Rodez Aveyron football rounds off 2024 with a trip to Clermont, this Friday, December 13, 2024. This is its last outing of the year.
A 16th final French Cup at home against Monaco, a historic qualification for the play-offs of Ligue 2… Rodez had a historic year 2024. And he is preparing to close it this Friday, December 13, in Clermont.
The new pass?
If the RAF has experienced a black spot over the last 12 months, it is undoubtedly that of the start of the 2024-2025 financial year. One victory and six defeats later, Rodez was bottom of the championship. But since then, Didier Santini's troops are simply unbeatable. Pau FC paid the price last week, losing 1-0 at Paul-Lignon for the Ruthenois' eighth match without a loss. Premature elimination in the Coupe de France against Angoulême (2-1) did not break the momentum of the Sang et Or who, for the first time, are installed in first part of table (9th) with 19 points on the clock.
Clermont struggling
Three teams have been relegated from Ligue 1. If Lorient and Metzrespectively 2nd and 3rd, are on target for the comeback, this is not at all the case for Clermont. 13th with 16 units and only one ahead of the red zone, the CF63 is struggling this season. The dynamic does not smile on him: the club is lacking resultssince it remains on three games without a winincluding two defeats in Ajaccio and Annecy (2-0). If a success for the RAF would allow it to solidify its place in the first half of the ranking, the challenge is therefore quite different for the Auvergnats: pocketing the 3 points would bring them a real breath of fresh air before Christmas.
A first since 2021, but…
Since the return of the Aveyronnais to Ligue 2 in the summer of 2019, the two teams have only crossed swords three times. Once during the 2019-2020 financial year for a Ruthenian victory (0-1, no return match due to Covid-19), and two during the following season : Clermont won on home soil (3-0), and Rodez did the same (2-0).
If the two teams have, since then, most contested the same championshipCF63 being promoted to Ligue 1, they faced each other in friendly matches each summer. Result: two draws, one Auvergne victory (2022) and a success of the RAF, the latest, August 9, 2024 (4-1).
Where and when to watch the match?
The match will start at 8 p.m. this Friday, December 13, 2024. But be careful: like the duel against Pau last week, the poster will not be broadcast in full on a beIN Sports channel. You will have to go directly on the website of the chain.
You will still be able to connect on beIN Sports 2 to watch the multiplex of this 16th day of Ligue 2. And, as usual, you will be able to follow the match on our website.
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