Caen vs Paris FC Prediction & Betting Tips (17 August)

Eager to be able to return to the elite fairly quickly, Caen came very close to the play-offs last spring by finishing in 6th place in the Ligue 2 standings, only a small point behind the 5th place won by... Paris FC. Too many points lost at the start of the season were costly for Malherbe, who nevertheless has some great assets in his possession to try to play the leading roles in this championship. Once again, Nicolas Seube's men will be ones to watch in this Ligue 2 where they could well aim for a top 5 this season, the first since the club's takeover of Kylian Mbappé.  But the preparation was not very exciting with setbacks suffered against Nantes 0-1, Annecy 3-1 and Le Mans 0-2. They will then face Guingamp and Red Star.

Like their opponent of the day, Paris FC could well aim high this year. Author of a very good second half of the season during the last financial year, the capital club was able to take the final 5th place in the ranking before failing in the first round of the play-offs against a surprising Rodez team on penalties. to the goal 2-2 in regulation time. A priori, the residents of Stade Charléty should once again be cited among the favorites for a place in the top 5 this year. The Ile-de-France residents got off to a good start in their preparation with successes against Troyes 1-2 and Thonon Evian 0-2. They will then cross paths with Clermont, the UNFP selection and Ajaccio.

Unconvincing last year during their respective loans, midfielder M'Bock (Brest) and striker Salama (Reims) returned to their club. Defenders Ben Youssef and Coeff left free while starting midfielder Daubin (Gaziantep) joined Gaziantep. Author of an excellent season with Rodez where he was on loan last year, Andreas Hountondji (14 goals, 4 assists) joined Burnley. The full-back Vandermersch (Elversberg), the full-back Sy (Rouen), the defender Ntim (Troyes), the attacker Bassette (Mechelen) and the winger Najim (Cholet) are back at the club. We still find in this squad the precious Tunisian piston Ali Abdi (9 goals last year) and above all, the formidable Alexandre Mendy (22 goals) who finished at the top of the championship scorers ranking. Parisian.

Experienced midfielder Paul Lasne has hung up his boots while midfielder Mandouki (Gaziantep), replacement goalkeeper Filipovic (Dinamo Zagreb), young striker Diaby Fadiga (Jagiellonia) have left the capital. This is also the case for striker Touré (Reims) who returned to his club after his loan period. Right side Alakouch (Metz) has been definitively enrolled, as has midfielder Doucet (Nantes). Also note the arrivals of right-back Tourraine (Grenoble) and especially Krasso (Red Star Belgrade) who scored 17 goals and delivered 12 assists with Saint-Etienne 2 years ago. The attackers Gory (7 goals, 8 assists) and Kebbal (6 goals, 11 assists) are also still present in this team.