Having never finished higher than tenth in the French top flight since the turn of the century, Strasbourg is having a wonderful season, currently pushing for a spot in one of the UCL competitions.

They were last involved in a seven goal thriller away from home against Bordeaux. The match witnessed two goals after the 90th minute, and ended in 4-3 in favour of the hosts.

With three wins preceding the result, the club is now 4th in Ligue 1, five points behind 3rd place Marseille.

Nantes meanwhile, having survived the relegation playoffs last season are currently in fine form, gaining a position in the top half of the league table.

The club’s previous league match was at home against relegation bound Lorient in a Derby de la Bretagne. The hosts sealed all three points with a 4-2 win.

With just a loss and two points on average in their last five league matches, the club sits 10th in the first tier of France, just three points behind their opponents for Sunday.



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自世纪之交以来，斯特拉斯堡在法国顶级联赛的成绩从未超过第十位，这个赛季斯特拉斯堡表现出色，目前正在争取参加伦敦大学学院的一项比赛。

他们上一次在客场对阵波尔多的比赛中打进了7个进球。比赛在90分钟后又进了两个球，最终以4比3的比分结束。

在取得三场胜利后，俱乐部目前在法甲排名第四，比排名第三的马赛落后5分。

与此同时，南特在上赛季的降级季后赛中幸存下来，目前状态良好，在联赛积分榜上占据了前半名的位置。

俱乐部的上一场联赛是在主场对阵即将降级的洛里昂的布列塔尼德比。主队以4比2的比分获胜，积3分。

在过去的五场联赛中，他们只输了一场，平均积2分，在法国队排名第10，仅落后对手3分。