At the end of last season, “Nantes” almost flew to the second league, but in the duels for survival managed to pull themselves together and beat Toulouse. Such tests cannot please the fans and the management in any way, which was reflected from the first rounds of the new championship. The Canaries slightly strengthened their roster, which was reflected at the start. Over 17 rounds of the current Ligi1 tournament the “yellow-greens” recorded six victories and four peaceful outcomes, which correspond to 22 points and 13th position in the standings. Indicative are the results in the attack, which differed 21 times and the representatives of Pey de la Loire conceded the same amount. After an away draw with Lille (1:1), Antoine Comboiret’s charges lost to Marseille (0:1) at home and in the last game defeated Lorient (1:0). Today will not be able to take part in a duel Korshia, Perreira and Emon, who has a muscle injury.
Watford had a strong last season, but after returning to the elite division, the team are still looking for their game. The start in the League Cup brought victory over Crystal Palace (1:0), after which the team unexpectedly suffered a fiasco from the representative of the second division Stoke City (1:3). Uncertainly, the hornets started in the Premier League tournament, where they played out until the change of the head coach, to whose post Claudio Ranieri was appointed in October. Before this round the guests had four victories and one peaceful outcome, which brought 13 points and 17th place, leaving them one step away from the relegation zone. In the last five matches the “yellow-blacks” won a victory over Manchester United (4:1), while in the other four fights they failed. Last Saturday the team failed to fight back against Manchester City (1:3) at home. Baa, Masina, Foster, Sarr and Etebo, who has a muscle injury, will not be able to play today.
