Ligue 2 match prediction and preview for Niort vs Grenoble Foot 38 clash

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade René Gaillard (10406 seats)

Niort perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Grenoble Foot 38 can look both up and down from their 7th position.

Niort and Grenoble Foot 38 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.

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Niort form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Niort at their home stadium (Stade René Gaillard) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Niort faced defeat in their previous match, away at Pau (1-4). Ahead of that match, Niort won a home game hosting Caen (3-0).

Mathieu Michel had a busy but productive day in the Pau match. Despite making ten saves the loss could not be prevented.

The Niort fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Niort are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade René Gaillard in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Grenoble Foot 38 have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far. Grenoble seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

It might be tough going out on the road again for Grenoble Foot 38, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Amiens SC (placed 16th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Valenciennes.

Grenoble Foot 38 are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. As opposed to that, Grenoble have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.

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

NiortO. Kemen
O. Kemen
3 goals
NiortP. Bâ
P. Bâ
3 goals
Grenoble Foot 38J. Benet
J. Benet
2 goals

Niort missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Niort Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 0 4 7
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
2 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 3 3
10 7 0 Scored S 0 2 11
9 3 0 Conceded C 0 4 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
62% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 57%
38% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 29%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
38% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 29%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 75% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
81 45 0 Total Shots T S 0 30 59
29 18 0 Shots on Target S O 0 13 27
34% 39% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 41%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Niort have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Niort have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Niort have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grenoble Foot 38 have scored away.
  • 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 Paris 8 6 1 1 14 6 4 3 0 1 5 2 4 3 1 0 9 4 8 19
2 Troyes 8 4 2 2 9 5 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 14
3 Caen 8 4 2 2 6 4 4 3 1 0 3 0 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 14
4 Niort 8 4 2 2 10 9 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 2 0 2 3 6 1 14
5 Sochaux 7 3 4 0 10 6 3 2 1 0 7 5 4 1 3 0 3 1 4 13
6 Le Havre 8 4 1 3 7 8 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 3 0 2 5 6 -1 13
7 Grenoble Foot 38 7 4 0 3 11 7 3 3 0 0 9 3 4 1 0 3 2 4 4 12
8 Clermont 8 3 3 2 9 5 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 2 1 1 5 2 4 12
9 Auxerre 8 4 0 4 14 11 5 3 0 2 11 5 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 12
10 Toulouse 8 3 3 2 11 8 5 2 2 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 5 6 3 12
11 Valenciennes 8 3 2 3 6 5 4 3 1 0 5 0 4 0 1 3 1 5 1 11
12 Guingamp 8 3 1 4 7 8 4 2 0 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 10
13 Dunkerque 8 3 1 4 6 7 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 3 5 -1 10
14 Nancy 7 2 2 3 7 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 3 0 8
15 Châteauroux 8 2 2 4 7 8 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 8
16 Amiens SC 7 2 2 3 3 4 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 0 2 -1 8
17 Rodez 8 2 2 4 6 14 4 2 0 2 3 5 4 0 2 2 3 9 -8 8
18 Ajaccio 8 2 1 5 5 11 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 1 0 3 3 8 -6 7
19 Pau 8 1 3 4 6 10 4 1 2 1 6 4 4 0 1 3 0 6 -4 6
20 Chambly 8 1 2 5 6 17 4 1 0 3 3 9 4 0 2 2 3 8 -11 5

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.