Ligue 2 match preview and statistics: Grenoble Foot 38 fight Rodez

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Alpes (20068 seats)

The league table in Ligue 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Grenoble Foot 38 leading Rodez by 19 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rodez have scored away.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

For Rodez most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

Grenoble Foot 38 have performed here at Stade des Alpes this season with 11 wins from 18 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1.

Grenoble travelled for their previous game, a trip to Auxerre that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Clermont that was lost 1-2.

A decent goal production from Grenoble Foot 38 in their home games so far, with 34 goals from 18 league matches. Grenoble Foot 38 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade des Alpes in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 18 matches.

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Rodez form and stats

There's been little loot from Rodez's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 18 away games in the Ligue 2. Rodez only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 10 draws. The Rodez manager L. Peyrelade is a generous human being, having led his team to five draws in a row during the last 34 days. Two points from the last two away games for Rodez, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

There were no winners in Rodez's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Nancy (placed 9th). Before that, Rodez travelled to Niort and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Lionel M'Pasi had red hot gloves after the game against Nancy, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

The attacking power of Rodez when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Rodez have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Rodez - Grenoble 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Grenoble Foot 38 won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Rodez has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

GrenobleJ. Benet
J. Benet
8 goals
Grenoble Foot 38M. Djitte
M. Djitte
8 goals
RodezU. Bonnet
U. Bonnet
8 goals

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Rodez missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grenoble Foot 38 Rodez
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
17 11 3 Won W 1 2 8
11 6 3 Drew D 1 10 19
9 1 0 Lost L 3 6 10
50 34 13 Scored S 3 15 38
35 14 5 Conceded C 9 23 43
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
76% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 72% 73%
35% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 33% 35%
16% 28% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 14%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 61% 59%
38% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 11% 19%
24% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.1
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
8.5 8.9 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8.1 8.2
3.6 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.2
37% 45% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rodez have scored 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 Troyes 37 23 8 6 58 33 19 15 3 1 32 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 25 77
2 Clermont 37 21 9 7 60 23 19 13 5 1 37 9 18 8 4 6 23 14 37 72
3 Toulouse 36 20 8 8 66 37 18 13 3 2 42 16 18 7 5 6 24 21 29 68
4 Grenoble Foot 38 37 17 11 9 50 35 18 11 6 1 34 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 15 62
5 Paris 37 16 13 8 50 37 18 10 5 3 28 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 13 61
6 Auxerre 37 15 14 8 61 41 19 10 6 3 38 18 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 59
7 Sochaux 37 12 15 10 43 34 18 6 7 5 22 19 19 6 8 5 21 15 9 51
8 Valenciennes 37 12 11 14 47 55 19 7 6 6 24 23 18 5 5 8 23 32 -8 47
9 Nancy 37 11 13 13 51 51 18 6 7 5 26 26 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 46
10 Amiens SC 37 11 13 13 32 38 19 7 8 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 46
11 Ajaccio 37 11 12 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 45
12 Guingamp 37 9 17 11 39 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -4 44
13 Le Havre 37 10 14 13 35 46 18 3 8 7 13 21 19 7 6 6 22 25 -11 44
14 Rodez 37 8 19 10 38 43 19 6 9 4 23 20 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 43
15 Niort 37 9 14 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 19 3 8 8 17 33 -22 41
16 Pau 36 10 10 16 36 44 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 2 5 11 14 28 -8 40
17 Dunkerque 37 10 10 17 31 44 18 6 7 5 19 15 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 40
18 Caen 37 8 14 15 32 48 18 5 9 4 15 18 19 3 5 11 17 30 -16 38
19 Chambly 37 9 11 17 41 61 19 7 3 9 21 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -20 38
20 Châteauroux 37 4 10 23 32 58 18 3 4 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 22

Table
  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 37 23 8 6 58 33 19 15 3 1 32 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 25 77
2 Clermont 37 21 9 7 60 23 19 13 5 1 37 9 18 8 4 6 23 14 37 72
3 Toulouse 36 20 8 8 66 37 18 13 3 2 42 16 18 7 5 6 24 21 29 68
4 Grenoble Foot 38 37 17 11 9 50 35 18 11 6 1 34 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 15 62
5 Paris 37 16 13 8 50 37 18 10 5 3 28 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 13 61
6 Auxerre 37 15 14 8 61 41 19 10 6 3 38 18 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 59
7 Sochaux 37 12 15 10 43 34 18 6 7 5 22 19 19 6 8 5 21 15 9 51
8 Valenciennes 37 12 11 14 47 55 19 7 6 6 24 23 18 5 5 8 23 32 -8 47
9 Nancy 37 11 13 13 51 51 18 6 7 5 26 26 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 46
10 Amiens SC 37 11 13 13 32 38 19 7 8 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 46
11 Ajaccio 37 11 12 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 45
12 Guingamp 37 9 17 11 39 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -4 44
13 Le Havre 37 10 14 13 35 46 18 3 8 7 13 21 19 7 6 6 22 25 -11 44
14 Rodez 37 8 19 10 38 43 19 6 9 4 23 20 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 43
15 Niort 37 9 14 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 19 3 8 8 17 33 -22 41
16 Pau 36 10 10 16 36 44 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 2 5 11 14 28 -8 40
17 Dunkerque 37 10 10 17 31 44 18 6 7 5 19 15 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 40
18 Caen 37 8 14 15 32 48 18 5 9 4 15 18 19 3 5 11 17 30 -16 38
19 Chambly 37 9 11 17 41 61 19 7 3 9 21 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -20 38
20 Châteauroux 37 4 10 23 32 58 18 3 4 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 22

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