Competition: Ligue 2

Market: Rodez win

Odds: 19/20 @ Pribet

Simply looking to take a giant leap to Ligue 2 safety, Rodez will welcome Caen to the Stade Paul-Lignon on Friday night.

Starting with the hosts, while Rodez might have opened up the 2024/25 campaign with their sights set on mounting another play-off charge, the Reds have endured a downbeat campaign at the Stade Paul-Lignon. However, although Didier Santini’s men might still find themselves battling it out in the bottom-half of the Ligue 2 standings, the former Lille defender has seen his squad turn a recent corner. Putting in a gritty performance last week as they secured a 1-0 victory against Martigues, Rodez have suffered just a single defeat from any of their previous seven second-tier appearances. With their recent turn in fortunes underlined by a dominant 5-1 romp against Dunkerque, Friday’s hosts have also claimed a recent boost on home soil. Along with mustering back-to-back victories at the Stade Paul-Lignon, Santini’s camp have registered seven points from their last three Ligue 2 showdowns in front of their own supporters.

As for the visitors, sat rock-bottom of the Ligue 2 standings and enduring a public crisis this season, Caen are set to lose their second-tier status with a real whimper. Putting just 20 points on the board from their 29 appearances so far this season, the Vikings can officially see their fate confirmed here. Marking their return from March’s international break with an action-packed 4-2 loss against Paris FC, the Normandy-based outfit have also collected just a single point from their last four Ligue 2 showdowns. It should also be noted, Caen have registered just a sole win from any of their last 16 consecutive matchups across all competitions – a rut that stems all the way back to November 30th. Falling to a 5-3 defeat when they last travelled to Rodez back in October 2023, Friday’s guests should be bracing themselves for another tricky test here.

Bet: Rodez 19/20 to beat Caen in Friday’s Ligue 2 matchup @ Pribet