Niort are listed as expected winners of this home fixture vs Rodez, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- Niort have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Niort and Rodez should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Niort form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Niort at their home stadium (Stade René Gaillard) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Niort after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Happy days for Niort in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Quevilly Rouen (placed 10th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Defender Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.1/10. Ngameni hit one key pass and won 17 of 25 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Sochaux.This is expected to be a close game, with Niort perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Niort as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Niort has won four of these, drawn six and lost two.
Niort are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Defensively Niort have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rodez form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rodez playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rodez are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Rodez's previous game was their home loss versus Sochaux (0-1). Midfield player Jordan Leborgne was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.03/10. Leborgne hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Rodez manager L. Peyrelade faced defeat when travelling to Guingamp and losing 1-2.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 16 relevant matches. Results were one Rodez win, twelve draws and three defeats.
Rodez have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Rodez have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous six meetings featuring these sides: Niort won three, Rodez were winners in one and we saw two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. Buadés 4 goals |   B. Boutobba 3 goals | C. Dépres 3 goals |
Niort missing players
Rodez missing players
| Niort | Rodez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 75% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 42% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 17% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 42% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 42% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 9.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.7 | 9.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 31% | 37% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 23% |
- Niort have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Toulouse | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Le Havre | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Ajaccio | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Niort | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Pau | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Paris | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Caen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Nimes | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Rodez | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Dijon | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Dunkerque | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | Bastia | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | Nancy | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 8 |