Ligue 2 match preview and statistics: Rodez fight Valenciennes

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Paul Lignon (33150 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stade Paul Lignon haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Rodez languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Valenciennes will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Valenciennes have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Ligue 2

Rodez and Valenciennes 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.

Valenciennes have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Rodez form and stats

5 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Rodez have to build on here at Stade Paul Lignon in the Ligue 2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Paul Lignon.

No payout for Rodez in their previous match, an away game at Ajaccio that ended in defeat 0-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Auxerre with a 1-0 scoreline.

The Rodez fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 14 matches. Rodez have conceded 14 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Valenciennes form and stats

Playing away, Valenciennes have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season. Valenciennes seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Valenciennes failed to get anything from their last game, a Coupe de France home match vs Metz that ended with defeat 0-4. Before that, Valenciennes secured a home win against Toulouse with the score 1-0.

As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Metz was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.

Valenciennes have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Valenciennes's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Rodez and Valenciennes have met before this season: Valenciennes - Rodez 1-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Rodez victories, two draws and one Valenciennes win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ValenciennesB. Guillaume
B. Guillaume
10 goals
ValenciennesJ. Cuffaut
J. Cuffaut
7 goals
ValenciennesK. Cabral
K. Cabral
7 goals

Rodez missing players

Valenciennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rodez Valenciennes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 5 14 28
7 5 0 Won W 2 4 10
12 5 1 Drew D 2 5 9
9 4 3 Lost L 1 5 9
26 14 2 Scored S 9 19 35
33 14 7 Conceded C 6 22 35
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
68% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 71%
36% 29% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 36% 32%
11% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 21%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 11%
54% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 43%
21% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 14% 32%
29% 21% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 36% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.2 8.1 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7.2 7.8
3 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.3
31% 35% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 42% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Valenciennes have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Ligue 2
  • Valenciennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 28 17 7 4 43 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 14 6 4 4 19 13 21 58
2 Clermont 28 16 7 5 47 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 14 6 4 4 19 10 31 55
3 Toulouse 28 15 7 6 51 31 14 9 3 2 30 15 14 6 4 4 21 16 20 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 28 15 7 6 38 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 15 6 3 6 13 14 16 52
5 Paris 28 13 8 7 39 30 14 8 4 2 22 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 9 47
6 Auxerre 28 12 9 7 48 31 14 8 3 3 31 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 17 45
7 Sochaux 28 10 12 6 37 25 14 5 5 4 19 16 14 5 7 2 18 9 12 42
8 Valenciennes 28 10 9 9 35 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 0 39
9 Ajaccio 28 9 8 11 23 33 14 6 4 4 12 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -10 35
10 Nancy 28 8 10 10 37 38 14 4 6 4 22 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -1 34
11 Amiens SC 28 8 10 10 22 25 14 4 7 3 8 7 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 34
12 Caen 28 8 10 10 27 34 14 5 6 3 13 14 14 3 4 7 14 20 -7 34
13 Le Havre 28 8 10 10 22 32 14 3 7 4 10 13 14 5 3 6 12 19 -10 34
14 Niort 28 8 10 10 31 42 14 5 5 4 15 15 14 3 5 6 16 27 -11 34
15 Rodez 28 7 12 9 26 33 14 5 5 4 14 14 14 2 7 5 12 19 -7 33
16 Dunkerque 28 7 7 14 21 33 14 4 5 5 14 13 14 3 2 9 7 20 -12 28
17 Pau 28 7 6 15 25 38 14 5 4 5 14 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -13 27
18 Guingamp 28 4 14 10 28 40 14 2 7 5 14 21 14 2 7 5 14 19 -12 26
19 Chambly 28 5 9 14 28 48 15 4 2 9 15 25 13 1 7 5 13 23 -20 24
20 Châteauroux 28 4 6 18 24 44 14 3 2 9 16 24 14 1 4 9 8 20 -20 18

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 Troyes 28 17 7 4 43 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 14 6 4 4 19 13 21 58
2 Clermont 28 16 7 5 47 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 14 6 4 4 19 10 31 55
3 Toulouse 28 15 7 6 51 31 14 9 3 2 30 15 14 6 4 4 21 16 20 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 28 15 7 6 38 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 15 6 3 6 13 14 16 52
5 Paris 28 13 8 7 39 30 14 8 4 2 22 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 9 47
6 Auxerre 28 12 9 7 48 31 14 8 3 3 31 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 17 45
7 Sochaux 28 10 12 6 37 25 14 5 5 4 19 16 14 5 7 2 18 9 12 42
8 Valenciennes 28 10 9 9 35 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 0 39
9 Ajaccio 28 9 8 11 23 33 14 6 4 4 12 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -10 35
10 Nancy 28 8 10 10 37 38 14 4 6 4 22 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -1 34
11 Amiens SC 28 8 10 10 22 25 14 4 7 3 8 7 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 34
12 Caen 28 8 10 10 27 34 14 5 6 3 13 14 14 3 4 7 14 20 -7 34
13 Le Havre 28 8 10 10 22 32 14 3 7 4 10 13 14 5 3 6 12 19 -10 34
14 Niort 28 8 10 10 31 42 14 5 5 4 15 15 14 3 5 6 16 27 -11 34
15 Rodez 28 7 12 9 26 33 14 5 5 4 14 14 14 2 7 5 12 19 -7 33
16 Dunkerque 28 7 7 14 21 33 14 4 5 5 14 13 14 3 2 9 7 20 -12 28
17 Pau 28 7 6 15 25 38 14 5 4 5 14 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -13 27
18 Guingamp 28 4 14 10 28 40 14 2 7 5 14 21 14 2 7 5 14 19 -12 26
19 Chambly 28 5 9 14 28 48 15 4 2 9 15 25 13 1 7 5 13 23 -20 24
20 Châteauroux 28 4 6 18 24 44 14 3 2 9 16 24 14 1 4 9 8 20 -20 18

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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.