Cannes vs Roma Prediction 26 July 2026
🔊 Cannes are wrapping up their pre-season with a match against a side from a completely different level. The French club just earned promotion to Ligue 3, overhauled their squad, and already got two friendlies under their belt. Now Mathieu Chaber's team host the Serie A bronze medalists at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin.
For Roma, this is their first pre-season game since returning to training. Gian Piero Gasperini's side are preparing for Champions League football, so the result isn't the only thing on the agenda - the coaching staff want to assess fitness levels, try out new combinations, and spread minutes between the first team and the fringe players. The gap in quality is obvious, but can Roma hit the ground running with their usual high-intensity game?
Head-to-Head
📊 The last friendly between these two clubs was almost a year ago. Roma scored on the fourth minute and kept pressing from there, winning 3-0. The quality of chances reflected the gap - Roma generated 2.84 xG, Cannes managed just 0.33. The French side struggled to play out under pressure and rarely got anywhere near the opposition box.
Head-to-head statistics Cannes - Roma
Cannes Team Overview
Cannes' last friendly was played against Montpellier (4:3). Here are the match stats (Cannes vs Montpellier):
- possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corners: 4 vs 9;
- fouls: 10 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- shots on target: 5 vs 6.
Caen spent fifteen years in France's fourth tier, but things changed when Mathieu Chabert took charge. He built the team around quick transitions and aggressive pressing, and they secured promotion on the final day of the season in dramatic fashion. After going up, the squad lost Chafik Abbas - 9 goals and 14 assists in 29 matches - along with Sory Doumbouya, who scored five times in 22 appearances.
The club responded with a major overhaul: eleven new signings by mid-July. The most experienced of the arrivals is Julián López, who has Ligue 1 experience with Paris. In pre-season, Caen lost 1-4 to Rodez, then beat Montpellier 4-3. Six new players started that second match - Alain Kerouédan got his first goal for the club, and Raphaël Gerbaud scored twice. No injury concerns going into this one.
Match Results: Cannes
Roma Team Overview
Roma finished last season third in Serie A and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in seven years. They closed out the campaign with five straight wins, scoring 13 goals in that run. Under Gasperini, the team uses man-to-man pressing and looks to move the ball forward quickly - but that style demands high fitness levels, which may not be there yet in a first preseason match.
The club kept its core together over the summer, though they parted ways with Stephan El Shaarawy, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Zeki Celik. Paulo Dybala signed a contract extension, Donyell Malen was bought outright from Aston Villa after 14 goals and two assists in 18 matches, and six players under 25 were brought in. Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante also put pen to paper on new deals.
Match Results: Roma
Latest news
Roma
Training resumed on July 19. Malen, Dybala, Wesley, Angeliño and Cristante were all part of the main group. Manu Koné and Neil El-Aynaoui have yet to report to the club.
Prediction on Outcome
Trends- Roma are unbeaten in 8 of their last 9 matches (Friendlies, clubs).
Prediction on Total
Trends- Roma have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive away matches (Friendlies, clubs).
⭐️ Editor's Prediction
Cannes have played two pre-season friendlies and scored five goals in them, but now they run into a considerably better defence. A year ago, Roma barely let their opponents create anything - the expected goals difference was convincing, to put it mildly.
This is Roma's first outing of the summer, so plenty of changes and fringe players are likely in the second half. That said, the squad depth and the gap in individual quality suggest Roma will stay in control even after the reshuffles. Cannes can push the tempo, but getting in behind the Italian defence regularly is a different matter. Our pick here is Both Teams To Score (No).
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