Saint-Étienne vs Rodez prediction, odds and how to watch

Rodez led twice at home but Pau refused to lie down, with substitute Octave Joly's late strike securing a 2-2 draw that will frustrate the hosts given their dominance with the ball.

Pape Moussa Fall scored three times as Metz dismantled Rodez 4-1 at home in Ligue 2, delivering the kind of dominant, competitive performance their previous four matches had failed to produce.

Nantes led twice and dominated possession, but a catastrophic ten-minute spell after the hour mark handed Rodez a 5-2 victory that the scoreline flatters neither side into misrepresenting. This was a coaching issue, not a character one.

Saint-Étienne arrive at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on the back of five straight Ligue 2 wins. Rodez have beaten them before and they know it.

Saint-Étienne arrive in Moselle as the most clinical side in Ligue 2 this season, but a trip to Stade Saint-Symphorien offers a very different kind of examination from the one they have faced so far.

Rodez carry one of the most productive home records in the early Ligue 2 season into Friday's fixture, but Nancy have yet to lose on their travels this term and arrive in no mood to be written off.

Saint-Étienne arrive in Dunkerque as the division's form side, having scored ten goals in their opening three matches while conceding just one. Dunkerque have yet to keep a clean sheet this season and the patterns in their recent data make for uncomfortable reading.

Rodez host Grenoble Foot 38 on Friday evening in Ligue 2, with the home side carrying genuine momentum and a near-perfect home record into a fixture that looks increasingly one-sided on paper.