Only three points good enough for Rodez in Nîmes game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (5955 seats)

Rodez are hosting Nîmes for yet another important fixture after their 3-2 result against Auxerre.

Insights:
  • Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (21) away in Ligue 2

Rodez have less rest than Nîmes in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Coupe de France game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Auxerre.

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Rodez form and stats

With 1 Ligue 2 win, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Rodez are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Rodez hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Niort, Rodez, Saint-Etienne, Pau, Laval and Dijon), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Rodez, their manager Santini and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Rodez are returning here after visiting Auxerre in a Coupe de France game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.

Before that game, the home loss against Sochaux with the scoreline 1-2.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rodez here at Stade Paul Lignon in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rodez defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Nîmes form and stats

There's been little loot from Nîmes's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 11 away games in the Ligue 2. Nîmes only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.

Nîmes failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Pagis got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, top player of the team. Pagis dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Guingamp.

Nîmes find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Nîmes struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Nîmes - Rodez 1-0 was the product when this pair of participants last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the previous eight meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for Rodez, two draws and five wins for Nîmes. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

NîmesM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
8 goals
RodezC. Dépres
C. Dépres
6 goals
NîmesM. Koné
M. Koné
4 goals

Rodez missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rodez Nîmes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 4 11 22
4 1 1 Won W 0 1 6
8 4 1 Drew D 2 3 4
10 6 0 Lost L 2 7 12
19 9 3 Scored S 3 12 22
29 18 2 Conceded C 5 21 33
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
68% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 64%
36% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 64% 45%
18% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 45% 32%
5% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 18%
50% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 82% 55%
18% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 27%
41% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 18% 27%
 
4.6 4.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.8 2.8
4.5 4 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.4 5.3
2.2 2.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.7
5 2 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
8 8.2 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 9.1 9.1
2.8 2.9 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 3.6
31% 28% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 30% 28%
 
9.1 7.3 2.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 10.9 10.8
3.4 2.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 4.1
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (21) away in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rodez have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have the fewest points (7) at home in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Ligue 2
  • 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 Le Havre 22 13 8 1 32 9 11 7 4 0 16 4 11 6 4 1 16 5 23 47
2 Sochaux 22 12 3 7 36 20 11 7 2 2 21 8 11 5 1 5 15 12 16 39
3 Bordeaux 22 11 6 5 31 16 11 6 3 2 15 7 11 5 3 3 16 9 15 39
4 Metz 22 10 6 6 35 24 11 5 4 2 16 11 11 5 2 4 19 13 11 36
5 Grenoble Foot 38 22 10 6 6 23 18 11 6 2 3 11 8 11 4 4 3 12 10 5 36
6 Bastia 22 10 4 8 22 24 11 7 1 3 11 6 11 3 3 5 11 18 -2 34
7 Amiens SC 22 9 6 7 26 24 11 5 3 3 13 10 11 4 3 4 13 14 2 33
8 Caen 22 8 8 6 26 23 11 6 4 1 17 7 11 2 4 5 9 16 3 32
9 Quevilly Rouen 22 8 7 7 27 25 11 5 4 2 19 13 11 3 3 5 8 12 2 31
10 Valenciennes 22 7 8 7 21 24 11 5 6 0 17 11 11 2 2 7 4 13 -3 29
11 Annecy 22 7 7 8 24 22 11 5 2 4 10 9 11 2 5 4 14 13 2 28
12 Paris 22 7 7 8 18 23 10 2 3 5 8 14 12 5 4 3 10 9 -5 28
13 Guingamp 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 2 3 6 11 17 11 5 3 3 15 14 -5 27
14 Laval 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 5 1 5 17 16 11 3 2 6 10 18 -7 27
15 Pau 22 6 8 8 19 26 11 3 5 3 10 13 11 3 3 5 9 13 -7 26
16 Nîmes 22 6 4 12 22 33 11 5 1 5 10 12 11 1 3 7 12 21 -11 22
17 Dijon 22 5 6 11 21 27 12 4 4 4 14 14 10 1 2 7 7 13 -6 21
18 Saint-Etienne 22 6 6 10 31 38 11 4 3 4 17 19 11 2 3 6 14 19 -7 21
19 Rodez 22 4 8 10 19 29 11 1 4 6 9 18 11 3 4 4 10 11 -10 20
20 Niort 22 5 5 12 19 35 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 2 3 6 10 18 -16 20

Nîmes:
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 Le Havre 22 13 8 1 32 9 11 7 4 0 16 4 11 6 4 1 16 5 23 47
2 Sochaux 22 12 3 7 36 20 11 7 2 2 21 8 11 5 1 5 15 12 16 39
3 Bordeaux 22 11 6 5 31 16 11 6 3 2 15 7 11 5 3 3 16 9 15 39
4 Metz 22 10 6 6 35 24 11 5 4 2 16 11 11 5 2 4 19 13 11 36
5 Grenoble Foot 38 22 10 6 6 23 18 11 6 2 3 11 8 11 4 4 3 12 10 5 36
6 Bastia 22 10 4 8 22 24 11 7 1 3 11 6 11 3 3 5 11 18 -2 34
7 Amiens SC 22 9 6 7 26 24 11 5 3 3 13 10 11 4 3 4 13 14 2 33
8 Caen 22 8 8 6 26 23 11 6 4 1 17 7 11 2 4 5 9 16 3 32
9 Quevilly Rouen 22 8 7 7 27 25 11 5 4 2 19 13 11 3 3 5 8 12 2 31
10 Valenciennes 22 7 8 7 21 24 11 5 6 0 17 11 11 2 2 7 4 13 -3 29
11 Annecy 22 7 7 8 24 22 11 5 2 4 10 9 11 2 5 4 14 13 2 28
12 Paris 22 7 7 8 18 23 10 2 3 5 8 14 12 5 4 3 10 9 -5 28
13 Guingamp 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 2 3 6 11 17 11 5 3 3 15 14 -5 27
14 Laval 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 5 1 5 17 16 11 3 2 6 10 18 -7 27
15 Pau 22 6 8 8 19 26 11 3 5 3 10 13 11 3 3 5 9 13 -7 26
16 Nîmes 22 6 4 12 22 33 11 5 1 5 10 12 11 1 3 7 12 21 -11 22
17 Dijon 22 5 6 11 21 27 12 4 4 4 14 14 10 1 2 7 7 13 -6 21
18 Saint-Etienne 22 6 6 10 31 38 11 4 3 4 17 19 11 2 3 6 14 19 -7 21
19 Rodez 22 4 8 10 19 29 11 1 4 6 9 18 11 3 4 4 10 11 -10 20
20 Niort 22 5 5 12 19 35 11 3 2 6 9 17 11 2 3 6 10 18 -16 20

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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.