Ligue 2 · Matchweek 1
Rodez
ROD
3–1Full time
Laval
LAV
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
53%Possession60%
49%Territory44%
36%From set plays31%
0.07Chance quality0.09
4.5%Directness5.7%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Rodez, 3 for Laval. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 24 of 54 matches, not the full season.