Laval vs Caen Prediction & Betting Tips (6 December)

After a particularly satisfactory last season punctuated by a 7th place finish, Stade Lavallois is once again present in the first part of the table almost halfway through the season. Indeed, the Mayenne club is in an interesting 8th place in the ranking and is only 4 units behind the 5th, Annecy. Olivier Frapolli's men had, however, experienced a big slump in recent weeks, playing 4 games without victories against Annecy 2-0, Clermont 1-2, Troyes 0-0 and Bastia 2-2. But on the last day, the Tangos found their way to success by defeating Martigues 0-3 . On Saturday, they host Concarneau for a Coupe de France match. Opposite, Caen is undoubtedly one of the flops of this first part of the season for the moment.

While we might have expected him to battle in the race for the top 5, Malherbe is languishing in the second half of the table, in 14th place in the ranking, with only one point ahead of the relegation zone. Nicolas Seube's players were however able to give themselves some breathing space by dominating Martigues 0-3 and Bastia 2-0 in quick succession before falling back to Metz 1-0. Finally, on the last day, they had to wait until the end of added time to snatch a draw against Rodez 3-3 . Next week, the Normans will face Bolbec in a Coupe de France match.

Absent since the start of the season, last year's midfielder Adéoti risks once again being out of the group for this meeting. Defender Seidou, center Ouaneh and replacement striker Tell may also have to take their turn this Friday evening. On the other hand, coach Frapolli will undoubtedly be happy to find the starting midfielder Thomas who was suspended on the last day. On the other hand, we will find in this team the formidable right piston Vargas (1 goal, 4 assists) and the experienced center forward Tchokounté who scored his 6th goal of the season on the last day against Martigues. The playmaker Sellouki (6 goals, 2 assists) should also be able to start all striker Camara and his 3 goals. Malherbe must also deal with his share of absence for this poster.

Indeed, the potential holder Lamine Sy, the former French international M'Vila and starting defender Ntim are still not operational. The same goes for the starting right side Henry, the young Tavares and Bagbema and replacement striker Coulibaly who form a fairly extensive list of absences. On the other hand, the best offensive assets of this team are present. We obviously think of center forward Alexandre Mendy (7 goals) or the formidable Brahimi (3 goals, 2 assists) who are capable of causing problems for any defense in this Ligue 2.