- Team form: Boulogne are winless at home in 1 match in Ligue 2 2026-2027, scoring 0 goals.
- Away form: Red Star have won 1 from 1 away game in Ligue 2 2026-2027 and have conceded 0 goals.
- Head-to-head: Last season's Ligue 2 2025/2026 head-to-head meeting finished 2-2, but Red Star have taken 1 of the last 2 meetings and Boulogne are still looking for their first win.
A tight Ligue 2 clash between a pair of mid-table sides
Boulogne are 13th in Ligue 2 2026-2027 after 2 games, having picked up 1 point. Les Boulonnais need a spark and they need it quick if they are to make any progress in the new campaign.
Red Star 93 Saint Ouen are in 6th place in Ligue 2 2026-2027 with 4 points from 2 games and have made a much stronger start than their hosts. Damien Perrinelle's side will want to build on that momentum when they travel to Stade de la Liberation to face Fabien Dagneaux's Boulogne on Friday.
Les Audoniens are the sharpest of the two in the midfield and forward lines
Odds and recent form
Red Star are the bookmakers' favorites at 2.35 and there are plenty of reasons why. They travel to Boulogne with the confidence of a 1-0 win from their last away game, a victory that came at FC Nantes, and they also managed to hold FC Sochaux to a 0-0 draw on home soil.
Boulogne are a long way off on 3.2 and the draw is priced up at 3.1, which seems very generous in the circumstances.
Key players
Les Audoniens are the sharper of the two in the central and offensive areas, with Kevin Cabral providing their main threat up front with 1 goal in 2 Ligue 2 2026/2027 games and 2 goals in their last 5 games overall, while Elyaz Zidane has contributed 1 assist in 2 games, adding some bite between the lines.
Les Boulonnais will be compact and will look to counter attack
Boulogne have scored just 1 goal in their last 3 matches, a sequence that includes a 0-0 draw at home to AS Nancy Lorraine and a 1-0 loss at EA Guingamp in Ligue 2 2026-2027.
Under 2.5 goals at 1.65 is a comfortable fit, while both teams to score makes this a really tough call. Les Audoniens are in better shape than their opponents and are therefore likelier to nick it, but the recent head-to-head and the momentum in the bookmakers' odds suggest that it will be tight and gritty.
- Fabien Dagneaux's men will set up in a compact 4-2-3-1 formation and they'll aim to stay narrow, win second balls and get into their stride on the counter attack when the game is suited.
- Red Star are a duel-winning and pressing team with wide outlets and the ability to get forward at pace, which makes them a dangerous opponent for any team that likes to stay back.
- Damien Perrinelle's men have a nasty edge to them when on their day, so they should be able to test the hosts' resolve on Friday, but we're going to go with the odds and suggest that this will be a chess match rather than a shootout.
