PARIS (Interstat) — A crucial Ligue 2 relegation battle is set for Friday as Red Star hosts Guingamp at Stade Bauer, with both sides desperate for points in the season’s final stretch.

The match, scheduled for April 24, 2026, pits a Red Star team seeking consistency against a Guingamp side mired in a prolonged winless skid. According to Interstat’s game simulator, the contest is projected to end in a 1-1 draw.

Red Star (13-9-10) enters with momentum from a wild 4-3 victory over Bastia on April 11 but is coming off a 3-2 defeat to Reims U19 last Saturday. Their form at home has been mixed, with a recent scoreless draw against Stade Lavallois preceding the high-scoring Bastia win. The head-to-head history heavily favors the hosts, who throttled Guingamp 4-0 in the last meeting on Aug. 23, 2025.

Guingamp (8-11-13), however, arrives in dire form. Despite a 5-0 cup win over amateur side GSI Pontivy on April 18, their league campaign is in crisis. They have not won in their last eight Ligue 2 matches, a streak dating back to March 6. Their most recent league outings include losses to Pau and Brest, and they have scored just one goal in their last four league contests.

The statistical projection of a draw underscores the high-stakes, tense nature of the fixture. A point would offer little relief to either club in the tight lower half of the table.

Following this match, both teams will have a brief respite before their next league engagements on May 9. Red Star will host Montpellier, while Guingamp travels to face Clermont.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) in Paris.