Auxerre manager J. Furlan looking for three points in Rodez showdown

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 21.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (23467 seats)

Ligue 2: Auxerre are ready for the visit of Rodez in what is nearly guaranteed to be an engaging football fixture. Here's all the pre-match info you need!

Insights:
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Auxerre nor Rodez as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Auxerre form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Auxerre have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.

Auxerre are confident in defense, having played 187 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

An away draw last time out for Auxerre, facing Quevilly Rouen in a game that ended 0-0. Donovan Leon, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.21 out of 10 in that game. Leon stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Auxerre had a home game versus Niort which ended with a victory 4-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Auxerre handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, eight draws and five defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Auxerre as they are travelling to their away game against Sochaux in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.

The Auxerre manager J. Furlan has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively Auxerre have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rodez form and stats

Playing away, Rodez have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Ligue 2 this season. Rodez has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Rodez might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ajaccio proved too strong as Rodez slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Paul Lignon. Bradley Danger got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, top player of the team. Danger hit five key passes.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Amiens SC with the score of 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Rodez have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, one draw and five defeats.

After this away game Rodez return home for a Ligue 2 game against Grenoble Foot 38. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Rodez's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. In the opposite end, Rodez have conceded 6 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the last three meetings featuring these two contenders are: zero wins for Auxerre, one draw and two wins for Rodez. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreG. Charbonnier
G. Charbonnier
5 goals
RodezL. Buadés
L. Buadés
4 goals
AuxerreG. Hein
G. Hein
2 goals

Auxerre missing players

Rodez missing players

Auxerre Rodez
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 0 4 8
4 2 1 Won W 0 2 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
15 8 5 Scored S 0 6 9
5 2 2 Conceded C 0 6 10
75% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 88%
75% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 62%
62% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 38%
25% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 38%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 12%
50% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
50% 75% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 38%
 
5.2 5 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.8 5
4.1 2.2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.5 2.2
1.6 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.8 11.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.2 9.4
5.4 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.5
35% 42% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 25%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rodez have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

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

Read more about Ligue 2

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.