Rodez vs Bastia betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on February 07th, 2025

A football match between Rodez and Bastia of the Ligue 2 will take place in France on Friday, February 07th, 2025, at 19:00h (UTC), check the Rodez vs Bastia betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rodez vs Bastia will occur

The game takes place in the small Stade Paul Lignon stadium, in the city of Rodez, with a capacity for 5955 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Rodez vs Bastia betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Ligue 2 has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.44 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Rodez last match

The last match ended in a loss for the Rodez team. On that occasion they met Grenoble Foot 38 for the Ligue 2, and the match ended 2-1. Coach D. Santini's lined up a 5-3-2 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.00, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

The defense appeared lacking in energy throughout the match. Particularly below expectations, Eric Vandenabeele, who did not appear in his best form. His team's results in the future will also depend on his performance.

Bastia last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 2, Bastia, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Metz team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.10 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Rodez vs Bastia h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Bastia occupied 10th place in Ligue 2 and, team Rodez the 13th place. Bastia entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while Rodez arranged their formation in a 5-3-2.

The last time these teams met was for a Ligue 2 match, on 29-10-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 2-2 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Rodez

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Rodez enters into this match occupying 15th place in the Ligue 2 with a negative balance. The team has scored 23 points, winning only 6 games, losing 10, and scoring 5 draws.

In the 22nd round, the team enjoys an advantage of 1 point over the Red Star team which is ranked just below in position 16 and with 1 point less than that of Ajaccio team that is in the 14th place.

Rodez analysis

After 21 rounds, Rodez has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 36 goals so far and scored 33 times.

Rodez team comes to this game with a sequence of 3 losses in the Ligue 2 that has been affecting the team's morale.

his ball possession percentage is 42.48% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Bastia and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Best goalscorer from Rodez

In this season, the individual highlight is Timothee Nkada that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 11 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Rodez achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bastia

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Bastia arrives in this game with 27 points, and in 11th place in the Ligue 2, having won 5 games in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 12 draws.

In the 22nd round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to Amiens SC which is just above, in the 10th place.

Bastia analysis

Bastia after 21 days has put up 24 goals scored, and taken 20, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

Best goalscorer from Bastia

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Lamine Cisse. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Bastia, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Rodez is Timothee Nkada, who has already scored 11 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Bastia is Lamine Cisse, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.4 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Rodez is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.05 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Rodez in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.1 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Bastia side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Rodez who only saw the red card 3 times. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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