- Rouen have won five, drawn six and lost just one of their 12 away games in National 2025-26.
- Villefranche have lost their last two home matches.
In-form Rouen to take all three points
This FC Villefranche Beaujolais vs FC Rouen 1899 preview focuses on the current situation: FC Rouen 1899 are third in the National 2025-2026 standings with 47 points from 26 games while FC Villefranche Beaujolais sit twelfth with 29 points from the same number of matches.
Les Sang et Or have had poor recent form, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, and they have lost their most recent two home games. Fabien Pujo took charge of the club in July 2025 and has instilled a high-intensity, pressing style of soccer in Villefranche, who like to attack wide areas and try to break forward from the back line.
Rouen have a more pragmatic style and prefer to keep their foot on the ball while remaining compact and disciplined, waiting for the right moments to break with purpose in attack.
Back an away win and a few goals
This FC Villefranche Beaujolais vs FC Rouen 1899 prediction sees Rouen coming off a run of one win, three draws and one defeat in their last five games and have drawn twice and lost once in their last three away games. However, they have only lost once on the road in 2025/2026 and look to have the edge in this contest against a Villefranche side that have lost both of their last two home matches.
The away win is available at a slightly better than even price of 1.83 in the moneyline market, but the best option here is to back Over 2.5 goals at 2.2 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 2.05, according to our latest FC Villefranche Beaujolais vs FC Rouen 1899 betting tips.
Babacar Leye a threat for Villefranche
Babacar Leye is the danger man for Villefranche Beaujolais this season, scoring nine league goals in 19 appearances. Leye, a tall and powerful finisher, has four in his last six and will be a threat to the Rouen defence on Friday. Kenny Santos is his counterpart in attack for Rouen, who has nine in 26 National games for the club and two in his last five.
When these two sides last met in National 2025-2026 four months ago, Rouen edged out Villefranche 2-1 at home and the points are favored to stay in Rouen on Friday. Nevertheless, the FC Villefranche Beaujolais vs FC Rouen 1899 prediction still anticipates both clubs are likely to score in a game with plenty of goals.
Régis Brouard has done a great job since taking over as Rouen manager in November 2024, instilling structure and defensive discipline in a team that is now in promotion contention.
