Nantes vs Bastia: Nantes is in action on Thursday when they face Bastia in the Quarter-final of the Coupe de France at the Stade de la Beaujoire.
Match Details:
Teams: Nantes vs SC Bastia
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France
Date: Friday 11th February, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.fcnantes.com/
Preview
Nantes secured their place in this round after a 2-0 win over Brest in their previous round clash. Blas scored twice in the first half to give Nantes the win and qualify.
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The hosts eye a return to winning ways after their 1-0 loss to Strasbourg in the Ligue 1 on Sunday.
On the other hand, SC Bastia drew 1-1 in their last Ligue 2 match against Pau where Santelli and Essende scored for either side.
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In the Round of 16, Bastia required penalty shootout to qualify after it finished 1-1 in regulation time.
Ekitike and Lamonge scored for either side in that one before it went down to penalties. Bastia converted all their spot-kicks to register a 5-3 win.
It finished 2-2 when both sides last met in the Ligue 1 in 2017.
Form Guide
Nantes: LWWLD
Bastia: DWDLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Strasbourg 1-0 Nantes
SC Bastia 1-1 Pau
𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐏𝐄 🔥
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🆚 @SCBastia
🏟 Stade de la Beaujoire
⌚️ 21H00#CDF I #FCNSCB pic.twitter.com/K0m20JQUpa— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 10, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Nantes vs Bastia in India?
The live stream is available not available in India but updates can be seen on either club’s official social media handles.
Team News
Moutoussamy is out of this one due to a hamstring injury while Cyprien has tested positive for Covid.
Vincensini and Manzala remain injured and out of this one for the visitors.
Nantes possible 11:
Lafont, Appiah, Pallois, Girotto, Traore, Chirivella, Blas, Geubbels, de Sa, Simon and Muani
𝑮𝒉𝒋𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒖 𝒅𝒊 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒖 𝒅𝒊 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒆 ! 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔 ! #FCNSCB 🛫 🏆 pic.twitter.com/KzLBFCYtYx
— SC Bastia (@SCBastia) February 10, 2022
SC Bastia possible 11:
Placide, Cardinal, Bocognano, Guidi, Sainati, Schur, Vincent, Sylla, Salles-Lamonge, Santelli and Magri
Prediction: Nantes 2-0 Bastia
Bastia has been encouraging in this tournament and shown their mettle.
It’s a chance for them to go the distance. However, Nantes have exceeded expectations and reached so far.
Given the difference in standard and quality, the hosts should go through.
