14th- against 11th spot might not seem all that hot. But look: Here's the facts that makes Rodez - Amiens SC (even) more entertaining!
- Rodez is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Amiens SC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
It's quite the trip for Amiens SC when visiting Rodez as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
This could be an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Rodez form and stats
3-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Rodez so far this season.
Diakite (own goal) was the last player to score a league goal for Rodez and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Rodez haven't scored in 546 minutes.
The club members are hoping that Rodez will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Dunkerque (placed 19th). Midfield player Buades got a match rating of 7.22 in that game, the max score being 10. Buades hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that, Rodez drew at home versus Valenciennes.This is expected to be a close game, with Rodez perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rodez as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Rodez has won two of these, drawn six and lost four.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rodez here at Stade Paul Lignon in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rodez are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Paul Lignon in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Amiens SC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Amiens SC so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-3 (win-draw-lose). Amiens SC has drawn their two previous away games.
The followers enjoyed Amiens's previous game versus Niort (placed 7th), a 3-1 win played at home. Badji, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.41. Badji scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Amiens SC playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Amiens SC wins, four draws and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Amiens have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other already this season, with the result Amiens SC - Rodez 0-1 logged in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Rodez one win, zero draws and Amiens SC six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Badji 10 goals |  T. Arokodare 5 goals |  L. Buadés 4 goals |
Rodez missing players
Amiens SC missing players
| Rodez | Amiens SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 30 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 83% | 73% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 82% | 79% |
| 58% | 45% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 62% |
| 25% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 18% | 42% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 25% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| 25% | 18% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 46% |
| 42% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 38% |
| 50% | 55% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.2 | 9.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8 | 7.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 23% | 17% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 32% | 38% |
| 7.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 9.9 | 9.1 |
| 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
- Amiens SC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Amiens SC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rodez have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 2
- Rodez is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toulouse | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 48 |
| 2 | Paris | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Niort | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Nîmes | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Pau | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | Amiens SC | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 12 | Caen | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 13 | Dijon | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Rodez | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Bastia | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 28 |
| 16 | Quevilly Rouen | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 26 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 24 |
| 20 | Nancy | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -27 | 17 |
