Rodez face off with visiting rivals SM Caen at Stade Paul-Lignon in this Ligue 2 meeting on Friday.
All Rodez v SM Caen game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Rodez
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Rodez will be looking for another win after the 1-0 Ligue 2 victory vs FC Martigues.
The only name on the scoresheet from Rodez was Timothรฉ Nkada (63').
Rodez havenโt been able to stop scoring goals, netting in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They have claimed a sum of 10 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 7.
Looking at their past form shows that Rodez:
- have not won against SM Caen in their previous 2 league games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 league matches at home.
SM Caen
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In their previous game, SM Caen drew 2-2 in the Ligue 2 match with FC Metz.
For SM Caen, goals were scored by Samuel Grandsir (47') and Noรฉ Lebreton (68'). Kรฉvin Van Den Kerkhof (42') and Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (61') scored for FC Metz.
The stats donโt lie, and SM Caen have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 11 goals overall. Defensively, SM Caen certainly have room for improvement. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern might be sustained here in this match.
A look at their previous results shows us that SM Caen:
- are winless against Rodez in away games against them for the last 3 league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.
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Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 14/05/2022 shows that Rodez have won 3 of them and SM Caen 2, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
Those games werenโt short on goals, either, with 24 in all at an average of 4 goals per match.
The last league meeting featuring these sides was Ligue 2 match day 14 on 22/11/2024 when it ended SM Caen 3-3 Rodez.
The match was refereed by Thierry Bouille.
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Team News: Rodez
Thereโs just one fitness concern for the Rodez boss Didier Santini to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy squad. Raphaรซl Lipinski (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out.
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Team News: SM Caen
SM Caen manager Michel Der Zakarian has a number of players out of action. Emmanuel Ntim (Dead leg), Anthony Mandrรฉa (Shoulder injury) and Romain Thomas (Achilles tendon contusion) are not able to play.
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Prediction
Weโre of the view that SM Caen will surely be able to get a goal against this Rodez outfit, however that possibly wonโt prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
Weโre going for a narrow 2-1 advantage for Rodez at the end of the 90 minutes. Letโs see what eventuates.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds on the WDW market, putting your money on Rodez is available for 1.9, betting on a draw is 3.6 and putting your money on the winning team to be SM Caen can get you 3.75. These are the best bets being offered at the current time.
Lucas Pereira,
22:04 08/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Rodez
Formed: 1929
Stadium: Stade Paul-Lignon (6,800)
Captain: Abdel-Hakim Abdallah
Chairman: Pierre-Olivier Murat
Manager: Didier Santini
Competitions: Ligue 2 position 12
โญ Star Man: Timothรฉ Nkada
Normally taking to the field in the Striker position, Timothรฉ Nkada was born in Lille, France. After having made a senior debut playing for Reims in the 2019 - 2020 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored a sum of 15 league goals in this Ligue 2 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 26 appearances.