Antoine Kombouare is leading Nantes one of their best seasons of the last decade. Nantes booked a place in the finals of the Coupe de France last week and they followed it up with a good outing against Monaco. Their next challenge is a pretty simple one with a trip to Auxerre. I think this should be much easier than expected and you should bet on Nantes to get the win or settle for a draw. Here's why you should go for this pick;

FIRST REASON

Although they are separated by two points in the league, both teams have had different paths this season and the 2022/23 campaign is already looking like a success for Nantes. They can still make the top ten which would be their priority in the domestic league while they would also keep an eye on the finals against Toulouse. Antoine Kombouare also gave Nantes a taste of European football and they competed very well against the big boys in the Europa League. Overall, it's been a good season for Nantes and I think they're more prepared to win this game. Auxerre recently got promoted to the Ligue One and they have done well by their standards but they are still not at Nantes' level this season. Auxerre's last two wins came against their fellow relegation strugglers and I think they would drop points against Nantes.

SECOND REASON

Auxerre's starting lineup has even overachieved this season and most of their players came from the lower division which is in contrast to those who have quite good players in the first eleven. Nantes is a better team and they tend to do very well against Auxerre. Both teams have met six times between 2012 and 2023 and Nantes has an admirable record against Auxerre with only one defeat to the newcomers which was in the cup. So far, Nantes has not lost a league game to Auxerre and I think they're even better at this stage of the season. If there's any team that wins this game, it would be Nantes but I'll be going with an away win or draw for the boys in yellow.

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安托万·孔布瓦正带领南特队打出十年来最好的一个赛季。南特在上周的法国杯决赛中获得了一席之地，随后他们在对阵摩纳哥的比赛中表现出色。他们的下一个挑战很简单，就是去欧塞尔。我认为这应该比预期的要容易得多，你应该赌南特会赢或者平局。以下是为什么你应该选择这个选择;

第一个原因

虽然他们在联赛中只差2分，但两支球队本赛季的发展道路不同，2022/23赛季对南特来说似乎已经取得了成功。他们仍然可以进入前十，这将是他们在国内联赛中的首要任务，同时他们也将密切关注与图卢兹的决赛。孔布瓦也让南特体验了欧洲足球，他们在欧联杯中与豪门的比赛中表现出色。总的来说，这个赛季对南特来说是一个不错的赛季，我认为他们为赢得这场比赛做了更多的准备。欧塞尔最近升入了法甲，按照他们的标准，他们做得很好，但本赛季他们仍然没有达到南特的水平。欧塞尔最近的两场胜利都是对阵同属保级球队，我认为他们会在对阵南特时丢分。

第二个原因

欧塞尔的首发阵容甚至在本赛季表现出色，他们的大部分球员都来自低级别联赛，这与那些在前11名中拥有相当优秀球员的球队形成了鲜明对比。南特是一支更好的球队，他们在对阵欧塞尔时表现得很好。这两支球队在2012年到2023年之间有过6次交锋，南特在对阵欧塞尔的比赛中有令人钦佩的记录，只有一次在杯赛中输给了新来的球队。到目前为止，南特还没有在联赛中输给欧塞尔，我认为他们在赛季的这个阶段表现得更好。如果有哪支球队能赢得这场比赛，那一定是南特，但我认为黄色的男孩们会在客场获胜或打平。