The home followers bank on a victory in this game, as the home advantage should work against a struggling visitor. Caen are in 8th spot while the guesting Rodez lose sleep at 17th.
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Caen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Michel d'Ornano as Caen have scored 10 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The club members are hoping that Caen will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the game against Laval (placed 14th). Caen were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The versatile forward Jeannot edged out all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 7.21 out of 10. Jeannot hit three key passes.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Niort.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Caen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 4.
The Caen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. Caen are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Michel d'Ornano in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Rodez form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Rodez have produced an overall stat of 2-3-1 so far. The last three matches for Rodez have all ended in a draw.
Rodez played 1-1 against Le Havre in their previous match. Goalkeeper M'Pasi made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Le Havre. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
A 2-2 draw at Pau's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Rodez have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former five meetings): Caen won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Rodez managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / one.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 3 goals |  G. Kyeremeh 3 goals |
Caen missing players
Rodez missing players
| Caen | Rodez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 67% | 83% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 42% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 42% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 12.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | 28% |
| 7.8 | 7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11 | 10 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
- Caen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Guingamp | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Caen | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Paris | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Bastia | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Metz | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 13 | Pau | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Laval | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Dijon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Annecy | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Rodez | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 11 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Niort | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
