Pre-match
The teams. As announced, newcomer Pelletier is a starter at Berrichonne. He should take his place in the axis of defense alongside Captain Agounon. No surprise, Cris chose a 4-4-2 system with Diallo and Clairicia up front.
Orléans : Viot (ch.) – Baudry, Giraudon, Jean-Pierre – Cartillier, Bretelle, Khous, Berthier, Goujon – Do Marcolino, El Khoumisti.
Substitutes: Matimbou (g), Thérésin, Halby-Touré, Sila, Testud.
Entraîneur: H. Della Maggiore.
Berrichonne : Konaté – Colella, Pelletier, Agounon (cap), Umbdenstock – Versini, Kamissoko, Pierre, Tormin – Clairicia, Diallo.
Substitutes: Cognard (l), Pirès, Michel, Chraibi, Mendy.
Coach: Cris
When it was time to discover the pitch, the Castelroussins especially noticed the fog which had settled over the Source stadium.
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Derby. An astonishing statistic raised by our colleagues at The Central Republic, the Berrichonne succeeds much better than the Orléanais in this Center – Val de Loire derby. No victory for the USO in the last seven oppositions marked by 3 victories and 4 draws for the Berri. The last Castelroussin failure dates back to February 2019 at Gaston-Petit, to September 2018 at the La Source stadium.
Series. La Berrichonne has not won in ten matches, it was against QRM (4-3) in September 2024. She has never won away from home, it must be said that she has only won twice in total (QRM and Bourg-en-Bresse). On the other hand, the USO is aiming for a fifth consecutive victory at home.
USO Alumni. Four players who passed through the USO are now playing at Châteauroux: Romain Armand is Cris’ assistant; Brandon Agounon is the captain of the team, which also includes Hugo Colella and Ferris N’Goma (in the recovery phase).
