Caen and Reims meet in a match of 36th round in Ligue 1. The match will be played on Stade Michel d’Ornano on Saturday at 19:00.
The match of this season ended in a draw, score 2-2, duel in which Reims dominated almost all chapters, possession (66% -34%), occasions (19-7), sutures on the gate (11-2) and corners (10-2). Twelve times the two bands have met up to now (Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and League Cup), the balance being 5 wins for Caen, 4 for Reims and 3 draws.
After a series of 7 games played in all competitions, in which they suffered no less than 6 defeats, the Caen players managed to regroup, being unbeaten in the last 3 stages. During this period, Fabien Mercadal’s band did not receive a goal and won two victories, home with Dijon (1-0) and away to Nice (1-0), while in the previous round they drew at Guingamp.
Reims has no worries about relegation battle, being ranked 9th, 19 points against Caen and 13 top four. The lack of a stake affected the results of the last stages, Reims being unsuccessful in the previous 6 games (3 draws and 3 defeats, 4 games without a goal scored), and this could happen in this move, one in which hosts are required to score points or points.
It is a game that matters only to the home team and it is hard to believe that the Reims will succeed. In the last three stages, Caen scored points or points, in games where only two goals scored in total. We rely on the fact that the hosts will not give up in a match that will not see more than three goals and we also rely on one or two changes of the table.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,74
