Ligue 2 preview: Can Guingamp edge out victory against Rodez?

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 04.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

Guingamp are considered as expected winners of this home fixture vs Rodez, if the league positions are anything to judge by. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Guingamp have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Guingamp have scored more than double the goals of Rodez.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Guingamp form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Guingamp have to build on here at Stade du Roudourou in the Ligue 2.

The Guingamp manager Dumont and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Niort (placed 20th). Riou, defender, was given a rating of 7.51/10 in that game, top of the team. Riou won 5 of 8 duels.

Before that, Guingamp had a home game versus Saint-Etienne which ended with a victory 2-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Guingamp matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats (from 4 games).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Annecy are coming to town in four days.

A decent goal production from Guingamp in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Guingamp have conceded only 3 goals.

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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. Momentum is building for Rodez in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Amiens SC with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Defender Chougrani was the best team player with a rating of 7.35. Chougrani hit one key pass and won 1 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Paris at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Rodez have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a Ligue 2 match against Pau. A demanding fixture list for the visitors!

Rodez are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Guingamp have avoided a loss in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) facing Rodez.

Top Goalscorers

GuingampJ. Livolant
J. Livolant
6 goals
GuingampM. Barthelmé
M. Barthelmé
2 goals

Guingamp missing players

Rodez missing players

Guingamp Rodez
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 0 4 9
5 2 2 Won W 0 2 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 4
17 7 6 Scored S 0 4 8
11 3 1 Conceded C 0 2 13
78% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 89%
67% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
67% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 44%
33% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 22%
22% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 44%
44% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 22%
22% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 44%
 
3.7 4.2 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.8 5.1
3.4 2.5 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.1
2.3 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.9 10.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.5 9.3
4.3 4.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.9
44% 37% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 23%
 
8.7 7.8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 9.4
4.2 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.9
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Guingamp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Guingamp have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Guingamp have scored more than double the goals of Rodez.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Amiens SC 10 6 2 2 13 9 5 4 1 0 9 2 5 2 1 2 4 7 4 20
2 Sochaux 10 6 1 3 18 7 5 3 1 1 10 3 5 3 0 2 8 4 11 19
3 Le Havre 10 5 4 1 16 5 5 2 3 0 6 3 5 3 1 1 10 2 11 19
4 Bordeaux 9 5 2 2 13 5 5 3 1 1 7 2 4 2 1 1 6 3 8 17
5 Guingamp 9 5 2 2 17 11 4 2 1 1 7 3 5 3 1 1 10 8 6 17
6 Valenciennes 10 4 4 2 10 9 5 3 2 0 8 5 5 1 2 2 2 4 1 16
7 Bastia 10 5 1 4 12 13 5 3 0 2 5 4 5 2 1 2 7 9 -1 16
8 Caen 10 4 3 3 14 10 5 3 1 1 9 4 5 1 2 2 5 6 4 15
9 Metz 10 4 2 4 17 14 6 3 1 2 10 8 4 1 1 2 7 6 3 14
10 Paris 10 3 4 3 10 11 4 1 1 2 5 7 6 2 3 1 5 4 -1 13
11 Grenoble Foot 38 10 3 4 3 8 10 5 3 1 1 6 4 5 0 3 2 2 6 -2 13
12 Dijon 10 3 3 4 9 12 6 2 2 2 6 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 -3 12
13 Laval 9 3 1 5 12 15 4 0 1 3 5 9 5 3 0 2 7 6 -3 10
14 Quevilly Rouen 10 2 4 4 10 16 5 1 3 1 8 9 5 1 1 3 2 7 -6 10
15 Pau 10 2 4 4 7 14 4 1 2 1 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 9 -7 10
16 Annecy 10 2 3 5 6 10 5 1 1 3 2 5 5 1 2 2 4 5 -4 9
17 Rodez 9 2 3 4 8 13 5 0 2 3 4 11 4 2 1 1 4 2 -5 9
18 Saint-Etienne 10 2 5 3 18 19 5 2 2 1 10 9 5 0 3 2 8 10 -1 8
19 Nimes 10 2 2 6 9 14 5 2 1 2 2 2 5 0 1 4 7 12 -5 8
20 Niort 10 2 2 6 8 18 5 1 1 3 3 7 5 1 1 3 5 11 -10 8

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.