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The Ligue 2 fixture at Stade Saint-Symphorien on Friday sees hosts Metz take on Rodez.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for FC Metz v Rodez (plus the best game odds).
Metz will be wanting a better result here after the 2-1 Ligue 2 losing effort in their last game against Pau FC.
The only player to score from FC Metz was Papa Amadou Diallo (79'). Pathé Mboup (73') and Taïryk Arconte (83') scored for Pau FC.
Matches featuring FC Metz have tended to be lively ones recently with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 clashes alone, the sum of 24 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 14 of them being chalked up by FC Metz.
Ahead of this meeting, FC Metz are unbeaten in their last 3 home league matches.
In the game prior to this, Rodez drew 1-1 in the Ligue 2 match with Paris FC.
The only player to score from Rodez was Tawfik Bentayeb (78'). Vincent Marchetti (36') was the scorer for Paris FC.
In their previous six outings, Rodez have amassed a total of 7 goals. Rodez have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have had 7 goals go into their own net. We will just have to see if that trend can be sustained here.
Going into this contest, Rodez haven’t won away from home in the past 4 league matches.
The previous league encounter featuring the two was Ligue 2 match day 2 on 23/08/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Rodez 1-3 FC Metz.
The referee was Rémi Landry.
Out of a mainly available group, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Rodez manager Didier Santini to be concerned with. Stone Mambo (Dead leg) won’t be playing here.
We envisage that Rodez are dangerous enough to find the back of the net against this FC Metz lineup, however that probably shouldn’t be enough to avoid a loss.
We are anticipating both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for FC Metz by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Could easily see this go either way.
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, victory for FC Metz can be had for 1.62, betting on a draw is 4 and betting on a victory for Rodez comes in at 5. These are the best bets on offer at the current time.
Lucas Pereira, 12:02 28/04/2025
⚽️ Team Focus:
Metz
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien (28,786)
Captain: Matthieu Udol
Chairman: Bernard Serin
Manager: Stéphane Le Mignan
Competitions: Ligue 2 position 3
🔑 Star Man: Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
Normally taking up the Left Wing position, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly was born in Kolda, Senegal. After having played his first senior match for FC Metz in the 2020 - 2021 season, the talented Forward has scored 13 league goals in this Ligue 2 2024 - 2025 campaign to date from a total of 31 appearances.
| Rodez |
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Metz |
| Metz |
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Rodez |
| Rodez |
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Metz |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 68 | WWWDW |
| 2 |
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32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 65 | WWWWD |
| 3 |
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32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 61 | WDWDL |
| 4 |
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32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 54 | LWLWL |
| 5 |
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32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 51 | WLLLW |
| 6 |
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32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 49 | LLLWW |
| 7 |
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32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 48 | LDWDW |
| 8 |
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32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 44 | WDWLL |
| 9 |
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32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 43 | LWLLW |
| 10 |
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32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | -10 | 42 | WLDDW |
| 11 |
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32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 41 | LDDWW |
| 12 |
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32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 40 | DLWWL |
| 13 |
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32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 39 | LWDDL |
| 14 |
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32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 37 | DWDLD |
| 15 |
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32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 36 | DDLDD |
| 16 |
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32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | -23 | 31 | WLLWL |
| 17 |
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32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -17 | 29 | DLDLD |
| 18 |
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32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -26 | 21 | LDDLL |
| Pau FC |
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Metz |
| Metz |
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Red Star |
| FC Martigues |
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Metz |
| SM Caen |
|
Metz |
| Metz |
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ESTAC |
| USL Dunkerque |
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Metz |
| Rodez |
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Paris FC |
| Stade Lavallois |
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Rodez |
| Rodez |
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SM Caen |
| Rodez |
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FC Martigues |
| Red Star |
|
Rodez |
| Annecy FC |
|
Rodez |
| Metz |
|
Red Star |
| Metz |
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ESTAC |
| Metz |
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Annecy FC |
| Metz |
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AC Ajaccio |
| Metz |
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Clermont Foot |
| Metz |
|
Grenoble |
| Stade Lavallois |
|
Rodez |
| Red Star |
|
Rodez |
| Annecy FC |
|
Rodez |
| FC Lorient |
|
Rodez |
| Pau FC |
|
Rodez |
| Grenoble |
|
Rodez |
| Goals scored | 2.1 |
| Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| Time first goal scored | 41 |
| Time first goal conceded | 54 |
| Yellow cards | 1.7 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 4 |
| Biggest victory | 6-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.6 |
| Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| Time first goal scored | 33 |
| Time first goal conceded | 39 |
| Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 4.7 |
| Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
| Cheick Tidiane Sabaly | 13 |
| Gauthier Hein | 11 |
| Papa Amadou Diallo | 7 |
| Idrissa Gueye | 4 |
| Ablie Jallow | 4 |
| Timothé Nkada | 16 |
| Tawfik Bentayeb | 8 |
| Ibrahima Baldé | 6 |
| Noah Cadiou | 5 |
| Mohamed Bouchouari | 4 |
| Metz |
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Rodez |
| Stade Lavallois |
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Metz |
| Metz |
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Rodez |
| Rodez |
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Clermont Foot |
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