Rodez Aveyron
- Rodez Aveyron can make the most of their recent good form and home advantage to beat an improving, but inconsistent, SC Bastia when these two Ligue 2 clubs face off on Friday.
- Rodez are unbeaten in their last five matches, winning four and drawing one, and their two most recent victories have been a 1-0 home success over Grenoble and a 2-1 away win at Reims.
- Didier Santini has done a great job since taking over at the club in November 2022, instilling a pragmatic and disciplined tactical approach that has seen Rodez Aveyron ride high in the Ligue 2 table.
- The hosts are sixth in the standings with 43 points from 27 games, while SC Bastia are 18th with just 19 points from as many matches.
SC Bastia
- Bastia have taken time to adapt to life back in Ligue 2, but Reginald Ray’s men have begun to play some good soccer since he took over as head coach in November 2025.
- Ray has coordinated the pressing to be more efficient and Bastia have kept things solid in the middle of the park, but there is still a lack of consistency in the goals they are scoring.
- Jeremy Sebas has scored four goals in 23 appearances, the highest in the SC squad in Ligue 2.
- Bastia have only won one of their 13 Ligue 2 away matches so far, with six draws and six defeats, and they have yet to win away in their two most recent games, drawing both.
- Rodez usually line up in a back three with two wing-backs that create overloads, but their defence has to be disciplined and their transitions have to be fast.
- Bastia favour a 4-2-3-1, which is solid in the centre of the field and aims to control the pace of the game with good turnover play on the counter.
Head-to-Head
- Rodez Aveyron have won four and drawn one of their last five Ligue 2 matches.
- SC Bastia have drawn three and lost two of their last five Ligue 2 games.
Key Players
- Jeremy Sebas has scored four goals in 23 appearances, the highest in the SC squad in Ligue 2.
- Tairyk Arconte is the biggest threat to the SC goal, having scored three of Rodez’s six goals in their last five games, from a total of nine in 25 Ligue 2 appearances this season.
Betting Insights
Rodez have scored an average of 1.08 goals per game at home in Ligue 2 this season and conceded 0.85 per game, while Bastia have shipped 13 in 13 on the road.
Prediction
Rodez are the value pick to get a win here at 2.33 , which should be enough to extend the gap over Bastia in the table, but the Razorbacks are the more likely of the two to keep a clean sheet.
