the probable lines and the absent ones

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RC Strasbourg relieved itself at the end of the match in Nîmes last week. Led and reduced to 10, the Strasbourgers were able to come back to level with the Crocs in order to prevent them from coming back to three points and to keep their distance a little on 18th place. A new opportunity is offered to the men of Thierry Laurey this afternoon to distance themselves while the Alsatians receive FC Nantes, 19th and who remains in four games without a victory in Ligue 1. Indeed, in case of victory, the RCSA could be 12 points ahead of its opponent with four days remaining and with a better goal difference. Suffice to say that Racing would be almost officially guaranteed not to go directly to Ligue 2 and can always count on the dams.

FC Nantes no longer has a choice. He must absolutely win to keep the hope intact of going for the place of play-off, they who are only three points from Nîmes, which will have a very complex trip on the lawn of Lens (5th) in the same time.

In terms of absences, Strasbourg will still have to do without Mohamed Simakan, injured and without Frédéric Guilbert, excluded last week in Nîmes. On the other hand, FC Nantes should be able to appear in full for this crucial match in the race to maintain.