Guingamp vs Troyes Prediction & Betting Tips (16 August)

Arriving in 6th position in Ligue 2 during the two previous seasons, Guingamp failed to grab a small place last May. Worse still, the En Avant even regressed by only taking 9th place in the ranking, the fault in particular of a completely failed end to the season. This year again, the Bretons should fight for a place in the first part of the ranking and hope, why not, to try to obtain a place in the play-offs. During their summer preparation, the Sylvain Ripoll men started with a defeat against Le Mans 2-1 before recovering against Concarneau 1-2. Before this first day, they will then challenge Rennes, Caen and Lorient. For its part, Troyes is a miracle.

Estac took advantage of the financial setbacks of the Girondins de Bordeaux to return to this Ligue 2 championship even though it had initially been relegated to the lower level following its 17th place last season, which would have been its 2nd consecutive descent. The City Group club will therefore be able to have another chance to retain its place in the 2nd level of national football. The Aubois began their preparation with 2 defeats against the UNFP selection 0-1 and Paris FC 1-2 but they recovered against Châteuroux 0-1. They will still face Auxerre and Valenciennes before going to Roudourou.

Several important elements of En Avant left Brittany this summer, starting with top scorer Amine El Ouazzani (10 goals, 5 assists) who took charge of Braga. In addition, defender Roux (Avs FS), starting right back Sivis (FC Dinamo), left back Ben Mohamed (ES Tunis) and center forward Baptiste Guillaume (Almere City) have also left. Finally, the undesirables Barthelmé, Bonnet, Le Normand and Manceau were not extended while Lobry did not wish to continue the adventure. In the opposite direction, the Costarmoricans were able to attract the full-back Sissoko (QRM), the striker Irabor (Bourg en Bresse), the center forward Labeau (Lausanne) and the very interesting Hemia (Martigues) arrived. Announced at the start, the creator Merghem is still there just like the dynamiter Picard.

The initial descent from Troyes led to the departure of quite a few people this summer. Indeed, the young midfielder Sacko (Rodez), the formidable Ilic (Etoile Rouge de Belgrade), the defenders Ndiaye (Brest) and Zoukrou (Young Boys) and the winger Tibidi (LASK) have left while the striker Elisor ( Metz), goalkeeper Alemdar (Rennes), and defender Ntim (Caen) returned to their club. Conversely, the Aubois brought in defender Monfray (Grenoble). The strength of this formation is therefore still a little tight, offensively in particular, to consider Ligue 2.