Another action-packed fixture in Ligue 2 as Niort welcome Grenoble Foot 38

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 15.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

Niort will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Grenoble Foot 38.

Insights:
  • Niort have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Niort form and stats

Niort are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade René Gaillard. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Niort after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Niort supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ajaccio in Ligue 2 and win 2-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Auxerre.

The manager S. Desabre will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Troyes in only three days.

Niort have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade René Gaillard with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Niort have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

3-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Grenoble Foot 38 in their Ligue 2 matches away.

Willy Semedo, Moussa Djitté, Loïc Nestor and Marcellin Achille Anani scored in Grenoble Foot 38's previous match, the home game against Dunkerque that ended 4-0. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Caen that ended 1-1.

As you can tell from the results above, Grenoble Foot 38 was very dominant against Dunkerque, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Willy Semedo, Moussa Djitté, Loïc Nestor and Marcellin Achille Anani providing the goals.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 2 trip to Sochaux.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Grenoble are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Niort won three, Grenoble Foot 38 won five and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiortP. Bâ
P. Bâ
8 goals
NiortO. Kemen
O. Kemen
3 goals
Grenoble Foot 38L. Nestor
L. Nestor
3 goals

Niort missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Niort Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 14
7 4 1 Won W 0 3 9
2 2 1 Drew D 1 1 2
5 1 0 Lost L 1 3 3
19 11 3 Scored S 1 6 22
22 5 2 Conceded C 2 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
71% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 57%
50% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 29%
29% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
21% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
43% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 29%
43% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 50%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.3 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 10.1 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.1 8.9
3.6 4.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3 3.6
38% 37% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 44%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Niort have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Niort have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Niort haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Grenoble Foot 38 14 9 2 3 22 9 7 6 1 0 16 4 7 3 1 3 6 5 13 29
2 Troyes 14 8 4 2 21 10 7 5 2 0 12 5 7 3 2 2 9 5 11 28
3 Paris 15 8 4 3 20 13 8 4 2 2 9 7 7 4 2 1 11 6 7 28
4 Toulouse 15 7 5 3 27 18 8 3 3 2 14 10 7 4 2 1 13 8 9 26
5 Auxerre 15 7 4 4 31 18 8 5 1 2 20 7 7 2 3 2 11 11 13 25
6 Clermont 14 6 5 3 18 8 7 3 3 1 9 3 7 3 2 2 9 5 10 23
7 Caen 15 6 5 4 13 12 8 4 4 0 7 3 7 2 1 4 6 9 1 23
8 Niort 14 7 2 5 19 22 7 4 2 1 11 5 7 3 0 4 8 17 -3 23
9 Valenciennes 15 5 6 4 18 17 7 3 3 1 8 5 8 2 3 3 10 12 1 21
10 Dunkerque 15 6 2 7 13 16 7 3 2 2 7 5 8 3 0 5 6 11 -3 20
11 Sochaux 14 4 7 3 19 15 7 3 2 2 15 12 7 1 5 1 4 3 4 19
12 Amiens SC 15 5 4 6 12 12 8 3 3 2 6 5 7 2 1 4 6 7 0 19
13 Le Havre 14 5 3 6 12 18 6 2 2 2 5 5 8 3 1 4 7 13 -6 18
14 Guingamp 15 3 7 5 14 16 8 2 3 3 8 9 7 1 4 2 6 7 -2 16
15 Ajaccio 15 3 5 7 10 21 7 1 3 3 3 8 8 2 2 4 7 13 -11 14
16 Nancy 14 3 4 7 14 19 6 2 2 2 9 10 8 1 2 5 5 9 -5 13
17 Pau 14 3 4 7 12 18 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 13
18 Chateauroux 15 3 3 9 11 21 8 2 1 5 6 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -10 12
19 Rodez 15 2 6 7 12 23 8 2 2 4 7 11 7 0 4 3 5 12 -11 12
20 Chambly 15 2 6 7 12 24 8 2 1 5 6 13 7 0 5 2 6 11 -12 12

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.