Game prediction for Ligue 2: Rodez - Caen at Stade Paul Lignon

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 14.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (5955 seats)

Rodez believe to sell many tickets for this fixture despite that the season has been difficult so far with 40 points and a 17th position in the Ligue 2 table. Opponents Caen hold 7th place with 50 pts.

Rodez are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Caen is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rodez form and stats

4 victories, 9 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Rodez have to build on here at Stade Paul Lignon in the Ligue 2.

The Rodez goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi-Nzau is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.

Rodez enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bastia's place. The match ended 1-0 with Corredor scoring. A late climax in the match against Bastia as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by Corredor. The goalie M'Pasi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.33 out of ten. M'Pasi topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Toulouse.

Rodez aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Paul Lignon in the league, with only 14 goals from 18 games. From these home matches, Rodez have conceded only 16 goals.

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Caen form and stats

4-8-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Caen in their Ligue 2 matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Caen are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Caen had fun at their own home (Stade Paul Lignon) last time out, beating Quevilly Rouen 2-0. Abdi and Jeannot scored. Abdi got a match rating of 8.35 in that game, top player of the team. Abdi scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Guingamp's place.

Caen find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Caen have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the contenders faced each other previously this campaign; Caen - Rodez 4-0. Head to head numbers (for the previous four meetings): Rodez won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Caen got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / zero Mendy loves to play against Rodez and have scored 4 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

CaenA. Mendy
A. Mendy
16 goals
CaenN. da Costa Jóia
N. da Costa Jóia
9 goals
CaenJ. Deminguet
J. Deminguet
6 goals

Rodez missing players

Caen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rodez Caen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
9 4 2 Won W 1 4 13
13 9 3 Drew D 5 8 11
15 5 1 Lost L 0 6 13
30 14 4 Scored S 8 21 51
42 16 4 Conceded C 6 22 40
86% 83% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
62% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 73%
24% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 33% 41%
16% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 28% 24%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 11%
35% 39% 33% BTTS BTTS 83% 56% 51%
35% 39% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 27%
43% 39% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 27%
 
4.1 4.3 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.2 4.7
3.8 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.6 4
2 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.3 1.8
4 3 2 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
8.8 9.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8.2 9.6
3.6 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.2 3.7
23% 20% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 37%
 
8 6.8 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 8.7 8.1
3.2 2.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 3.6

  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 37 23 10 4 82 32 19 14 4 1 52 14 18 9 6 3 30 18 50 79
2 Ajaccio 37 21 9 7 38 19 18 12 3 3 20 8 19 9 6 4 18 11 19 72
3 Auxerre 37 20 11 6 59 38 18 10 4 4 31 18 19 10 7 2 28 20 21 71
4 Paris 37 19 10 8 52 35 18 10 7 1 28 13 19 9 3 7 24 22 17 67
5 Sochaux 37 19 10 8 45 32 18 10 5 3 20 12 19 9 5 5 25 20 13 67
6 Guingamp 37 14 13 10 50 47 18 8 6 4 29 23 19 6 7 6 21 24 3 55
7 Caen 37 13 11 13 51 40 19 9 3 7 30 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 11 50
8 Le Havre 37 13 11 13 37 39 19 6 5 8 17 20 18 7 6 5 20 19 -2 50
9 Nîmes 37 14 7 16 44 49 18 6 4 8 22 26 19 8 3 8 22 23 -5 49
10 Niort 37 12 10 15 38 40 18 7 5 6 20 15 19 5 5 9 18 25 -2 46
11 Dijon 37 13 7 17 46 51 19 8 3 8 25 26 18 5 4 9 21 25 -5 46
12 Pau 37 13 7 17 38 47 19 10 2 7 25 20 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 46
13 Amiens SC 37 9 17 11 42 39 19 7 6 6 26 16 18 2 11 5 16 23 3 44
14 Grenoble Foot 38 37 12 8 17 32 42 19 7 5 7 21 21 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 44
15 Bastia 37 9 16 12 36 36 19 5 12 2 19 12 18 4 4 10 17 24 0 43
16 Valenciennes 37 9 14 14 32 46 19 5 5 9 19 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -14 41
17 Rodez 37 9 13 15 30 42 18 4 9 5 14 16 19 5 4 10 16 26 -12 40
18 Quevilly Rouen 37 9 10 18 30 49 18 4 7 7 15 21 19 5 3 11 15 28 -19 37
19 Dunkerque 37 8 7 22 27 50 19 5 6 8 14 21 18 3 1 14 13 29 -23 31
20 Nancy 37 6 9 22 30 66 18 4 4 10 14 30 19 2 5 12 16 36 -36 27

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 37 23 10 4 82 32 19 14 4 1 52 14 18 9 6 3 30 18 50 79
2 Ajaccio 37 21 9 7 38 19 18 12 3 3 20 8 19 9 6 4 18 11 19 72
3 Auxerre 37 20 11 6 59 38 18 10 4 4 31 18 19 10 7 2 28 20 21 71
4 Paris 37 19 10 8 52 35 18 10 7 1 28 13 19 9 3 7 24 22 17 67
5 Sochaux 37 19 10 8 45 32 18 10 5 3 20 12 19 9 5 5 25 20 13 67
6 Guingamp 37 14 13 10 50 47 18 8 6 4 29 23 19 6 7 6 21 24 3 55
7 Caen 37 13 11 13 51 40 19 9 3 7 30 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 11 50
8 Le Havre 37 13 11 13 37 39 19 6 5 8 17 20 18 7 6 5 20 19 -2 50
9 Nîmes 37 14 7 16 44 49 18 6 4 8 22 26 19 8 3 8 22 23 -5 49
10 Niort 37 12 10 15 38 40 18 7 5 6 20 15 19 5 5 9 18 25 -2 46
11 Dijon 37 13 7 17 46 51 19 8 3 8 25 26 18 5 4 9 21 25 -5 46
12 Pau 37 13 7 17 38 47 19 10 2 7 25 20 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 46
13 Amiens SC 37 9 17 11 42 39 19 7 6 6 26 16 18 2 11 5 16 23 3 44
14 Grenoble Foot 38 37 12 8 17 32 42 19 7 5 7 21 21 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 44
15 Bastia 37 9 16 12 36 36 19 5 12 2 19 12 18 4 4 10 17 24 0 43
16 Valenciennes 37 9 14 14 32 46 19 5 5 9 19 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -14 41
17 Rodez 37 9 13 15 30 42 18 4 9 5 14 16 19 5 4 10 16 26 -12 40
18 Quevilly Rouen 37 9 10 18 30 49 18 4 7 7 15 21 19 5 3 11 15 28 -19 37
19 Dunkerque 37 8 7 22 27 50 19 5 6 8 14 21 18 3 1 14 13 29 -23 31
20 Nancy 37 6 9 22 30 66 18 4 4 10 14 30 19 2 5 12 16 36 -36 27

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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.