Week 8 brings us a match on Sep 10th, where Rodez hosts Valenciennes in a clash of the Ligue 2. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. Rodez is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Metz. Georges Mikautadze scored the first goal for Metz in the 21st minute, then Georges Mikautadze added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Danley Jean Jacques. Rodez looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while valenciennes sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Nîmes. Mohamed Kaba struck first for Valenciennes in the 29th minute, then Malik Tchokounte tied it up for Nîmes in the 45th minute , but fortunately for Valenciennes it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Valenciennes is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Rodez won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Valenciennes hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Cuffaut and Zinga, and they each have 1 goal. Rodez’s most prolific scorer has been Clément Depres. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.