Match Report
4th against 5th, but level on points: Red Star and Rodez both had 58. The last five rounds placed Rodez 1st in the league for form — higher than their 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Red Star 1.41 scored and 1.09 conceded per game, Rodez 1.32 and 1.15, with the league averaging 1.27.
Rodez carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Red Star, 3 draws and 0 for Rodez, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 20% saw more than two goals.
Stade de Paris, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Red Star: Kévin Cabral (14'), Josué Escartin (61') · Rodez: Ibrahima Baldé (29'), Mathis Magnin (67'), Wilitty Younoussa (69')
Key stats
Possession: Red Star 63% · Rodez 37% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 2-3