The home fans plan for a win in this match, and the home advantage might do the trick versus a struggling visitor. Valenciennes are in 12th place while the guesting Rodez sweat at 20th.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
- Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) 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.
Valenciennes and Rodez 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 form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Valenciennes at their home stadium (Stade du Hainaut) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats.
Valenciennes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Guingamp. Debuchy, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Debuchy scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 12 of 21 duels.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Laval.A decent goal production from Valenciennes in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches.
Rodez form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Rodez's last game was the home draw against Nimes (1-1). Midfield player Senaya was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Senaya hit two key passes and had 23 successful passes (of 25 total).
Earlier, the Coupe de France win away at Auxerre.
A tale of few goals? 9 of this side's most recent 12 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rodez as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Rodez have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive games without losing (2-4-0) when facing Valenciennes.Rodez - Valenciennes 1-1 was the scoreline in these participants' last head to head fixture, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Dépres 7 goals |   J. Cuffaut 4 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Rodez missing players
| Valenciennes | Rodez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 22 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 27 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 30 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 91% |
| 57% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 70% |
| 35% | 45% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 35% |
| 26% | 36% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 4% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 52% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 17% |
| 35% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 39% |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7.8 | 7.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 27% | 37% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 34% | 32% |
| 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11 | 9.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | 3.3 |
- Rodez have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have not yet lost a game at home.
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) 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 | Le Havre | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Bordeaux | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Metz | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Quevilly Rouen | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 7 | Bastia | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Caen | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Annecy | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Paris | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Laval | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 28 |
| 15 | Pau | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 24 |
| 17 | Nimes | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Niort | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 19 | Dijon | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Rodez | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 21 |
