Sannois – Nantes SOCCER PICKS
Sannois-St-Gratien and Nantes meet at Stade Michel Hidalgo, in a match for this phase of the Coupe de France (16th Finals). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Nantes presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Sannois-St-Gratien:
Until reaching this stage of the Coupe de France (16th Finals), the team of the house eliminated: Montpellier, Sedan and Mtsapere. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 12 conceded. The team comes to this match after a loss to Rodez by (1-0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Sannois-St-Gratien has won 4, tied 3 and lost 3.
The Sannois Saint-Gratien is a club with no great history in French football and currently competes in the French third division. However, the team has presented a very interesting performance in the Cup of France and in the previous qualifiers has eliminated Mtsapere, Sedan and Montpellier, the latter of the first division. The home club usually acts in a tactical system in 3-4-3, favoring a more direct style of play. In this tactical drawing, the three responsible for throwing the panic in the defensive opponent are Mathieu Géran, Mahdi Talal and Simon Day: the second is the best score of this team, with 4 goals scored. There are no important absences for this game.
Nantes:
The visiting team reaches this stage of the Coupe de France (16th Finals) after a home win by (4-1) with the Châteauroux. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the League 1, they lost with Angers away by (1-0). In the last 10 away matches Nantes has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need improvement. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Nantes is going through a less positive moment of the season and currently records 3 consecutive defeats, all for the French championship. This dismal performance is related to the departure of his great star, Emiliano Sala, who entered the Cardiff. It is important to underline that the visiting club has already won the French Cup three times. Majeed Waris is the most offensive reference of Nantes, being its strongest point the finalization. The foreign team opts for a possession game, attacking preferably through the central corridor. There are no important absences for this game.
