Ligue 2: What this game might lack in glitz it should pay back in pace and dedication. Get set for Rodez - Valenciennes!
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Ligue 2
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Ligue 2.
Rodez form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Rodez have to build on here at Stade Paul Lignon in the Ligue 2.
Rodez haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 366 minutes ago. Diakite (own goal) scored that one.
Rodez drew their last game, 0-0 away at Le Havre (placed 7th). Defender Celestine got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.01/10. Celestine won 8 of 11 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Dijon with the scoreline 0-2.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 (8 from 10 games). From these home matches, Rodez have conceded only 8 goals.
Valenciennes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Cuffaut, Yatabare (2), Guillaume (2) and Hamache secured the home win 6-1 against Nancy in their previous game. The attacker Guillaume got a match rating of 9.0 in that game. Guillaume scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Nîmes wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Valenciennes as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
These opponents have met previously this season: Valenciennes - Rodez 1-4. Rodez-Valenciennes H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Rodez two wins, Valenciennes one win, two draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Guillaume 6 goals |   L. Buadés 4 goals |  G. Robail 4 goals |
Rodez missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Rodez | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 86% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 82% | 86% |
| 59% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 68% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 50% |
| 18% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 59% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 45% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 27% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 9.5 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 6.1 | 8.3 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 20% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 34% |
| 8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.5 |
| 2.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (15) 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 | Toulouse | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Paris | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Niort | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Nîmes | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Dijon | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Pau | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Rodez | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Amiens SC | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Caen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 | Quevilly Rouen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 17 | Bastia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 24 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Nancy | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -27 | 15 |
