Caen vs Bordeaux preview - Sagnol's clued up about Caen tricks

Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol has warned of the dangers posed by the most in-form team in France's top flight at present.

Bordeaux head to Caen on Saturday for a Ligue 1 clash with Patrice Garande's side, who have hauled themselves out of the relegation zone with a run of six wins and a draw from their last seven matches.

That includes coming back from 2-0 down to beat championship hopefuls Marseille 3-2 at the Stade Velodrome last Friday.

Bordeaux are currently enjoying their own six-match unbeaten run, but with four of those draws as they push for a top-four finish and a potential place in Europe next season.

A wary Sagnol said: "Caen are a team who have worked hard, the best in 2015.

"They are a group who have little of the ball, but who know how to push forward.

"This is a team that recently went to Paris (St Germain) and managed to get a draw, before reversing their situation against Marseille.

"They have six wins from the last seven games, so it would be stupid for us not to be cautious."

Sagnol was far from happy with his side's performance last time out in drawing 1-1 at home to Reims, but is convinced positive steps continue to be taken.

"We lacked spirit in that game, and although we tried to make up for it at the end, we were still missing that special something," added Sagnol.

"It's a shame because we saw a lot of the ball, we did our best to break down their defence, but we just didn't have the pace.

"We had the best of intentions, but we didn't demonstrate the sort of technical efficiency we should be able to depend on at home.

"We're making progress, not quite as quickly as we'd like, but we're still heading in the right direction."

Midfielder Andre Poko is in Sagnol's squad, although a doubt with a groin issue, whilst defender Marc Planus and striker Henri Saivet remain sidelined through injury.

Caen are without one of the lynchpins of their upturn in form, striker Emiliano Sala.

The Argentinian has scored four goals in his last three games, but as he is on loan from Bordeaux the club have blocked him from playing.

Fellow forward Herve Bazile is also out with a thigh problem but defender Damien Da Silva returns after serving a one-match ban.