Season ticket holders at Stade Paul Lignon haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Rodez languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Niort will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Rodez has the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Ligue 2
- Niort has the most conceded goals (18) away in Ligue 2
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.
Rodez form and stats
Rodez's struggle is real here at Stade Paul Lignon with only 9 points collected from 9 Ligue 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4. All in all it has been a very rough period for Rodez who hasn’t won a league-game in their last twelve attempts. Their previous win was against Dunkerque, 100 days ago.
Rodez manager L. Peyrelade and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Le Havre (placed 13th) in the Ligue 2. In the match before that, Rodez hosted Châteauroux and drew the game 1-1.
The hometeam coach L. Peyrelade made a successful contribution in the game against Le Havre, bringing on Ayoub Ouhafsa who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
There will be little rest for Rodez after this match as they are travelling to Nancy for a Ligue 2 game in only four days.
Rodez have scored 8 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. 12 goals have been conceded.
Niort form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Niort, who have the most conceded goals (18) away in Ligue 2, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-5 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Desabre, the Niort manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Niort aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 193 league minutes without a goal. J. Sainati (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
Niort are travelling again after losing away to Troyes in their previous match (0-1). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Grenoble Foot 38.
Niort goalkeeper Mathieu Michel had a great day against Troyes, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Amiens SC in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Niort have scored 8 goals in 8 league games away. Niort have conceded 18 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Rodez victory, zero draws and three Niort wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Bâ 8 goals |  U. Bonnet 4 goals | R. Boissier 4 goals |
Rodez missing players
Niort missing players
| Rodez | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 25 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 76% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| 41% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 44% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 19% |
| 59% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 44% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 40% | 37% |
- Niort has the most conceded goals (18) away in Ligue 2
- Niort has the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Ligue 2
- Niort have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Niort haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rodez has the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Ligue 2
- Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 34 |
| 2 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | Paris | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Clermont | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 7 | Caen | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Niort | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Amiens SC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Dunkerque | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | Chambly | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 17 | Nancy | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Pau | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 19 | Rodez | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 13 |