Soccer betting preview: Pau welcomes Rodez in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 (13970 seats)

Pau get ready to host Rodez for another action-packed Ligue 2 fixture here at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1.

Insights:
  • Pau have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Pau form and stats

Perfect Ligue 2 season at home so far for Pau 2 wins from 2 appearances.

The fans are hoping that Pau will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the match against Guingamp (placed 4th). Pau were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfielder Degert was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.33 (out of ten) in that game. Degert hit three key passes.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Paris.

This is expected to be a close game, with Pau perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pau as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Pau has won 11 of these, drawn 4 and lost 0.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Pau at home in the league. 5 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Rodez form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Ligue 2 for Rodez with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Buades was the last player to score for the away team. Rodez haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Rodez's previous game was their home loss versus Valenciennes (0-1). Danger, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.03. Danger hit one key pass and won 11 of 14 duels.

Prior to that match, the Rodez manager Santini faced defeat when travelling to Laval and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Rodez in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Rodez, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

{1 goals} so far away for Rodez, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Pau wins - draws - Rodez wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PauK. Boutaïb
K. Boutaïb
2 goals
PauS. Beusnard
S. Beusnard
1 goals
PauH. Saivet
H. Saivet
1 goals

Pau missing players

Rodez missing players

Pau Rodez
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 5 2 Scored S 1 1 3
6 0 0 Conceded C 1 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
2 1.5 1 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 6
6 5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.5 3
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.5 13.8
4 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2 4.5
31% 71% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 17%
 
18.8 14.5 14 Shots against (avg) S A 20 14.5 13.5
6.2 5.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5 5.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Pau have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2
Pau Last season Rodez
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   18 37
12 6   Won W   6 10
11 6   Drew D   6 13
15 7   Lost L   6 14
40 20   Scored S   20 38
52 27   Conceded C   17 44
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 89%
61% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 65%
37% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 35%
24% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 22%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 11%
47% 42%   BTTS BTTS   39% 49%
26% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 24%
32% 37%   Failed to Score F T   44% 38%
 
4 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.2
4.8 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.7
2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
9.1 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   8.4 9.1
3.6 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.3
29% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 31%
 
11.1 8.4   Shots against (avg) S A   11.7 10.3
4.5 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Caen 4 4 0 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 9 12
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 9
3 Grenoble Foot 38 4 2 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 8
4 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 6 7
5 Bastia 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 7
6 Laval 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 7
7 Bordeaux 4 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 6
8 Pau 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 -1 6
9 Auxerre 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 6 3 2 5
10 Troyes 4 1 2 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 5
11 Angers SCO 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
12 Ajaccio 4 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 5
13 Annecy 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
14 Rodez 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
15 Dunkerque 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -3 4
16 Valenciennes 4 1 1 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 -5 4
17 Saint-Etienne 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
18 Paris 4 1 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 3
19 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 1
20 Concarneau 4 0 1 3 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -6 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 11 7 1 23 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 27 75
2 Metz 38 20 12 6 61 33 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 10 5 4 33 18 28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 8 51 27 19 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 19 11 4 4 26 15 19 6 5 8 26 30 7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 19 11 6 2 33 17 19 5 5 9 19 26 9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 19 8 6 5 25 22 5 55
7 Paris 38 15 10 13 45 43 19 8 3 8 24 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 2 55
8 Saint-Etienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 19 10 4 5 34 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 6 53
9 Sochaux 38 15 7 16 54 41 19 9 4 6 31 18 19 6 3 10 23 23 13 52
10 Grenoble Foot 38 38 14 9 15 33 36 19 9 5 5 19 16 19 5 4 10 14 20 -3 51
11 Quevilly Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 19 6 9 4 28 24 19 6 5 8 19 25 -2 50
12 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 19 6 6 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -12 47
13 Amiens SC 38 13 8 17 40 52 19 8 3 8 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 30 -12 47
14 Rodez 38 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 19 6 6 6 20 17 -6 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 19 9 2 8 27 24 19 5 2 12 17 32 -12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 19 6 11 2 27 23 19 4 4 11 15 26 -7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 19 9 4 6 18 18 19 2 8 9 21 33 -12 45
18 Dijon 38 10 12 16 38 43 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 3 5 11 17 26 -5 42
19 Nimes 38 10 6 22 44 62 19 9 2 8 27 23 19 1 4 14 17 39 -18 36
20 Niort 38 7 8 23 35 67 19 5 4 10 24 36 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 29

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.