On Saturday May 7th, Caen hosts Quevilly Rouen in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Caen is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Guingamp. Djibril Diani struck first for Caen in the 14th minute, then Frantzdy Pierrot got the equalizer for Guingamp in the 71st minute on a feed from Muyumba Nkita But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 81st minute on a goal by Mehdi Merghem. Caen is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Quevilly Rouen recorded a 1-2 loss against Pau. Kalidou Sidibe struck first for Quevilly Rouen in the 10th minute, then Zakaria Naidji tied it up for Pau in the 72nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Romain Armand. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Caen and Quevilly Rouen last played eachother at the Stade Robert Diochon on Tuesday Dec 21st. Quevilly Rouen and Caen battled to a 2-2 draw. Prince Oniangue struck first for Caen in the 26th minute, then Nuno Da Costa added another in the 50th minute .
Quevilly Rouen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Garland Gbelle and Duckens Nazon each only have 1 goal in their last five. Benjamin Jeannot and Alexandre Mendy are the top scorers for Caen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.