AS Nancy-Lorraine vs SM Caen Preview: France Ligue 1 34e Journee 2011/12

Pre Match
April 29, 2012 4:00 PM BST
Stade Marcel Picot — Tomblaine
Referee:‬ S. Desiage‎

Team News

Nancy 

Djamel Bakar was a spark of life when he came on against Ajaccio, and he could replace the ineffectual Moukandjo on the right of the attack. Luiz, Puygrenier and Sami are all doubts to start.

 

Probable lineups : Assembe, Haidara, Luiz, Puygrenier, Sami, Karaboue, Sane, Traore, Mollo, Niculae, Bakar. (4-3-3). 

Caen

After such a poor performance against Saint-Etienne Franck Dumas could make some changes. Pierre-Alain Frau or Benjamin Nivet are the most likely to come into the midfield. Romain Hamouma is set to miss three weeks and will certainly miss Saturday's game.

 

Probable lineups : Thebaux, Dam, Heurtaux, Sorbon, Montaroup, Seube, Proment, Fajr, Nivet, Bulot, Niang. (4-2-3-1).

	Probable Lineups Statistical Comparision
	(32)       25	Goals	18       (35)
	(27)       17	Assists	12       (20)
	(0.9)      1.1	Shots pg	0.7      (0.8)
	(51%)    52%	Aerial Duel Success	45%   (40%)
	(0.8)      0.9	Dribbles pg	0.4      (0.4)
	(1.7)     1.8	Tackles pg	1.8      (2.3)

 

Match Facts

Nancy have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 5 home matches against Caen in all competitions.

Nancy have won their last 4 matches against Caen in all competitions.

Nancy have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches against Caen in all competitions.

Nancy are undefeated in their last 8 matches in Ligue 1.

Nancy have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches against Caen in all competitions.

Caen have failed to win 11 of their last 12 away matches in Ligue 1.

 

Head to Head

France - Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎	Dec 17, 2011	SM Caen 1 - AS Nancy-Lorraine 2
France - Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎	Mar 12, 2011	AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 - SM Caen 0
France - Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎	Oct 30, 2010	SM Caen 2 - AS Nancy-Lorraine 3
France - Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎	Apr 18, 2009	SM Caen 1 - AS Nancy-Lorraine 2
France - Ligue 1 ‎(FRA1)‎	Nov 15, 2008	AS Nancy-Lorraine 1 - SM Caen 1

 

Prediction

Ajaccio stopped Nancy's great run last week so Jean Fernandez will be hoping his side can extend their run of home wins against Caen to five. Nancy are in the odd position of being able to qualify for Europe whilst also trying to stay away from the relegation zone. Three points could all but secure their top flight status.

 

Caen's record at the Stade Marcel-Picot is not great; in all competitions they have only registered two wins, the last of which came in 2003 when Sebastien Mazure scored a double to take the points back to Normandy.

 

Franck Dumas will be hoping his side can collect at least a point on their travels and rely on the teams below them to help them out. They will be involved in the relegation battle until the end - at this point it's all about positioning for the final battle.

Nancy  2 - 0  Caen  

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