Caen – Nancy: 21th February 2017

Stade Malherbe Caen (18th)

The group coached by Patrice Garand used to get consistently positive results at home in the first part of the championship. Moreover, Caen resembles in many points of view Marseille: a solid band that could not repeat home and away good developments. Unfortunately, lately no matches on “Stade Michel d’Ornano” have brought points, defeated Caen previous two present in front of her fans (0-4 and 0-1 vs. Bordeaux vs Lille match has evolved half an hour with a man extra).

The beginning of the year was promising to Caen. Victoria enthusiastic recorded during the first stage of the return of the powerful against Lyon (3-2) gave some peace leaders of Lower Normandy. But things got complicated the process, Garand and his winning only four points in the last five rounds. Moreover, the offensive problems begin to be increasingly higher: no goal scored in the previous three rounds.

AS Nancy Lorraine (17th)

The group coached by Pablo Correa in turn faced with big problems. Accounting for a win and no fewer than four failures in the last five rounds, Nancy did a much better result than Caen, with just two points over his team Garand.

Neither Nancy failed to score in the previous three stages, maintaining its status of “red lantern” in the Ligue 1 standings offensives (only 18 goals in 26 rounds). Impotence in front of the gate was present throughout the current season, the low quality of the people of attack being the main culprit for the situation in which the band is found today in the capital Department Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Probable Teams

Caen (5-4-1): Vercoutre – Bessa Ben Yousseff, Yahia, Da Silva, Guilbert – Bazile, Makengo, Feret, Karamoh – Santini

Nancy (4-3-3): Chernik – Cuffaut, Diagne, Badila, Muratori – Bennasser, Diarra, Guidileye – Dia, Hadji, Puyo