Red Star vs Caen Prediction & Betting Tips (18 October)

After spending many years at the lower level, Red Star managed to make a return to Ligue 2 and the professional world by winning the Nationale 1 champion title last year. But be careful not to spoil this performance for the Saint-Ouen club which is struggling to do well for the moment in this championship. Proof of this is that the Ile-de-France residents have only been able to score a small point over the last 5 days. It was on the Clermont field 1-1 on September 24. Since then, they have been beaten in the derby against Paris FC 1-3 and at Annecy 1-0. In the standings, the promoted team are now in 15th position with only one small point ahead of the red zone.

On the other side of the meadow, Caen is still waiting to launch its season even though we are approaching the 9th day of this championship. Very quickly in difficulty last August, Malherbe fell considerably behind its competitors for the top of the table which is the club's objective. And while they thought they had reversed the trend by winning in quick succession at home against Ajaccio 1-0 and Amiens 2-1, the Normans plunged again in the following weeks with defeats against Guingamp 3-1 and Lorient 1 -2. Also, with the same number of points as their opponent of the day, the Caennais occupy 14th place in the ranking.

On the promoted side, important defenders Meyapya and Rayane Doucouré, as well as the striker Anani (6 goals last season, in the replay) will once again have to forfeit this part. Summer recruit Danger is also currently on the sidelines. Barely back from injury, striker Badji (ex-Bordeaux, 2 goals) relapsed, joined a few minutes later in the infirmary by sentry Dembi. The Ile-de-France residents do not really manage to shine on the offensive level and the attacker Ifnaoui (1 goal, 3 assists decisive) is the only one to do well on a statistical level for the moment.

Malherbe, for his part, will go to Bauer without the important Lamine Sy, the young Bagbema and the important winger Autret who have not been operational for some time. In addition to this, Ivorian midfielder Debohi will be suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. On the other hand, there are still plenty of people left for coach Nicolas Seube who should be able to field the former international Yann M'Vila, the young Brahimi (1 goal, 2 assists) and above all center forward Alexandre Mendy who has scored 4 goals since the start of the season.