Game guide for Ligue 2: Rodez - Saint-Étienne at Stade Paul Lignon

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (5955 seats)

Rodez and Saint-Étienne have both played out a "par" performance until now, to use a golf term. Both hold mid-table positions in the Ligue 2.

Insights:
  • Rodez is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Ligue 2

Rodez and Saint-Étienne should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Rodez form and stats

Rodez have played 16 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-7 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Rodez here at Stade Paul Lignon, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi-Nzau not having conceded a league goal in 195 minutes.

Rodez are returning here after visiting Annecy and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Depres, Corredor and Senaya scored the goal(s). Senaya (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Senaya scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Laval in a game that was won 1-0.

Rodez aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Paul Lignon in the league, with only {15 goals} from 16 games. Rodez's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Saint-Étienne playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. Saint-Étienne has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Saint-Étienne's previous game was their home loss versus Metz (1-3). That loss stopped this team's string of league fixtures in a row without losing; ten games in all! Nkounkou has found the net for the away team three fixtures in a row. The talent! The attacker Krasso got a match rating of 8.1 in that game. Krasso served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Grenoble Foot 38.

Saint-Étienne are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 16 away games so far. In the opposite end, Saint-Étienne have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Rodez and Saint-Étienne have faced each other already this season: Saint-Étienne - Rodez 0-2. Rodez-Saint-Étienne H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Rodez one win, Saint-Étienne zero wins, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Saint-ÉtienneJ. Krasso
J. Krasso
16 goals
Saint-ÉtienneI. Wadji
I. Wadji
9 goals

Rodez missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rodez Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 3 Played P 5 16 32
10 4 1 Won W 2 5 12
10 5 0 Drew D 2 5 9
12 7 2 Lost L 1 6 11
34 15 1 Scored S 11 25 50
38 23 2 Conceded C 8 25 48
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
66% 69% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 91%
38% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 69% 53%
22% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 38% 38%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 19%
47% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 80% 75% 59%
25% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 28%
38% 31% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 12%
 
4.1 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.8 5.4
4.9 4.6 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.6 4.7
2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.4
5 2 0 Red cards R C 2 5 9
 
8.8 8.9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 12.2 12.9
3.2 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.6 4.8 4.8
34% 28% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 32% 32%
 
9.8 9 4.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9.4 9.5 8.8
3.4 2.8 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rodez is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne 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 Le Havre 32 17 14 1 41 14 16 9 7 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 65
2 Metz 32 16 10 6 51 28 16 8 6 2 23 12 16 8 4 4 28 16 23 58
3 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
4 Sochaux 32 15 7 10 52 31 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 3 7 21 17 21 52
5 Caen 32 14 10 8 42 34 16 10 5 1 26 11 16 4 5 7 16 23 8 52
6 Bastia 32 15 7 10 39 35 16 10 2 4 22 12 16 5 5 6 17 23 4 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 31 13 8 10 30 27 16 8 4 4 16 13 15 5 4 6 14 14 3 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 32 11 11 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 5 4 7 10 15 1 44
9 Paris 32 12 7 13 39 40 16 5 3 8 20 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -1 43
10 Saint-Étienne 32 12 9 11 50 48 16 7 4 5 25 23 16 5 5 6 25 25 2 42
11 Guingamp 32 11 9 12 40 41 16 5 3 8 20 22 16 6 6 4 20 19 -1 42
12 Rodez 32 10 10 12 34 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 40
13 Pau 32 10 10 12 28 36 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 5 4 7 14 19 -8 40
14 Amiens SC 32 11 7 14 33 42 16 7 3 6 17 17 16 4 4 8 16 25 -9 40
15 Valenciennes 32 8 13 11 35 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 16 3 3 10 10 21 -6 37
16 Annecy 32 9 9 14 32 45 16 7 3 6 15 17 16 2 6 8 17 28 -13 36
17 Laval 32 10 4 18 35 47 16 6 2 8 21 22 16 4 2 10 14 25 -12 34
18 Dijon 32 7 10 15 29 39 17 6 6 5 17 16 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 31
19 Nîmes 32 8 5 19 32 48 15 7 1 7 17 15 17 1 4 12 15 33 -16 29
20 Niort 32 7 6 19 28 53 16 5 2 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 10 25 -25 27

Saint-Étienne:
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 32 17 14 1 41 14 16 9 7 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 65
2 Metz 32 16 10 6 51 28 16 8 6 2 23 12 16 8 4 4 28 16 23 58
3 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
4 Sochaux 32 15 7 10 52 31 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 3 7 21 17 21 52
5 Caen 32 14 10 8 42 34 16 10 5 1 26 11 16 4 5 7 16 23 8 52
6 Bastia 32 15 7 10 39 35 16 10 2 4 22 12 16 5 5 6 17 23 4 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 31 13 8 10 30 27 16 8 4 4 16 13 15 5 4 6 14 14 3 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 32 11 11 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 16 5 4 7 10 15 1 44
9 Paris 32 12 7 13 39 40 16 5 3 8 20 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -1 43
10 Saint-Étienne 32 12 9 11 50 48 16 7 4 5 25 23 16 5 5 6 25 25 2 42
11 Guingamp 32 11 9 12 40 41 16 5 3 8 20 22 16 6 6 4 20 19 -1 42
12 Rodez 32 10 10 12 34 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 40
13 Pau 32 10 10 12 28 36 16 5 6 5 14 17 16 5 4 7 14 19 -8 40
14 Amiens SC 32 11 7 14 33 42 16 7 3 6 17 17 16 4 4 8 16 25 -9 40
15 Valenciennes 32 8 13 11 35 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 16 3 3 10 10 21 -6 37
16 Annecy 32 9 9 14 32 45 16 7 3 6 15 17 16 2 6 8 17 28 -13 36
17 Laval 32 10 4 18 35 47 16 6 2 8 21 22 16 4 2 10 14 25 -12 34
18 Dijon 32 7 10 15 29 39 17 6 6 5 17 16 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 31
19 Nîmes 32 8 5 19 32 48 15 7 1 7 17 15 17 1 4 12 15 33 -16 29
20 Niort 32 7 6 19 28 53 16 5 2 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 10 25 -25 27

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