An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 2, with both Dunkerque and Rodez experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 16th place.
- Dunkerque has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 2
- Rodez has the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Dunkerque 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rodez have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Dunkerque form and stats
Dunkerque have played 11 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager F. Mercadal led his Dunkerque to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Valenciennes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Marcel-Tribut. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ajaccio in a game that was won 3-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dunkerque as they are travelling to their away game against Guingamp in the Ligue 2. That match is three days after this one.
The Dunkerque fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Dunkerque have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rodez form and stats
Rodez, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Ligue 2, have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 1-6-3 (10 played).
Rodez's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sochaux that finished 1-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Caen at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The draw against Sochaux came from a losing position. The Rodez manager L. Peyrelade brought on Ayoub Ouhafsa as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
A new game in only three days for Rodez, the Ligue 2 home match versus Clermont. Busy days.
Rodez have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 10 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Rodez have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rodez - Dunkerque 2-1 earlier this season. Dunkerque-Rodez H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Dunkerque zero wins, Rodez four wins, one draw. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Diarra 5 goals |   R. Boissier 5 goals |  U. Bonnet 4 goals |
Dunkerque missing players
Rodez missing players
| Dunkerque | Rodez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 28 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 30 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 77% |
| 36% | 27% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 41% |
| 23% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 64% |
| 27% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 35% | 55% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 30% |
- Dunkerque has the fewest points from losing position (0) 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 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 47 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Clermont | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | Paris | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 | Caen | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | Niort | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -9 | 28 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 14 | Dunkerque | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Chambly | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Rodez | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Nancy | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 21 |
| 19 | Pau | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 17 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 14 |