Ligue 2 match information and statistics: Rodez welcome Sochaux

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 16.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (5955 seats)

Rodez have found it difficult to get points this league season. Could the team get some points when Sochaux visit Stade Paul Lignon?

Insights:
  • Rodez have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sochaux is in the best form (4-1-1)

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

The overall Ligue 2 stats playing at home this season for Rodez are 1-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Rodez in their previous match, an away game at Guingamp that ended in defeat 1-2. The gifted forward Clément Depres bested all teammates in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Depres scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Grenoble Foot 38.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rodez here at Stade Paul Lignon in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Rodez's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sochaux form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sochaux playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

The Sochaux goalkeeper Maxence Andre Prevot is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 225 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Sochaux had fun at their own home (Stade Paul Lignon) last time out, beating Niort 1-0. Aldo Kalulu scored. Aldo Kalulu, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.65. Kalulu scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Auxerre.

Sochaux have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Sochaux are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings between these sides: Rodez won zero, Sochaux were winners in one and we saw three draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

RodezL. Buadés
L. Buadés
4 goals
SochauxA. Kalulu Kyatengwa
A. Kalulu Kyatengwa
4 goals
RodezC. Dépres
C. Dépres
3 goals

Rodez missing players

Sochaux missing players

Rodez Sochaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 2 5 11
3 1 0 Won W 1 3 7
4 3 1 Drew D 1 1 2
4 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
11 4 0 Scored S 3 7 12
14 5 2 Conceded C 1 4 6
91% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 82%
64% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 45%
36% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 27%
27% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 9%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 27%
27% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 55%
36% 40% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 36%
 
4.5 4.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.8 4.5
2.8 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4 4.1
1.5 1.4 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3 2.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10 10.4 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9 8.7
4.3 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.4
23% 15% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 41% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Rodez have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sochaux is in the best form (4-1-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Toulouse 11 7 3 1 22 9 5 3 1 1 10 6 6 4 2 0 12 3 13 24
2 Sochaux 11 7 2 2 12 6 6 4 1 1 5 2 5 3 1 1 7 4 6 23
3 Auxerre 11 5 5 1 18 7 6 3 2 1 11 4 5 2 3 0 7 3 11 20
4 Le Havre 11 5 5 1 11 5 6 3 2 1 7 4 5 2 3 0 4 1 6 20
5 Ajaccio 11 5 4 2 12 7 6 4 1 1 7 2 5 1 3 1 5 5 5 19
6 Paris 11 5 2 4 14 12 5 2 2 1 6 4 6 3 0 3 8 8 2 17
7 Pau 11 4 3 4 12 11 6 3 1 2 8 5 5 1 2 2 4 6 1 15
8 Quevilly Rouen 11 4 3 4 12 12 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 3 1 2 7 6 0 15
9 Niort 11 4 3 4 10 10 5 3 1 1 7 2 6 1 2 3 3 8 0 15
10 Valenciennes 11 4 3 4 10 14 5 1 1 3 4 10 6 3 2 1 6 4 -4 15
11 Nimes 11 3 5 3 14 12 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 2 2 2 9 7 2 14
12 Caen 11 4 2 5 13 12 6 2 0 4 8 7 5 2 2 1 5 5 1 14
13 Guingamp 11 3 5 3 10 12 5 1 2 2 5 7 6 2 3 1 5 5 -2 14
14 Grenoble Foot 38 11 4 2 5 12 16 6 4 1 1 10 6 5 0 1 4 2 10 -4 14
15 Rodez 11 3 4 4 11 14 5 1 3 1 4 5 6 2 1 3 7 9 -3 13
16 Bastia 11 2 4 5 9 13 5 1 4 0 5 3 6 1 0 5 4 10 -4 10
17 Dijon 11 3 1 7 11 18 6 2 1 3 8 10 5 1 0 4 3 8 -7 10
18 Amiens SC 11 1 6 4 11 15 6 0 3 3 4 8 5 1 3 1 7 7 -4 9
19 Dunkerque 11 2 3 6 9 15 6 1 2 3 4 7 5 1 1 3 5 8 -6 9
20 Nancy 11 0 5 6 7 20 5 0 2 3 3 11 6 0 3 3 4 9 -13 5

Read more about Ligue 2

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.