Evenly matched teams: Nîmes vs Rodez match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 22.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

Nîmes have claimed 19 of their 43 in total here at their own stadium. Will more points be won versus Rodez?

Insights:
  • Nîmes have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Nîmes and Rodez.

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Nîmes form and stats

Nîmes, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Ligue 2, have collected 19 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 5-4-8. Three consecutive losses here at Stade des Costières is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Happy days for Nîmes in their previous game, a fixture away at Quevilly Rouen (placed 18th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. The goalie Bråtveit was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.62 out of ten. Bråtveit topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Sochaux (1-3).

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 Nîmes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost two.

Nîmes has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Nîmes have conceded 24 goals.

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Rodez form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rodez so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-9 (win-draw-lose). Rodez are desperate to end a 17-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Nîmes fixture.

Rodez played 1-1 against Nancy in their previous match. Midfield player Ouammou was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Ouammou hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Paris.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Rodez in our archives, and the results are: one win for Rodez, ten draws and three defeats.

The attacking power of Rodez when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Rodez have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head encounter ended Rodez - Nîmes 1-0, earlier this season. Nîmes-Rodez H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Nîmes three wins, Rodez one win, two draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

NîmesY. Benrahou
Y. Benrahou
10 goals
NîmesM. Koné
M. Koné
8 goals
NîmesN. Eliasson
N. Eliasson
7 goals

Nîmes missing players

Rodez missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nîmes Rodez
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 6 17 34
12 5 4 Won W 2 4 7
7 4 0 Drew D 1 4 13
15 8 1 Lost L 3 9 14
37 19 9 Scored S 5 13 26
44 24 5 Conceded C 11 23 39
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 85%
71% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 71% 65%
53% 59% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 24%
18% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 18% 15%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
47% 65% 80% BTTS BTTS 33% 29% 35%
26% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 32%
35% 35% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 53% 47%
 
4.5 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.4 3.8
5 4.1 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 3.9
2.1 2.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.3 2.1
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
7.6 8.6 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.1 8.7
3.6 3.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.2 3.6
30% 28% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 24% 21%
 
11.5 9.8 11.4 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 9.5 8.1
4.5 3.8 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nîmes have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 34 20 7 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 17 9 4 4 17 10 18 67
3 Auxerre 34 18 10 6 55 36 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 9 6 2 25 18 19 64
4 Paris 34 18 9 7 48 31 17 10 6 1 27 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 17 63
5 Sochaux 34 17 10 7 42 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 61
6 Le Havre 34 13 11 10 35 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 17 7 6 4 19 17 1 50
7 Guingamp 34 12 12 10 42 42 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 0 48
8 Caen 34 12 10 12 47 37 17 8 2 7 27 17 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 46
9 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
10 Nîmes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 17 7 3 7 18 20 -7 43
11 Amiens SC 34 9 15 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 16 2 9 5 15 22 4 42
12 Dijon 34 12 6 16 38 44 17 8 2 7 20 20 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 42
13 Pau 34 12 6 16 34 43 17 10 1 6 23 17 17 2 5 10 11 26 -9 42
14 Bastia 34 8 16 10 33 32 17 4 12 1 17 10 17 4 4 9 16 22 1 40
15 Grenoble Foot 38 34 11 6 17 29 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -11 39
16 Valenciennes 34 8 12 14 30 45 17 4 4 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 36
17 Rodez 34 7 13 14 26 39 17 3 9 5 13 16 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 34 8 6 20 26 46 17 5 5 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 30
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 24

Nîmes:
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 Toulouse 34 21 10 3 78 30 17 12 4 1 48 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 48 73
2 Ajaccio 34 20 7 7 35 17 17 11 3 3 18 7 17 9 4 4 17 10 18 67
3 Auxerre 34 18 10 6 55 36 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 9 6 2 25 18 19 64
4 Paris 34 18 9 7 48 31 17 10 6 1 27 12 17 8 3 6 21 19 17 63
5 Sochaux 34 17 10 7 42 30 17 9 5 3 18 11 17 8 5 4 24 19 12 61
6 Le Havre 34 13 11 10 35 34 17 6 5 6 16 17 17 7 6 4 19 17 1 50
7 Guingamp 34 12 12 10 42 42 17 7 6 4 27 22 17 5 6 6 15 20 0 48
8 Caen 34 12 10 12 47 37 17 8 2 7 27 17 17 4 8 5 20 20 10 46
9 Niort 34 12 9 13 35 33 17 7 5 5 19 12 17 5 4 8 16 21 2 45
10 Nîmes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 5 4 8 19 24 17 7 3 7 18 20 -7 43
11 Amiens SC 34 9 15 10 40 36 18 7 6 5 25 14 16 2 9 5 15 22 4 42
12 Dijon 34 12 6 16 38 44 17 8 2 7 20 20 17 4 4 9 18 24 -6 42
13 Pau 34 12 6 16 34 43 17 10 1 6 23 17 17 2 5 10 11 26 -9 42
14 Bastia 34 8 16 10 33 32 17 4 12 1 17 10 17 4 4 9 16 22 1 40
15 Grenoble Foot 38 34 11 6 17 29 40 17 7 3 7 19 19 17 4 3 10 10 21 -11 39
16 Valenciennes 34 8 12 14 30 45 17 4 4 9 18 28 17 4 8 5 12 17 -15 36
17 Rodez 34 7 13 14 26 39 17 3 9 5 13 16 17 4 4 9 13 23 -13 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 34 8 10 16 26 45 17 4 7 6 14 19 17 4 3 10 12 26 -19 34
19 Dunkerque 34 8 6 20 26 46 17 5 5 7 13 18 17 3 1 13 13 28 -20 30
20 Nancy 34 5 9 20 26 58 16 4 4 8 13 24 18 1 5 12 13 34 -32 24

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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.