Saturday's Ligue 1 predictions including Lens vs. Nantes

Reims vs. Lorient (Saturday, 4.00pm)

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Still in the Champions League mix despite a two-game losing run, Reims seek to right some recent wrongs in Ligue 1 when Lorient visit the Stade Auguste-Delaune on Saturday.

Will Still's charges were held to a 1-1 draw by Toulouse in their most recent affair, while Les Merlus navigated their way past Rennes 2-1 in front of their home faithful.

We say: Reims 2-1 Lorient

A plethora of fresh injury concerns did not hamper Reims too much during their visit to Toulouse's Stadium Municipal, which is not a happy hunting ground for most teams, and Still's goal-happy troops should be backed to entertain the home crowd here.

Lorient remain suspect at the back and were fortunate to benefit from a pair of Omari howlers in their victory over Rennes, so given their recent stretch of underwhelming results on the road, Les Merlus' luck should run out here.

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Lens vs. Nantes (Saturday, 8.00pm)

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Seeking to stretch their unbeaten run across all tournaments to eight matches, Lens welcome Nantes to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis for their next Ligue 1 showdown on Saturday.

Franck Haise's side came from behind to hold PSV Eindhoven to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League in midweek, while Les Canaris most recently saw off Montpellier HSC 2-0 in top-flight action.

We say: Lens 1-1 Nantes

Saturday night's Ligue 1 affair is a particularly difficult one to call, as Lens have shut up shop at the back admirably in recent weeks, albeit not always with the attacking proficiency to go with it.

With jellied legs from the Champions League also setting in, Haise's backline may still struggle to contain a prolific Nantes side, who can feel confident of holding out for a slice of the spoils.

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