Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ajaccio in 10th and Niort in 13th place.
Ajaccio and Niort 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Niort have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ajaccio form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Ajaccio at their home stadium (Stade François Coty) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Ajaccio drew their last game, 1-1 away at Le Havre (placed 11th). Before that, Ajaccio had a home game versus Valenciennes which ended with a victory 3-0.
The hometeam coach O. Pantaloni made a successful contribution in the game against Le Havre, bringing on Tairyk Arconte who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Ajaccio are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Nancy awaits in two days.
Ajaccio have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Ajaccio have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Niort form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Niort so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-7 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Niort have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 183 minutes ago. P. I. Ba was the goal scorer.
The manager S. Desabre was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade René Gaillard. Niort suffered a 0-4 loss to Auxerre (placed 6th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Clermont.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Auxerre was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
After this away game Niort return home for a Ligue 2 game against Troyes. That game is only two sleeps after this.
Niort find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Niort's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Niort - Ajaccio 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Ajaccio wins - draws - Niort wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Bâ 14 goals |   B. Moussiti-Oko 6 goals |  M. Barreto 5 goals |
Ajaccio missing players
Niort missing players
| Ajaccio | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 28 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 38 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 29 | 48 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 62% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 69% |
| 28% | 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 25% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 12% |
| 34% | 25% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 44% |
| 34% | 44% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 19% | 31% |
| 41% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 34% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 8.1 | 8.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 26% | 27% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 42% | 36% |
| 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 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 62 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 58 |
| 3 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 57 |
| 4 | Clermont | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 56 |
| 5 | Paris | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 | Auxerre | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 51 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 32 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -5 | 43 |
| 9 | Nancy | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Ajaccio | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 39 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -10 | 39 |
| 12 | Rodez | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 38 |
| 13 | Niort | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 29 | -16 | 38 |
| 14 | Amiens SC | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 37 |
| 15 | Caen | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -11 | 36 |
| 16 | Pau | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -10 | 35 |
| 17 | Dunkerque | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -11 | 34 |
| 18 | Guingamp | 31 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 30 |
| 19 | Chambly | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 57 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 31 | -24 | 28 |
| 20 | Chateauroux | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -21 | 21 |