Stade Lavallois face off with visiting opponents Rodez at Stade Francis-Le-Basser in the Ligue 2 tie on Friday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Stade Lavallois v Rodez can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Stade Lavallois
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Stade Lavallois wonโt want a repeat of their last result here after a 5-2 Ligue 2 defeat last time out to SC Bastia.
For Stade Lavallois, the goals were scored by Malik Sellouki (16') and Titouan Thomas (81'). Amine Boutrah (13'), Christophe Vincent (45'), Fรฉlix Tomi (60'), Lamine Cissรฉ (69') and Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaรฏ (83') scored for SC Bastia.
In their preceding six games, Olivier Frapolli's Stade Lavallois have managed to score a combined total of 6 times resulting in an average number of goals per match of 1.
Coming into this contest, Stade Lavallois haven't been beaten in the league by Rodez in their last 3 matches.
Rodez
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In their previous fixture, Rodez drew 2-2 in the Ligue 2 tie with SM Caen.
For Rodez, the goals were scored by Timothรฉ Nkada (47') and Ibrahima Baldรฉ (90'). Noรฉ Lebreton (60') and Godson Kyeremeh (82') scored for SM Caen.
Rodez have regularly broken through opposing defences of late, scoring 11 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Rodez have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same games.
Taking a look at their past results, Rodez:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 3 league matches.
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Head to head
The last league clash between these clubs was Ligue 2 match day 6 on 24/09/2024 when it finished Rodez 1-3 Stade Lavallois.
The match was refereed by Mickaรซl Leleu.
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Team News: Stade Lavallois
Sam Sanna (Hamstring injury), William Bianda (Injury to the ankle), Peter Ouaneh (Patellar tendon tear) and Jimmy Roye (Adductor pain) arenโt available for Stade Lavallois manager Olivier Frapolli.
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Team News: Rodez
Rodez manager Didier Santini has to choose a team with limited availability. Raphaรซl Lipinski (Cruciate ligament tear) and Stone Mambo (Dead leg) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
Weโre of the view that Rodez and Stade Lavallois are both more than capable of scoring here.
There shouldnโt be much in it, and a high-scoring draw looks to be quite a realistic result. Weโre therefore anticipating a high-scoring affair with a 2-2 score draw after 90 minutes.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90 min. result market, the win for Stade Lavallois is available for 2.63, backing the game finishing all-square is 3.25 and putting your money on a win for Rodez gets you 2.55. Theyโre the top bets available at present.
Peter Guest,
02:02 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Stade Lavallois
Formed: 1902
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le-Basser (11,107)
Captain: Jimmy Roye
Chairman: Laurent Lairy
Manager: Olivier Frapolli
Competitions: Ligue 2 position 7
โญ Star Player: Malik Tchokountรฉ
Mostly playing in the Striker position, Malik Tchokountรฉ was born in Nice, France. After having played his first senior match for Paris FC in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Forward has got 9 league goals in this Ligue 2 2024 - 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 26 appearances.