Caen to boost survival bid by beating Bordeaux
18th-placed Caen must win their final match of the season to have any hope of avoiding the relegation playoffs and extending their four year stay in Ligue 1 with a favourable home game against Bordeaux. 10 points from their last five games has helped the side stay alive until the final day. Though they could still be relegated permanently, a victory would confirm another chance at staying in the division via the playoffs or seal survival depending on the result between Amiens and Guingamp, the former who sit one place and two points above them in 17th.
Peaking at the right time
Caen looked dead and buried in mid-April but they have rallied in putting together a run of three consecutive clean sheets leading to claiming 10 points from four matches including impressive tight wins over top-half outfits Nice and Reims. This solidification was crucial with the team joint second-bottom in terms of goalscoring, though having said that they raced into a 3-1 half-time lead in their last home game.
Players to get Caen over the line
SMC’s experienced captain Fajcal Fajr has popped up with two goals in his last two games getting forward from midfield, increasing the Morocco internationals tally for the season to five. The seasoned professional is no stranger to a relegation battle having stayed up with Elche and Deportivo in La Liga prior to his second spell with Caen, rejoining in 2018. A lot also rests on the shoulders of striker Casimir Ninga who has scored three of the sides last six goals at home.
Weaknesses of Bordeaux
Rock bottom of the form table Les Girondins have had a horrific second half to the season parting company with Ricardo Gomes in March and bringing in Paulo Sousa as his replacement. The Portuguese coach most recently employed by Tianjin Quanjian in the Chinese Super League has only achieved five points from his nine games in charge, including one victory that is their only win in their last 13, having lost all of their last six outings. Their away form has also been extremely poor with a singular win in their last 15 away trips averaging 0.50 goals per away game this season. Only two of Bordeaux’s last 18 away matches have had more than one goal scored before half-time, the side have also not scored in their last three games and in 12 of their 18 away outings this season.
A low scoring affair lies ahead with Caen to clinch the victory over desperately out of form 14th-placed Bordeaux. The hosts come into the clash in far superior recent form and it means so much more for the football club staring at the possibility of the relegation playoffs, this being there last chance to save themselves.
Caen - Bordeaux Betting tip
Caen to beat Bordeaux + Under 2.5 goals with Bet365 at odds of 15/8.
Post bet chat Marcus's Tips:
Younousse Sankhare scored his second goal of the year for Bordeaux in the 19th minute and in that, ruling out all outcomes of the tip.