Rodez vs Troyes Prediction & Betting Tips (10 January)

After being one of the flagship teams of the last financial year of this Ligue 2, Rodez had to start from practically zero following the departures of very, if not too many, of its executives. In difficulty at the start of the season, Raf has recovered perfectly, even going so far as to go 9 days without the slightest defeat. Moreover, before the winter break, Didier Saintini's players took points against Caen 3-3, Pau won 1-0 and Clermont 1-1. However, the holidays may have cut the legs of the Sang et Or who completely missed their debut in 2025 by losing to Red Star 0-2 last week. With 20 points on the clock, the Ruthenois now occupy 14th place in the standings, 5 points ahead of the jump-off. On the other side of the meadow, Troyes can clearly breathe after having had a very trying start last summer.

Far from being ready to fight at the launch of this 2024-2025 financial year, Estac has gradually been able to turn its back to reverse the trend and catch up with the competition in the race to maintain its position. Better yet, Stéphane Dumont's men are one of the teams in good form in this championship and they have only lost once since the end of October. It was against the Lorient leader 2-0 in mid-December. Since then, the Aubois have been able to demonstrate their good dynamic by crushing Martigues 4-0, Metz in the Coupe de France 3-0 and finally Amiens 0-3 last week to move up to 12th place in Ligue 2.

Defensive captain Vandenabeele and young defender Lipinski will have to decide to forfeit this match. A little tight to start against Red Star, the influential striker Nkada (8 goals and 3 assists in L2) is applying this time for a starting place. Bentayeb (3 goals in L2) or Baldé (4 goals in L2) could therefore pay the price for this return to the 11.

The piston Bouchouari (4 goals and 4 assists in L2) is also one of the strong elements of the collective Aveyron while goalkeeper Mpasi was far from impeccable last week on the 2 goals scored by Red Star.