Red Star vs Caen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on October 18th, 2024

Red Star and Caen are scheduled to play against each other on October 18th, 2024, Friday at 18:00h (UTC), in a Ligue 2 match to be held in France, check the Red Star vs Caen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Red Star vs Caen will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stade de Paris stadium, in the city of Beauvais, with a capacity for 20000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Red Star vs Caen betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 2, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.46 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.66 goals per match.

Red Star last match

Red Star comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Annecy, in a match valid for Ligue 2, and the match ended 1-0. Coach G. Poirier's team lined up with this formation: 4-1-4-1.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.10.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Fodé Doucouré was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Caen last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 2, Caen, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Lorient team with a final score of 1-2.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.10, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Red Star vs Caen h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 05-01-2019. On that occasion they were playing for the 2018/2019 season of the Coupe de France, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Caen.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

The Caen team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Red Star its counterpart.

Red Star

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

comes into this game with 7 points, putting them in 15th place in the Ligue 2. They are also encumbered with a negative balance, 5 losses, 2 wins, and 1 draw.

In the 9th round, Caen, that is in the 14th place, has the same score.

Red Star analysis

At the end of round 8 in Ligue 2, Red Star scored 8 goals and conceded 16 goals.

Red Star team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Ligue 2 that has been affecting the team's morale.

Best goalscorer from Red Star

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Aliou Badji has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Red Star with 2 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Caen

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Caen arrives in this game with 7 points, and in 14th place in the Ligue 2, having won twice in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 1 draw.

This means that, in the 9th round, the team has the same score that the Red Star team that is just behind in 15th place.

Caen analysis

Caen shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 7 made and 13 conceded after 8 rounds of the league.

With an average of 3.5 shots on goal per match, Caen certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Caen team usually guns for an average ball possession of 56.13% to control the game.

The odds are certainly not in favor of the team, which in addition to playing in a difficult away match will have to deal with the difficulties shown in the offensive phase. At the moment, in fact, it has no more than 0.88 goals scored on average per match.

Best goalscorer from Caen

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Alexandre Mendy has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Caen with 4 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Interesting Match Facts:

Although Caen has struggled on the road this season, they have historically played well in this particular stadium, which could give them a psychological advantage over their opponents.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Seeing that Caen has an average of 0.67 goals per match outside their domains, the option under 2.5 goals is an appealing one. This market makes much sense since the team usually doesn't concede goals playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5 corners per game.

Caen is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.63 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Caen in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.75 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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