Rodez vs Pau: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (5955 seats)

Let's all look at Rodez - Pau! Even with mixed fortunes up until now, this match could be immense!

Insights:
  • Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligue 2
  • Pau have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Relegation threatens Rodez who should definitely be looking for some points here. Pau are struggling to avoid relegation.

Both participants have had enough days rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face match!

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Rodez form and stats

Rodez have collected 19 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 4-7-7. Rodez have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Rodez drew their last game, 1-1 away at Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 8th). Vandenabeele was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Vandenabeele won 8 of 8 duels.

In the match before that, Rodez hosted Paris and drew the game 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rodez have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 6 and lost 2.

Rodez have scored {16 league goals} here from 18 matches, not a lot. Rodez's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Pau form and stats

Playing away, Pau have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 8 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Pau's previous game was their home loss versus Bastia (2-6). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Bastia was particularly ugly (2-6). The humiliation is still top of mind. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away side? The correct answer is George and that is quite the feat! Saivet, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.62. Saivet served one assist and hit two key passes.

A 1-1 draw at Valenciennes's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pau playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Pau wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

Will both teams score? This club's latest statistics suggest that, having played 7 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each team.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pau as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. 23 goals have been conceded by Pau in these games.

Head 2 Head

These sides met each other previously this campaign: Pau - Rodez 2-2. Rodez-Pau H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rodez six wins, Pau one win, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

PauH. Saivet
H. Saivet
7 goals
PauY. Begraoui
Y. Begraoui
7 goals

Rodez missing players

Pau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rodez Pau
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
10 4 2 Won W 1 5 10
13 7 4 Drew D 1 5 11
13 7 0 Lost L 4 8 15
36 16 8 Scored S 3 17 36
41 24 6 Conceded C 10 23 50
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
64% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 61%
33% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 28% 36%
19% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 17% 22%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
47% 56% 83% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 47%
25% 17% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 25%
39% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 28% 33%
 
4.2 4.1 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.3 4.1
4.9 4.6 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.3 4.8
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.4 2
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.9 9.4 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 7.5 9.1
3.2 3.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.5
31% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 32% 28%
 
10.4 9.1 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.6 11.1
3.5 2.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.4 4.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Pau have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Pau haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rodez have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in Ligue 2
  • Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligue 2

  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 35 19 14 2 44 16 17 10 7 0 22 7 18 9 7 2 22 9 28 71
2 Bordeaux 36 20 9 7 51 26 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 25 69
3 Metz 36 18 12 6 57 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 9 5 4 32 18 26 66
4 Bastia 36 17 8 11 49 41 18 11 3 4 25 14 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 59
5 Caen 36 16 10 10 50 40 18 11 5 2 31 15 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 58
6 Sochaux 36 15 7 14 53 37 18 9 4 5 31 17 18 6 3 9 22 20 16 52
7 Paris 36 14 9 13 43 42 18 7 3 8 23 22 18 7 6 5 20 20 1 51
8 Grenoble Foot 38 36 14 9 13 33 33 18 9 5 4 19 14 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 51
9 Saint-Étienne 36 14 10 12 59 55 18 9 4 5 32 27 18 5 6 7 27 28 4 49
10 Guingamp 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 6 4 8 24 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 49
11 Quevilly Rouen 36 12 13 11 43 43 18 6 9 3 27 21 18 6 4 8 16 22 0 49
12 Amiens SC 36 12 8 16 36 49 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 44
13 Rodez 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 4 7 7 16 24 18 6 6 6 20 17 -5 43
14 Annecy 36 10 12 14 38 50 18 8 4 6 17 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -12 42
15 Dijon 36 10 11 15 37 41 18 7 6 5 20 16 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 41
16 Pau 36 10 11 15 36 50 18 5 6 7 19 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -14 41
17 Laval 36 12 4 20 40 55 18 8 2 8 25 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -15 40
18 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
19 Nîmes 36 9 6 21 41 59 18 8 2 8 24 22 18 1 4 13 17 37 -18 33
20 Niort 36 7 7 22 32 62 18 5 3 10 21 33 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 28

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 35 19 14 2 44 16 17 10 7 0 22 7 18 9 7 2 22 9 28 71
2 Bordeaux 36 20 9 7 51 26 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 25 69
3 Metz 36 18 12 6 57 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 9 5 4 32 18 26 66
4 Bastia 36 17 8 11 49 41 18 11 3 4 25 14 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 59
5 Caen 36 16 10 10 50 40 18 11 5 2 31 15 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 58
6 Sochaux 36 15 7 14 53 37 18 9 4 5 31 17 18 6 3 9 22 20 16 52
7 Paris 36 14 9 13 43 42 18 7 3 8 23 22 18 7 6 5 20 20 1 51
8 Grenoble Foot 38 36 14 9 13 33 33 18 9 5 4 19 14 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 51
9 Saint-Étienne 36 14 10 12 59 55 18 9 4 5 32 27 18 5 6 7 27 28 4 49
10 Guingamp 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 6 4 8 24 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 49
11 Quevilly Rouen 36 12 13 11 43 43 18 6 9 3 27 21 18 6 4 8 16 22 0 49
12 Amiens SC 36 12 8 16 36 49 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 44
13 Rodez 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 4 7 7 16 24 18 6 6 6 20 17 -5 43
14 Annecy 36 10 12 14 38 50 18 8 4 6 17 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -12 42
15 Dijon 36 10 11 15 37 41 18 7 6 5 20 16 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 41
16 Pau 36 10 11 15 36 50 18 5 6 7 19 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -14 41
17 Laval 36 12 4 20 40 55 18 8 2 8 25 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -15 40
18 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
19 Nîmes 36 9 6 21 41 59 18 8 2 8 24 22 18 1 4 13 17 37 -18 33
20 Niort 36 7 7 22 32 62 18 5 3 10 21 33 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 28

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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.