Sochaux manager Daf looking for three points in Rodez showdown

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

Sochaux - Rodez. 5th spot against 16th spot. Nothing is certain - get a complete preview here!

Insights:
  • Rodez have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 2

It's no vacation for neither Sochaux nor Rodez as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sochaux form and stats

The Ligue 2 statistics at home this season for Sochaux are 7-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Sochaux drew their last game, 1-1 away at Niort (placed 13th). Diedhiou, defender, was given a rating of 7.64/10 in that game, top of the team. Diedhiou won 4 of 6 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Sochaux lost 2-3 at Auxerre's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sochaux handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and four defeats.

Sochaux have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rodez form and stats

4-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rodez in their Ligue 2 matches away. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Rodez, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Nîmes game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Rodez played 1-1 against Guingamp in their previous match. Midfielder Ouammou was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.32. Ouammou hit eight key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 33 successful passes (of 35 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Grenoble Foot 38.

We have checked recent matches where Rodez have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, two draws and six defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rodez as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 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. 19 goals have been conceded by Rodez in these games.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded history featuring both these squads is the Rodez - Sochaux 0-1 played not long ago this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Sochaux victories, three draws and zero Rodez wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxA. Kalulu Kyatengwa
A. Kalulu Kyatengwa
7 goals
SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
5 goals
SochauxT. Mauricio
T. Mauricio
5 goals

Sochaux missing players

Rodez missing players

Sochaux Rodez
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 15 29
13 7 3 Won W 0 4 7
9 4 2 Drew D 2 4 11
7 3 0 Lost L 3 7 11
33 14 5 Scored S 2 13 24
28 10 2 Conceded C 5 19 32
86% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 83%
55% 50% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 62%
34% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 28%
24% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 17%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
48% 36% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 34%
38% 43% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 33% 38%
28% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 45%
 
5.7 6.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.5 3.7
4.1 3.4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 4.1 3.7
2.1 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
9.1 9.2 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 8.2 8.8
3.8 4.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 3 3.6
30% 23% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 23%
 
7.8 5.9 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 9.3 7.9
2.9 2.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 2.9
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Rodez have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rodez have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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 29 17 9 3 67 25 15 10 4 1 44 12 14 7 5 2 23 13 42 60
2 Paris 29 16 7 6 42 26 14 9 4 1 23 9 15 7 3 5 19 17 16 55
3 Auxerre 29 15 9 5 46 31 14 7 4 3 26 15 15 8 5 2 20 16 15 54
4 Ajaccio 29 15 7 7 25 15 14 8 3 3 13 5 15 7 4 4 12 10 10 52
5 Sochaux 29 13 9 7 33 28 14 7 4 3 14 10 15 6 5 4 19 18 5 48
6 Le Havre 29 10 11 8 27 27 15 5 5 5 12 12 14 5 6 3 15 15 0 41
7 Nîmes 29 11 6 12 35 38 15 5 4 6 18 19 14 6 2 6 17 19 -3 39
8 Pau 29 11 5 13 29 32 15 9 1 5 20 12 14 2 4 8 9 20 -3 38
9 Dijon 29 11 4 14 33 36 15 7 2 6 19 17 14 4 2 8 14 19 -3 37
10 Caen 29 9 9 11 38 32 15 7 1 7 24 15 14 2 8 4 14 17 6 36
11 Amiens SC 29 8 12 9 36 32 15 7 4 4 24 11 14 1 8 5 12 21 4 36
12 Bastia 29 8 12 9 29 27 15 4 11 0 15 7 14 4 1 9 14 20 2 36
13 Niort 29 10 6 13 29 31 14 6 3 5 16 11 15 4 3 8 13 20 -2 36
14 Guingamp 29 8 12 9 30 36 14 5 6 3 19 17 15 3 6 6 11 19 -6 36
15 Valenciennes 29 7 12 10 28 37 15 4 4 7 18 25 14 3 8 3 10 12 -9 33
16 Rodez 29 7 11 11 24 32 14 3 7 4 11 13 15 4 4 7 13 19 -8 32
17 Grenoble Foot 38 29 9 5 15 22 36 14 6 2 6 15 16 15 3 3 9 7 20 -14 32
18 Quevilly Rouen 29 7 10 12 24 38 14 3 7 4 12 16 15 4 3 8 12 22 -14 31
19 Dunkerque 29 8 6 15 22 35 15 5 5 5 12 13 14 3 1 10 10 22 -13 30
20 Nancy 29 5 8 16 24 49 14 4 4 6 13 20 15 1 4 10 11 29 -25 23

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.