Football Bet of the Day: Great Danes lack bark and bite

Nantes v Lille
Saturday 19:00 (Live on BT Sport 2)

Bournemouth 2 Watford 0 down south last night. That's also where our bet ended up. Our excuse? No one told us there was going to be the fourth fastest sending off the BBC can think of.

Today we've popped up on the other side of the Channel. Lille won 1-0 at Nantes last season, but back then they were on a run that eventually stretched to seven straight clean sheets.

Since then, Rene Girard's men have managed two further clean sheets in 21 road games. This weekend the Great Danes are without their greatest Dane - defensive lynchpin Simon Kjaer.

At the other end, Lille have Ligue 1's least potent attack. They've scored 17 in 19 games overall and struck just twice in their last eight on the road (W0-D1-L7).

Michel Der Zakarian's Nantes have leaked just eight goals in 11 home games this term. They are hardly prolific themselves, but have struck at least once in 7/9 at Stade de la Beaujoire - and one might be all they need on Saturday night.

Recommended Bet
Back Nantes @ 2.3611/8 to beat Lille