With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Rodez fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Châteauroux.
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!
Rodez form and stats
Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Rodez, who have the most scored goals (17) at home in Ligue 2, are 5-1-3 (wins-draw-losses).
In their previous game, the manager L. Peyrelade led his Rodez to a defeat in the Coupe de France match away at Consolat Marseille. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadium de Toulouse. A Ligue 2 defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Grenoble Foot 38.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rodez have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 3.
A decent goal production from Rodez in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Châteauroux form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 2 home defeat versus Guingamp with 1-5 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Châteauroux manager N. Usaï faced defeat when travelling to Nancy and losing 1-2.
Châteauroux lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
We have checked recent matches where Châteauroux have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were W4-D5-L4.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Châteauroux as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Châteauroux have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Châteauroux - Rodez 0-0 entered in the official records. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Rodez victory, 1 draw and 0 Châteauroux wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Bonnet 8 goals |  P. Sané 4 goals |  P. Bardy 3 goals |
Rodez missing players
Châteauroux missing players
| Rodez | Châteauroux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 23 | 17 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 74% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 53% |
| 53% | 67% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 32% |
| 16% | 22% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 16% | 22% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 58% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 42% |
| 21% | 22% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 165 | 78 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 109 | 222 |
| 54 | 32 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 39 | 76 |
| 43% | 53% | 68% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 18% | 16% |
- All of Rodez's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Châteauroux has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Châteauroux have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Châteauroux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Châteauroux have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rodez has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
- Rodez has the most scored goals (17) at home
- Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rodez have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Châteauroux have scored away.
- Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Lens | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | Lorient | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | Troyes | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Nancy | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Rodez | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Caen | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Le Mans | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Chambly | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Châteauroux | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | Niort | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Paris | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Orléans | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 13 |