- Le Mans FC have won four and drawn one of their last five Ligue 2 games.
- Boulogne have not lost any of their last five Ligue 2 matches, winning two and drawing three.
Back the visitors to continue their promotion push
Le Mans FC will be looking to continue their strong run of form when they travel on Saturday to take on Boulogne, who themselves are in decent form and looking to consolidate their return to Ligue 2. The away side have been in red-hot form, winning four straight, while the hosts are unbeaten in five, with two wins and three draws.
The Boulogne vs Le Mans FC prediction is particularly intriguing, as Boulogne are 12th in the table with 35 points from 29 games, while Le Mans sit third with 53 points from the same amount of matches. Patrick Videira’s side have won six, drawn six and lost just twice in 14 away games this season, so the odds of 2.4 on an away victory look fair given how much is riding on the game for the promotion hopefuls.
Videira has made Le Mans a high pressing, high-tempo outfit in the early days of his reign as manager, but he has also made them a team capable of playing some good soccer when they are able to break their opponent’s pressing lines or when they regain possession on their own half. In this Boulogne vs Le Mans FC preview, it will be important to see how both teams cope with the tactical battle in midfield.
Videira’s team have the attacking edge
The Le Mans manager is an exponent of coordinated pressing, with his teams always looking to press in numbers and win the ball back high up the field. Videira then looks to hit his opponents quickly with vertical passes, either to get the ball into the box quickly or to get his forwards onto the counter attack.
This Boulogne vs Le Mans FC prediction will hinge on how Dagneaux’s men cope with Le Mans’ intense pressing, as Fabien Dagneaux’s men are not a team that plays a high line and they sit deep, hoping to counter and get numbers behind the ball when they lose possession. Dagneaux is very tactically flexible and can set up with either a back four or back five, but he always looks to stay compact, maintain width with wing-backs and hit the opponent on the counter. In Noah Fatar, Dagneaux has a striker in a hot streak, netting 2 of Boulogne's last 4 goals in five matches, but Corentin Fatou remains his main target man with six goals in 25 Ligue 2 appearances.
Rabillard is in a red-hot streak, having scored nine goals in 25 Ligue 2 games this term, including six in his last five. Videira’s men are scoring freely right now, while Boulogne are leaking goals at home with 1.21 scored per game and 1.79 conceded. For those looking at Boulogne vs Le Mans FC betting tips, the attacking edge favors the visitors.
Swerve the draw
Le Mans took a 1-0 home win in this fixture five months ago, and they have 53 points from 29 games this season. The Boulogne vs Le Mans FC prediction points towards another positive result for the visitors given that Boulogne have won just four, drawn two and lost eight of their 14 home games in Ligue 2, so the momentum is with Le Mans to take all three points here.
