Balanced ball game between Rodez and Nancy expected

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 07.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (33150 seats)

Rodez hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 15th position in the Ligue 2 table. Visiting Nancy holds 9th place with 32 pts.

It's no vacation for neither Rodez nor Nancy as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Rodez form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Rodez at their home stadium (Stade Paul Lignon) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The Rodez crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Nancy here at Stade Paul Lignon in a Ligue 2 match. In the game before, an away victory match versus Orléans with a 2-1 scoreline.

The Rodez fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. Rodez have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Nancy form and stats

Nancy have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 0-8-3 (11 played).

Two travels in a row for Nancy, whose manager J. Garcia could celebrate last time after the Ligue 2 win against Rodez. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Sochaux.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nancy as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Nancy in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Nancy - Rodez 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

RodezU. Bonnet
U. Bonnet
9 goals
NancyM. Gueye
M. Gueye
5 goals
RodezP. Sané
P. Sané
4 goals

Rodez missing players

Nancy missing players

Rodez Nancy
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 1 12 24
7 5 2 Won W 0 1 7
5 2 1 Drew D 1 8 14
12 5 1 Lost L 0 3 3
27 19 5 Scored S 1 9 24
31 16 4 Conceded C 1 13 19
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 79%
71% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 67%
50% 58% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 29%
12% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 4%
12% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
58% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 54%
21% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
29% 17% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
5 4.3 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.9 5.2
4.4 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.8 4.3
2.1 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.1
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
207 108 45 Total Shots T S 10 86 213
67 41 16 Shots on Target S O 3 32 84
40% 46% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 28% 29%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Nancy have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rodez has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rodez have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nancy 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 Lorient 23 16 3 4 42 19 12 9 1 2 21 9 11 7 2 2 21 10 23 51
2 Lens 23 13 7 3 33 17 11 8 2 1 17 5 12 5 5 2 16 12 16 46
3 Ajaccio 23 12 6 5 30 19 11 4 4 3 12 9 12 8 2 2 18 10 11 42
4 Clermont 23 10 8 5 27 22 11 5 3 3 16 12 12 5 5 2 11 10 5 38
5 Troyes 23 12 2 9 25 23 11 6 0 5 14 15 12 6 2 4 11 8 2 38
6 Le Havre 23 9 10 4 32 21 11 4 6 1 15 7 12 5 4 3 17 14 11 37
7 Valenciennes 23 9 8 6 17 13 12 6 4 2 11 5 11 3 4 4 6 8 4 35
8 Guingamp 23 8 8 7 34 27 12 4 5 3 17 12 11 4 3 4 17 15 7 32
9 Nancy 23 6 14 3 23 19 12 6 6 0 15 6 11 0 8 3 8 13 4 32
10 Grenoble Foot 38 23 6 13 4 23 22 11 2 8 1 9 8 12 4 5 3 14 14 1 31
11 Sochaux 23 7 8 8 23 23 12 5 4 3 15 10 11 2 4 5 8 13 0 29
12 Auxerre 23 6 9 8 24 23 12 4 6 2 16 11 11 2 3 6 8 12 1 27
13 Caen 23 6 9 8 25 29 12 3 5 4 12 16 11 3 4 4 13 13 -4 27
14 Chambly 23 7 6 10 19 26 12 3 3 6 7 16 11 4 3 4 12 10 -7 27
15 Rodez 23 7 5 11 27 30 11 5 2 4 19 15 12 2 3 7 8 15 -3 26
16 Châteauroux 23 6 7 10 16 30 11 1 4 6 6 17 12 5 3 4 10 13 -14 25
17 Le Mans 23 6 3 14 26 39 12 4 2 6 14 16 11 2 1 8 12 23 -13 21
18 Niort 23 4 7 12 24 34 11 2 4 5 12 15 12 2 3 7 12 19 -10 19
19 Paris 23 4 6 13 17 36 11 2 2 7 8 20 12 2 4 6 9 16 -19 18
20 Orléans 23 3 7 13 19 34 12 2 2 8 8 18 11 1 5 5 11 16 -15 16

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.