This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligue 2, Rodez holding 18th place and Pau lying 19th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Rodez has the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Ligue 2
- Pau has the the worst goal difference (-15) in Ligue 2
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Rodez form and stats
Rodez's results here at Stade Paul Lignon in the Ligue 2 have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Rodez who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 14 attempts. Their previous win was against Dunkerque, 112 days ago. With seven home Ligue 2 games in a row without a win, the Rodez fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Dunkerque game long ago, can be stopped today.
An away draw last time out for Rodez, facing Nancy in a game that ended 2-2. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Niort.
There will be little rest for Rodez after this match as they are travelling to Pau for a Coupe de France game in only two days.
Rodez aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Paul Lignon in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. On the other hand, Rodez have conceded 13 goals.
Pau form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pau, who have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Ligue 2, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Pau who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Sochaux was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Pau's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Pau failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 2 home match vs Chambly (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Prior to that match, the Pau manager D. Tholot faced defeat when travelling to Ajaccio and losing 1-4.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rodez in just two days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pau as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. As for defending, Pau rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Pau - Rodez 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rodez won six games, one match ended with a draw and Pau has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  R. Boissier 5 goals | U. Bonnet 4 goals |  R. Armand 4 goals |
Rodez missing players
Pau missing players
| Rodez | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 79% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 47% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 63% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 37% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 21% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7.8 | 7.5 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7 | 7.7 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 30% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 26% | 29% |
- Pau has the fewest points (5) away in Ligue 2
- Pau has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 2
- Pau has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Ligue 2
- Pau has the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Ligue 2
- Pau has the the worst goal difference (-15) in Ligue 2
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rodez has the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Ligue 2
- 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 | Troyes | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Clermont | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Caen | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 12 | Le Havre | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Dunkerque | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Nancy | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Rodez | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Pau | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 13 |