Rouen secured a 5:2 victory over Anglet in the Magnus League on Sunday evening, 4 October 2026. The hosts delivered a performance that reflected their standing in the table, while the visitors struggled to find their rhythm. By then, the result had already settled expectations about both teams' trajectories.
Rouen sit third in the standings after seven games, with five wins and two defeats. Anglet occupy twelfth place, carrying just one victory from the same number of outings. What stands out more starkly is that both sides show zero points on the board, a peculiarity of the current format that says little about the quality on ice.
Our prediction offered a 69 per cent confidence in a home win, and Rouen made that look straightforward. They controlled the pace from the opening period, never allowing Anglet to build sustained pressure. The visitors managed to pull one goal back, but it came too late to shift the momentum.
Rouen's recent results tell why this victory felt inevitable. They have won four of their last five league matches, including a 5:0 shutout against Nice and a 4:0 dismantling of Gap. Anglet, meanwhile, have won only one of their past seven games, with heavy defeats to Angers and Grenoble among them.
The result extends Rouen's lead over the lower half of the table while Anglet remain rooted in the bottom positions. With two defeats already in their record and six losses accumulating, the visitors face a difficult run-in. Rouen, by contrast, have kept their ambitions alive with this seventh win of the season.
