Raon L Etape vs Paris FC Prediction & Betting Tips (20 December)

Raon l'Etape's results table is not reassuring before this duel against a Ligue 1 team. The Vosges club has won only one of its last 5 Championship matches, for a draw and 3 defeats. This good result dating back to last month, against Golbey 2-3, was followed by a setback in his last match, at Koetzingue 2-1. Raon l'Etape cannot therefore do better than 8th place out of the 14 teams entered in its Regional 1 group. This team repelled an opponent of the same level for its debut in the Coupe de France, Still Mutzig 0-3, and caused a sensation in the next round against Mulhouse, a higher division N3 team; 2-2, 4-1 tab.

 Frustrated at having played 5 Ligue 1 matches without a win at the end of the calendar year (2 draws, 3 defeats), Paris FC entered the competition in poor form. The promoted team had just advanced timidly against Auxerre 1-1 and Le Havre 0-0 until suffering the law of Toulouse 0-3 last weekend. This series led to his fall in the rankings, where he occupied 16th place at mid-season. Stéphane Gilli and his players hope to meet through the Coupe de France.

Raon l'Etape was carried in the previous round by his goalkeeper Rodrigues, author of two saves on penalties. The goalkeeper makes up a squad of players unknown to the general public and ambitious to revive the club, a year after its demotion to the regional level. Hassidou and Fall had each equalized before their goalkeeper's number. The PFC deplores the loss of several starters involved with their national team in the African Cup of Nations. This is the case for five players in the eleven type, namely Traoré (lateral) and Chergui (lateral or central) in defense as well as Simon, Kebbal (wingers) and Krasso (center forward), members of the attacking trio. Another executive, midfielder Maxime Lopez, is absent, suspended, while Lees-Melou (holding midfielder) is on the verge of withdrawing again in the company of supersub Hamel and long-term absentee Alakouch.

It will be interesting to see if the coach will reverse the hierarchy of goalkeepers in the Coupe de France, putting the new number 1 Trapp on the bench in favor of Nkambadio. The probable line-ups for Raon l'Etape - Paris FC:Raon l'Etape: Rodrigues - Petit, Radisavljevic, Mouakif, Afangbom - Corvino, Yattabare, Cherief, Touré - Hassidou, Fall.Paris FC: Nkambadio - Ollila, Mbow, Otavio, De Smet - Camara, Marchetti - Ikoné, J. Lopez, Cafaro - Geubbels.