With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Caen fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Rodez.
- Caen has the most points from losing position (12) in Ligue 2
- Rodez has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ligue 2
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Caen and Rodez.
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.
Caen form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Caen at their home stadium (Stade Michel d'Ornano) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Happy days for Caen in their previous game, a Coupe de France match away at Guingamp (placed 14th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Prior to that, an away loss at Ajaccio in the Ligue 2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Caen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost two.
The Caen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 10 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 9 from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rodez form and stats
Rodez, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ligue 2, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 0-6-3 (9 played). It's three draws from Rodez's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Rodez has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Pau (after extra-time, 7-8 on penalties) for a Coupe de France game that ended a draw (0-0). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Pau in the Ligue 2.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rodez playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were one Rodez win, eleven draws and one defeat.
The attacking power of Rodez when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rodez struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rodez - Caen 0-3. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Caen wins - draws - Rodez wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Bammou 5 goals |   R. Boissier 5 goals |  N. Gioacchini 4 goals |
Caen missing players
Rodez missing players
| Caen | Rodez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 28 |
| 85% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 75% |
| 40% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 15% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 35% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.9 | 7.8 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | 3 |
| 29% | 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 31% |
- Caen has the most points from losing position (12) in Ligue 2
- Rodez has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ligue 2
- Rodez have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rodez have yet to win a game away.
- Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Dunkerque | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Nancy | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Rodez | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Pau | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Chateauroux | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 13 |