Rodez Aveyron Football set the tone in the first period, scoring three times and leaving SC Bastia with a steep climb before the interval. A 3-1 halftime advantage put the visitors in command, and that first-half burst turned out to be the decisive stretch of the match.
Bastia improved after the restart and found more joy in attack, but the second half ended 2-2, which was never enough to drag the hosts back into the contest. Every time the score threatened to tighten, Rodez did enough to keep daylight between the sides and protect their lead through to the final whistle.
The result fits the recent pattern between these teams, with Rodez again finding the edge in this matchup. Five goals on the day underlined their attacking sharpness, while Bastia's three at least showed there was still threat in their forward play. In summary, this was a friendly full of open football, quick momentum swings and the kind of scoreline that fills the stats sheet in a hurry.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Away @1.85
Pre-match pick: Rodez are the market pick and the 1-2 call points to an away win.