Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Toulouse & Niort face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Ligue 2 match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Grenoble Foot 38, was also a home game here at Stade Robert Barran. The away team is better rested.
Toulouse form and stats
Toulouse was eliminated in the 32nd finals last season in the Coupe de France.6-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Toulouse so far this season. Toulouse has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Valenciennes defeat 73 days ago. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stade Robert Barran after three straight home wins.
Toulouse's last game was hosting Grenoble Foot 38 and winning 2-0. A 2-2 draw away in the Ligue 2 before that, with Caen the opponent.
A decent goal production from Toulouse in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Niort form and stats
Niort was sent out of Coupe de France in the 32nd finals last season.As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Niort have produced an overall stat of 3-1-5 so far.
Niort's previous game was their home loss versus Amiens SC (0-2). Before that, Niort travelled to Rodez and returned home with a draw after the Ligue 2 game finished 1-1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Niort manager S. Desabre as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Nancy.
Niort find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. For Niort, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Toulouse wins - draws - Niort wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Healey 8 goals |   P. Bâ 8 goals |  S. Spierings 7 goals |
Toulouse missing players
Niort missing players
| Toulouse | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Scored | S | 13 | 26 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | C | 25 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Dunkerque | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Nancy | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Rodez | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Pau | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 13 |