Competitors: Ligue 2
Market: Rodez win
Odds: 19/20 @ Pribet
Merely seeking to take a large leap to Ligue 2 security, Rodez will welcome Caen to the Stade Paul-Lignon on Friday evening.
Beginning with the hosts, whereas Rodez may need opened up the 2024/25 marketing campaign with their sights set on mounting one other play-off cost, the Reds have endured a downbeat marketing campaign on the Stade Paul-Lignon. Nevertheless, though Didier Santini’s males may nonetheless discover themselves battling it out within the bottom-half of the Ligue 2 standings, the previous Lille defender has seen his squad flip a latest nook. Placing in a gritty efficiency final week as they secured a 1-0 victory in opposition to Martigues, Rodez have suffered only a single defeat from any of their earlier seven second-tier appearances. With their latest flip in fortunes underlined by a dominant 5-1 romp in opposition to Dunkerque, Friday’s hosts have additionally claimed a latest increase on residence soil. Together with mustering back-to-back victories on the Stade Paul-Lignon, Santini’s camp have registered seven factors from their final three Ligue 2 showdowns in entrance of their very own supporters.
As for the guests, sat rock-bottom of the Ligue 2 standings and enduring a public disaster this season, Caen are set to lose their second-tier standing with an actual whimper. Placing simply 20 factors on the board from their 29 appearances to date this season, the Vikings can formally see their destiny confirmed right here. Marking their return from March’s worldwide break with an action-packed 4-2 loss in opposition to Paris FC, the Normandy-based outfit have additionally collected only a single level from their final 4 Ligue 2 showdowns. It must also be famous, Caen have registered only a sole win from any of their final 16 consecutive matchups throughout all competitions – a rut that stems all the way in which again to November thirtieth. Falling to a 5-3 defeat after they final travelled to Rodez again in October 2023, Friday’s visitors must be bracing themselves for an additional difficult take a look at right here.
Guess: Rodez 19/20 to beat Caen in Friday’s Ligue 2 matchup @ Pribet
