Nantes vs PSG Prediction & Betting Tips (17 August)

A candidate for maintenance for several years, FC Nantes should still play its survival this season. The Canaries took the 13th place in the ranking in the spring with an advance of 3 points on the barragist and separated from their coach Antoine Kombouaré, replaced at the foot raised by Luis Castro, then stationed in Dunkirk with whom he failed in the race for a promotion in the elite. Under his orders, the Nantessese have drawn up disappointing results this summer in a friendly. Winners of Laval 2-0 last month, they followed by losses against Guingamp 1-2, Rennes 2-3, Angers 1-0 and one promoted in Ligue 1, Paris FC 2-3. Doing better than the last exercise will be a major challenge for PSG, which comes out of the best season in its history.

Champions of France, winners of the Champions Trophy, the French Cup and a Champions League that they had been waiting for since the club's acquisition by Qatar in 2011, the Red and Blue touched the stars. Chelsea, however, deprived them of a historic five-capped in July, in the final of the World Cup of 3-0 clubs. The training led by Luis Enrique did not play friendly matches before the resumption of the championship. She had the opportunity to win a first title on this new exercise on Wednesday in European Super Cup against Tottenham. 

An FC Nantes New Look presents itself after having sold several importance players this summer: the promising Zézé (Neom) and the Pallois (Reims) and Castelletto (al-Duhail) holders in defense, the Follet Simon (Paris FC) at 8 goals on the last exercise and the preponderant Chirivella (Panathinaikos) and Augusto (Krasondar) in the midfield. Add to that the departure of Coco, Mollet (end of contract), Kadewere (Aris Salonique) and Thomas (end of loan, Huddersfield) and the Canaries have almost a lot to rebuild. The prolific Abline (9 goals on the last exercise) would also like to go and have just left for the standoff with its leaders. It could thus be dismissed. The sense of arrivals was fueled by the former Moroccan international El Arabi (ex apoel Nicosie) with the great experience, the central defender Awaziem (ex Colorado, MLS) and the South Koreans H-S Hong (attacking midfielder, ex Mainz) and H-K Kwon (defensive, Celtic). PSG presents the same framework as on the last exercise although there are doubts about the future except for the goalkeeper position. Chevalier arrived from Lille and was placed at the top of the hierarchy, pushing Donnarumma to the closet. The Italian, a great craftsman of the coronation in the Champions League, was not summoned Wednesday for the European Super Cup. Bis repertita against Nantes? Holder indisputable in the midfield, Neves is suspended.

Marquinhos and Pacho will remain the guarantors of defensive solidity behind a midfielder in which Ruiz dazzles. At the front, the French internationals that are D. Doué, Barcola and the pretender to the Ballon d'Or Dembélé, top scorer of the last exercise, make up an offensive sector reinforced last winter by Kvaratskhelia, which has become very precious on the ground. This summer, the leaders acted the departure of Skriniar to Fenerbahçe in a dry transfer and the loan of young Zague (Copenhagen) and Moscardo (Braga). The promising marine goalkeeper (ex as Rome) signed up with PSG and the Ukrainian central defender Zabarnyi comes the same from Bournemouth against a check for 63 million euros. He did not play Wednesday, like the very promising Mayulu (injured). All loan income, R. Sanches, Asensio, Soler, Kolo Muani, Mukiele and Housni are invited to find a way out before the end of the transfer window.