Match preview Ligue 2: Rodez - Paris at Stade Paul Lignon

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (33150 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Rodez have their presumed home advantage while Paris are ahead 17 points in the Ligue 2 table.

Insights:
  • Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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!

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Rodez form and stats

Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Rodez are 6-6-4 (wins-draw-losses).

Rodez lost their last game at Amiens SC (placed 10th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Rodez drew at home versus Chambly.

There will be little rest for Rodez after this match as they are travelling to Chateauroux for a Ligue 2 game in only two days.

The Rodez fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 16 matches. Rodez have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Paris form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Paris playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

Paris delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Troyes (placed 1st) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. Prior to that result Paris won their away game at Sochaux. The scoreline was 2-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Clermont in just two days.

Paris find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Paris have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Paris - Rodez 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rodez three wins, three draws and Paris four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

RodezU. Bonnet
U. Bonnet
7 goals
ParisA. Abdi
A. Abdi
7 goals
ParisG. Laura
G. Laura
7 goals

Rodez missing players

Paris missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rodez Paris
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
8 6 3 Won W 2 6 15
14 6 1 Drew D 1 5 10
10 4 1 Lost L 2 5 7
32 19 6 Scored S 5 19 44
37 16 3 Conceded C 6 16 32
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
69% 69% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 69%
38% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 41%
12% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
53% 50% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 47%
22% 31% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 38%
28% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 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 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 5 7
 
8.2 8.2 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.9 9.5
3.2 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.9
31% 37% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 35%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 Troyes 32 18 8 6 47 31 16 12 3 1 26 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 62
2 Toulouse 31 17 7 7 59 33 16 11 3 2 38 16 15 6 4 5 21 17 26 58
3 Grenoble Foot 38 32 16 9 7 44 28 16 10 6 0 31 12 16 6 3 7 13 16 16 57
4 Clermont 31 16 8 7 48 19 15 10 4 1 28 6 16 6 4 6 20 13 29 56
5 Paris 32 15 10 7 44 32 16 9 5 2 25 16 16 6 5 5 19 16 12 55
6 Auxerre 32 13 12 7 55 34 16 8 5 3 32 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 21 51
7 Sochaux 32 11 14 7 40 27 16 5 6 5 20 18 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 47
8 Valenciennes 32 11 10 11 39 44 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 4 5 7 19 28 -5 43
9 Nancy 32 10 11 11 44 43 16 5 7 4 23 23 16 5 4 7 21 20 1 41
10 Amiens SC 30 10 10 10 26 26 16 6 7 3 12 8 14 4 3 7 14 18 0 40
11 Ajaccio 32 10 9 13 28 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -10 39
12 Le Havre 32 9 12 11 26 36 16 3 8 5 11 16 16 6 4 6 15 20 -10 39
13 Rodez 32 8 14 10 32 37 16 6 6 4 19 16 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 38
14 Niort 32 9 11 12 32 48 16 6 5 5 16 19 16 3 6 7 16 29 -16 38
15 Caen 32 8 12 12 31 42 16 5 7 4 14 17 16 3 5 8 17 25 -11 36
16 Pau 32 9 8 15 32 42 16 7 4 5 19 16 16 2 4 10 13 26 -10 35
17 Dunkerque 31 9 7 15 26 37 15 5 5 5 16 13 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 34
18 Guingamp 31 5 15 11 31 42 15 2 8 5 15 22 16 3 7 6 16 20 -11 30
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 33 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -24 28
20 Chateauroux 32 4 9 19 29 50 16 3 3 10 19 28 16 1 6 9 10 22 -21 21

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 Troyes 32 18 8 6 47 31 16 12 3 1 26 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 62
2 Toulouse 31 17 7 7 59 33 16 11 3 2 38 16 15 6 4 5 21 17 26 58
3 Grenoble Foot 38 32 16 9 7 44 28 16 10 6 0 31 12 16 6 3 7 13 16 16 57
4 Clermont 31 16 8 7 48 19 15 10 4 1 28 6 16 6 4 6 20 13 29 56
5 Paris 32 15 10 7 44 32 16 9 5 2 25 16 16 6 5 5 19 16 12 55
6 Auxerre 32 13 12 7 55 34 16 8 5 3 32 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 21 51
7 Sochaux 32 11 14 7 40 27 16 5 6 5 20 18 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 47
8 Valenciennes 32 11 10 11 39 44 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 4 5 7 19 28 -5 43
9 Nancy 32 10 11 11 44 43 16 5 7 4 23 23 16 5 4 7 21 20 1 41
10 Amiens SC 30 10 10 10 26 26 16 6 7 3 12 8 14 4 3 7 14 18 0 40
11 Ajaccio 32 10 9 13 28 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -10 39
12 Le Havre 32 9 12 11 26 36 16 3 8 5 11 16 16 6 4 6 15 20 -10 39
13 Rodez 32 8 14 10 32 37 16 6 6 4 19 16 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 38
14 Niort 32 9 11 12 32 48 16 6 5 5 16 19 16 3 6 7 16 29 -16 38
15 Caen 32 8 12 12 31 42 16 5 7 4 14 17 16 3 5 8 17 25 -11 36
16 Pau 32 9 8 15 32 42 16 7 4 5 19 16 16 2 4 10 13 26 -10 35
17 Dunkerque 31 9 7 15 26 37 15 5 5 5 16 13 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 34
18 Guingamp 31 5 15 11 31 42 15 2 8 5 15 22 16 3 7 6 16 20 -11 30
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 33 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -24 28
20 Chateauroux 32 4 9 19 29 50 16 3 3 10 19 28 16 1 6 9 10 22 -21 21

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