FC Martigues arrive at Stade Paul-Lignon on Friday for the Ligue 2 clash with hosts Rodez.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Rodez v FC Martigues can be seen below (including the best match odds).
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Rodez
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Rodez will play in this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Ligue 2 drawn result vs Red Star.
For Rodez, the scorers were Nolan Galves (31' Own goal) and Timothรฉ Nkada (45').
Rodez have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets of late, although theyโve also managed to hit the back of the net themselves. Looking at their last 6 games, Rodez have been punished defensively in 5 of them as well as getting on the scoresheet in 6 of those matches.
Going into this one, Rodez are unbeaten in their previous 2 league matches at home.
FC Martigues
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FC Martigues head into the match following a 2-0 Ligue 2 win versus AC Ajaccio in their most recent game.
For FC Martigues, goals were scored by Romain Montiel (22') and Oualid Orinel (38').
A sequence of hard-working displays by the FC Martigues defence has resulted in the number of goals theyโve conceded standing at 4 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. During the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 7. Despite that, time will tell whether such a trend shall persist in this game.
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Head to head
The last league match featuring these sides was Ligue 2 match day 9 on 18/10/2024 when it ended FC Martigues 0-2 Rodez.
The referee was Rรฉmi Landry.
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Team News: Rodez
There is just one fitness concern for the Rodez manager Didier Santini to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Raphaรซl Lipinski (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out.
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Prediction
In this game, FC Martigues have enough to put a goal past this Rodez lineup, although it probably shouldnโt be as many as they will have scored against them.
Weโre expecting a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Rodez when all is said and done. Definitely a tough call.
Lucas Pereira,
19:02 03/04/2025
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 15
๐ Star Man: Timothรฉ Nkada
Regularly deployed 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 dangerous Forward has netted 14 league goals in this Ligue 2 2024 - 2025 season to date coming from a total of 25 appearances.