A short look at the Ligue 2 standings point to an edge to Niort when they go to Amiens SC. Even so; let's play the game before points are handed out!
- Amiens SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There have been limited time to rest for the host team, as they performed in a Coupe de France fixture only four days ago. That game was an away game at Monaco, so at least Amiens are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Amiens SC form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Amiens SC have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 12 games.
The attacker Bamba was announced as "man of the match" for Amiens SC with a rating of 7.94/10. Bamba hit six key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 38 total).
Before that, Amiens played out a Ligue 2 draw 1-1 when visiting Sochaux.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Amiens SC have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost three.
Amiens SC are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. Amiens SC have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Niort form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Niort have produced an overall stat of 4-3-4 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Niort goalkeeper Quentin Braat is eager to challenge this, with his 366 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in Niort's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Le Havre (placed 7th). Conté, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.0. Conté won 6 of 6 duels.
Before that, Niort secured a home win against Dunkerque with the score 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Niort have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were four victories, five draws and six defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Niort now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ligue 2 game at Grenoble Foot 38 is waiting in only three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Niort have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. Niort have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the final score Niort - Amiens SC 0-0 written in the official records. Amiens SC-Niort H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Amiens SC four wins, Niort three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Badji 8 goals |  T. Arokodare 5 goals |   B. Boutobba 5 goals |
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| Amiens SC | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 27 |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 78% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 82% |
| 61% | 58% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 68% |
| 39% | 58% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 55% | 45% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 9% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 43% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 32% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 45% |
| 39% | 42% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 41% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 36% | 39% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| 9.3 | 8.7 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
- Amiens SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Amiens SC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Niort have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Niort have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Niort have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toulouse | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 45 |
| 2 | Paris | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 42 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Niort | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Nimes | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Pau | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Rodez | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Dijon | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Amiens SC | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 15 | Caen | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 26 |
| 17 | Bastia | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Nancy | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -27 | 16 |
