The visiting Valenciennes side should be favourites in this visit to Rodez, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their 21 league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
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.
Rodez form and stats
Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Rodez, who have the most scored goals (18) at home in Ligue 2, are 5-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
An away draw last time out for Rodez, facing Paris in a game that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Châteauroux that was lost 1-2.
Rodez are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Orléans awaits in four days.
Rodez have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Paul Lignon with 18 goals in 10 league matches. Rodez have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
Valenciennes are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Ligue 2 against Le Mans (placed 17th). Prior to that match, the Valenciennes manager O. Guégan faced defeat when travelling to Nancy and losing 0-1.
After this away game Valenciennes return home for a Ligue 2 game against Guingamp. That game is only four sleeps after this.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Valenciennes's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. Valenciennes are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Valenciennes - Rodez 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  T. Chevalier 10 goals |   U. Bonnet 9 goals |  P. Sané 4 goals |
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| Rodez | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 30% | 38% |
| 52% | 70% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 70% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 20% | 19% |
| 24% | 20% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 52% |
| 29% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | 43% |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 178 | 84 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 73 | 208 |
| 58 | 35 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 23 | 63 |
| 41% | 51% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 22% | 25% |
- All of Rodez's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rodez has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Rodez has the most scored goals (18) at home
- Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rodez have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.
- Rodez haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals (12)
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (18)
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Lens | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Troyes | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | Clermont | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Nancy | 21 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 13 | Chambly | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Rodez | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Caen | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 20 |
| 18 | Niort | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 19 | Paris | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -18 | 17 |
| 20 | Orléans | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -12 | 16 |