Amiens SC vs Rodez match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne (12097 seats)

15th- against 10th place might not sound all that hot. Fear not: Here's the info that makes Amiens SC - Rodez (even) more absorbing!

Insights:
  • Amiens SC have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have the most points from losing position (5) in Ligue 2

This promises to be an intriguing match with lots of spark and excitement as both crews are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

Rodez have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Amiens SC form and stats

Amiens SC have played three Ligue 2 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 199 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. Lahne was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Amiens, as their goalkeeper Regis Gurtner has completely shut out the opponents for 302 minutes in the Ligue 2.

Amiens travelled for their previous game, a trip to Niort that ended 0-0. The goalie Regis Gurtner was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.21 out of ten. Gurtner stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sochaux that ended 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Amiens SC perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Amiens SC as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Amiens has won three of these, drawn five and lost three.

Amiens have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Rodez form and stats

Rodez are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 2, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Rodez delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Dunkerque (placed 18th) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. Clément Depres, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.65. Depres scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Valenciennes at their stadium, the result 4-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Rodez in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Rodez, twelve draws and two defeats.

Rodez are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Rodez have conceded 6 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's six Amiens victories, zero draws and zero Rodez wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RodezL. Buadés
L. Buadés
4 goals
RodezC. Dépres
C. Dépres
2 goals
Amiens SCM. Alphonse
M. Alphonse
1 goals

Amiens SC missing players

Rodez missing players

Amiens SC Rodez
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 2 3 6
1 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
3 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
5 2 1 Scored S 5 5 8
8 5 3 Conceded C 2 6 8
67% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
67% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
50% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 50%
33% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 67% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 17%
50% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 50%
50% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 33%
 
5.3 6.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 6.3 5
7 4.3 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3 2.3
1.8 1.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.2 7.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.3 8.7
2 2.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.7 4.2
42% 25% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Rodez's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Amiens SC have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Ligue 2
  • Amiens SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Amiens SC have yet to win a game at home.
  • Rodez have the most points from losing position (5) in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Rodez have won significantly more corners away than at home.

  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 6 5 1 0 13 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 9 2 9 16
2 Paris 5 4 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 7 1 7 13
3 Sochaux 6 4 1 1 7 4 3 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 13
4 Nîmes 6 3 3 0 8 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 6 12
5 Auxerre 6 3 2 1 11 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 7 3 6 11
6 Caen 6 3 1 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 10
7 Pau 6 3 1 2 6 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 10
8 Ajaccio 5 2 3 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 9
9 Le Havre 6 2 3 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 9
10 Rodez 6 2 3 1 8 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 5 6 0 9
11 Niort 6 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 8
12 Quevilly Rouen 6 2 1 3 7 8 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 -1 7
13 Guingamp 6 1 4 1 4 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 -1 7
14 Bastia 6 1 3 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 6
15 Amiens SC 6 1 2 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 5
16 Valenciennes 6 1 2 3 3 9 3 0 1 2 1 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 -6 5
17 Grenoble Foot 38 6 1 1 4 2 9 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 5 -7 4
18 Dunkerque 6 0 2 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 3 5 -5 2
19 Dijon 6 0 1 5 6 14 3 0 1 2 4 8 3 0 0 3 2 6 -8 1
20 Nancy 6 0 1 5 3 13 3 0 0 3 1 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 -10 1

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.