Villefranche Beaujolais (Home)
- Villefranche Beaujolais have an inconsistent home record in National 2025/2026 with six wins, two draws and six defeats from 14 games.
- Villefranche are coming off back-to-back home defeats and Fabien Pujo, who has instilled a proactive, transition-based style in his team since arriving at the club in July 2025, is still looking for consistency.
- Villefranche have conceded 19 times at home in 2025/2026 and average 1.36 goals against per game at home.
Rouen 1899 (Away)
- Rouen 1899 have a strong away record in National 2025/2026 with five wins, six draws and just one defeat from 12 games.
- Rouen 1899 boast a strong away record in National 2025/2026 and will be difficult to beat on their trip to Villefranche Beaujolais to face a team that they beat 2-1 on their own patch in a reverse fixture four months ago.
- Régis Brouard’s side sit third in the table on 47 points from 26 matches, compared to their hosts who are twelfth with 29 points from the same number of games.
- They have kept things steady during the last five games, winning one, drawing three and losing one.
- Rouen have conceded only 12 goals in their 12 away games in National 2025/2026.
Head-to-Head
- The previous two head-to-head matches have resulted in a win apiece.
- Rouen beat Villefranche 2-1 in the reverse fixture four months ago.
Key Players
- Babacar Leye, who has nine goals in 19 National 2025/2026 appearances for the hosts, has scored four of his team’s last six and is their man to watch.
- Kenny Santos has scored nine times in 26 appearances for Rouen, including two in his last five.
Betting Insights
- Rouen are the clear choice to secure a result and are favored for the win at 1.83.
- We’re adding some protection to the bet by including Both Teams to Score - Yes at 2.05.
Prediction
- Villefranche are a wide-open side that press with tempo and intensity when they lose the ball, aiming to overload wide areas with numbers when they win it back.
- Rouen are a compact, disciplined side that will sit deep and build their attacks from structured platforms, playing with a pragmatic and measured approach.
- There is potential for an away win and both sides to register in a high-scoring game.
