Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 5th where Rodez hosts Valenciennes in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 11th placed Rodez is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Le Havre. Le Havre had 14 on net, and Rodez had 2, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Rodez is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while valenciennes is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Nîmes. Yassine Benrahou struck first for Nîmes in the 11th minute on a penalty shot, then Julien Ponceau added another in the 16th minute. Valenciennes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Sat Aug 21st, Valenciennes hosted Rodez at the Stade Du Hainaut in their last match together. Rodez was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Baptiste Guillaume struck first for Valenciennes in the 16th minute, then Lucas Buades got the equalizer for Rodez in the 27th minute on a feed from Ouammou Finally they completed the comback victory in the 47th minute on a goal by Lucas Buades to cap off a wild match.
Baptiste Guillaume and Floyd Ayité are the top scorers for Valenciennes in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal..