIn forecast 14
19 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
24 AttackIn forecast 46
45 DefenceIn forecast 38
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Nantes

Attack—
Defense risk—

Paris FC

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

NantesParis FC
0.94 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.29
1.65 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.82
0.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.61 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.54
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext +0.05
59% Scored inContext 76%
18% Clean sheetsContext 18%
9.53 ShotsContext 11.82
3.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.53
31% On target shareContext 30%
5.65 Shots in the boxContext 7.59
57% Box shareContext 64%
10% ConversionContext 11%
1.64 OffsidesContext 2.57
15.65 Shots allowedContext 11.29
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.88
4.67 BlocksContext 3.53
3.47 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.60
69% Save rateContext 64%
43% PossessionIn forecast 54%
350 PassesContext 497
281 Accurate passesContext 430
80% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.74
11.47 FoulsContext 10.76
13.35 Fouls sufferedContext 11.29
1.76 Yellow cardsContext 1.71
0.06 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.02
1.70 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
70% Scored inContext 70%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
9.70 ShotsContext 10.40
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 2.50
38% On target shareContext 24%
5.80 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
58% Box shareContext 63%
11% ConversionContext 10%
1.67 OffsidesContext 3.13
15.70 Shots allowedContext 11.00
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
4.11 BlocksContext 3.11
3.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.40
62% Save rateContext 63%
41% PossessionIn forecast 53%
327 PassesContext 473
259 Accurate passesContext 402
79% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.70 Team ratingContext 6.67
11.90 FoulsContext 10.50
13.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.80
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Nantes
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Paris FC
Rest13.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel342 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Nantes Paris FC
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.1Ligue 1 2025-2026, 4 Jan13.9Ligue 1 2025-2026, 4 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km342 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.97

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Nantes Confirmed XI
3-4-3
1A. Lopes(G)
3N. Cozza 78Tylel Tati 28I. Sissoko
27D. Machado 80J. Mwanga 13F. Coquelin 98K. Amian
20R. Cabella 19Y. El-Arabi 10M. Abline
+3 more reported missing outside this XI
Paris FC Confirmed XI
5-4-1
35K. Trapp(G)
19N. Sangui 6Otávio 15T. Kolodziejczak 5M. Mbow 14H. Traoré
7Alimami Gory 17Adama Camara 21M. Lopez 10I. Kebbal
11J. Krasso
+9 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Nantes Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Paris FC Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Nantes+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Paris FC-0.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Nantes · Home 0.63points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
1-2-5
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.88
Paris FC · Away 0.89points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
2-2-5
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.78

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 1 of 1 meetings

1 Nantes wins0 draws0 Paris FC wins
Goals per game2.00 – 1.00 Over 2.5100% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 24 Oct 2025Paris FC1–2Nantes

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Benoît Millot France · 82 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.60league 3.64
Red cards0.27league 0.33
Cards 5+37%league 36%
Fouls25.5league 24.1
Penalties0.26league 0.45
Home wins44%league 51%
Nantes6 with this referee
Record3-1-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.5 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • W15 Mar 25H · Lille1–03
  • W2 Feb 25A · Reims2–13
  • W31 Aug 24A · Montpellier3–12
  • L17 Dec 23H · Stade Brestois 290–21
  • D17 Mar 23A · Lyon1–11
Paris FC2 with this referee
Record1-0-1 Cards · opp.0.5 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 2
  • L23 Nov 25A · Lille2–41
  • W3 Oct 25H · Lorient2–00

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Nantes17 games · scored 16 · conceded 28
3 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
5 4 31-45
5 46-60
2 4 61-75
5 10 76-90
Paris FC17 games · scored 22 · conceded 31
3 3 0-15
4 6 16-30
3 6 31-45
4 5 46-60
2 3 61-75
6 8 76-90
Nantes10 games · scored 11 · conceded 21
2 3 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 3 31-45
3 46-60
2 61-75
4 9 76-90
Paris FC10 games · scored 10 · conceded 18
2 2 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 5 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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