annecy can still finish in the top 5 if it beats Rodez at the Parc des sports and Reims does not beat Pau on the final day. Laurent Guyot’s side enters that last match after a spring revival that kept a closed door from March from becoming the end of its season.
Annecy and Rodez at Parc des sports
Annecy hosts Rodez knowing the margin is narrow. Rodez has a better goal difference, so a win alone is not enough unless Reims also drops points against Pau. That leaves Annecy’s fate tied to two matches on the same final day, with the home game in Annecy carrying the first requirement and the result in Pau carrying the second.
The route back into the race came after a difficult March. Annecy lost 3-0 at Le Mans, lost 1-2 against Troyes and lost 4-0 at Saint-Étienne. Those results put the club on the edge of the contest for the top 5, before April brought a run that changed the picture.
Laurent Guyot’s April turnaround
In April, Annecy beat Guingamp 1-0, drew Montpellier 0-0, beat Nancy 5-1 and beat Pau 5-1. That sequence was followed by a 2-1 win at Boulogne on Saturday, a result that kept the club alive heading into the last round. Guyot’s team has recovered enough to enter the final day with a real path still open, even after a spell when that chance looked gone.
Antoine Larose, Annecy’s forward and season top scorer, remains central to that push after a season that has already produced 7 goals. Annecy’s final-day target is simple in principle and difficult in practice: beat Rodez, then wait on Pau to hold Reims. If either part fails, Annecy’s top 5 chase ends at the Parc des sports.
