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- Annecy FC have won four and drawn one of their last five league games (including a 5-1 home win over Pau and a 5-1 away win against Nancy).
- 7th-placed Annecy FC (52pts from 33 matches) will face 5th-placed Rodez Aveyron (55pts from 33 matches) in Ligue 2 on Saturday, as both sides attempt to keep their momentum going in the closing stages of the 2025-2026 campaign.
- Laurent Guyot has his side playing with a high energy and dynamic style of play which can quickly become very intense.
- However, the most important aspect of Guyot’s side is their ability to recover quickly and make things happen in transition.
Away - Rodez Aveyron
- Rodez Aveyron have been more rigid in their approach to each match this season, with a compact 3-5-2 or 5-3-2 being their go-to formations.
- The style of football Didier Santini’s men play means that they need to be extremely disciplined, as they like to sit deep, narrow and in a block defensively while using their wing-backs to provide width and keep things compact centrally.
- However, they’ve been excellent from set pieces this season and will hope that they can frustrate this Annecy FC side in a similar manner.
- The hosts have scored 1.56 goals per game at home in Ligue 2 and conceded just 0.88 in reply, but they’re facing a Rodez side who have conceded just 22 goals in 16 away league matches this term.
Head-to-Head
Annecy FC have not won either of their last two home games against Rodez Aveyron (D1, L1) .
Key Players
- Annecy’s Dion Sahi has scored four of his team’s last 12 goals in five games, while Antoine Larose has been consistent in front of goal all season with seven goals in 25 Ligue 2 appearances.
- Tairyk Arconte has scored 13 goals in 31 Ligue 2 matches for Rodez Aveyron this term, scoring three of their last eight and is their most obvious danger man.
Betting Insights
We think that the odds for an Annecy win at 2.16 are a good value considering the hosts' recent form and we’re also going for over 2.5 goals and both teams to score - yes.
Prediction
Annecy will have a field day against this rigid Rodez defence and should be able to break them down, but Rodez will look to frustrate them centrally and could nick it through a set-piece or overload down the wings.
