Soccer match news: Home crowds with big expectations before Bastia - Niort

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Armand-Césari (16078 seats)

A win for the hosts is expected from this fixture if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Bastia club members are confident that the contrast between 4th and Niort's 20th position in the table will be visible on the playing field.

Insights:
  • Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Niort have the fewest scored goals (29) in Ligue 2

These teams have little in common geographically as Niort have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Bastia form and stats

Bastia have played 17 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Bastia lost their last game at Laval (placed 17th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten through three league fixtures. Ndiaye was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Ndiaye served one assist, hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Amiens SC that ended 1-1.

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 28 league games, 21 have produced two goals or less.

Bastia has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Bastia have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Niort form and stats

There's been little loot from Niort's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 17 away games in the Ligue 2. Niort only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 4 draws. Recent form does not give Niort much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Bastia will be a tough nut to crack.

Home advantage was not enough for Niort in their previous game as they lost hosting Metz, 1-3. The attacker Elphege got a match rating of 7.35 in that game. Elphege scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Grenoble Foot 38 wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The attacking power of Niort when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Niort have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Bastia have not lost in the last 4 games (3-1-0) versus Niort.

Niort - Bastia 1-4 was the end result in these sides' previous head-to-head game, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

BastiaF. Magri
F. Magri
10 goals
NiortB. Boutobba
B. Boutobba
10 goals
BastiaB. Santelli
B. Santelli
4 goals

Bastia missing players

Niort missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bastia Niort
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
15 10 5 Won W 0 2 7
8 3 0 Drew D 1 4 6
11 4 1 Lost L 4 11 21
41 23 10 Scored S 0 10 29
38 13 4 Conceded C 6 27 58
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 91%
68% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 59% 68%
32% 24% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 41% 56%
21% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 24%
12% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 15%
38% 29% 17% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 47%
38% 47% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 12%
26% 24% 17% Failed to Score F T 100% 65% 50%
 
5.3 6.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.7 3.9
3.7 3.2 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.5 4.6
2.6 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.4 1.6
8 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11 12.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 8 9.2
4.3 4.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.9 3.3
28% 27% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 26%
 
8.6 6.7 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 12.4 12.1
3.5 2.7 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 5.1 4.8
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bastia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Niort have scored away.
  • Bastia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Niort have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Niort have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Ligue 2
  • Niort have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Ligue 2
  • Niort have the fewest scored goals (29) in Ligue 2
  • Niort have the most conceded goals (58) in Ligue 2
  • Niort have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in Ligue 2
  • Niort have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Ligue 2
  • Niort is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 33 18 14 1 43 15 16 9 7 0 21 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 28 68
2 Bordeaux 34 19 8 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 17 8 4 5 23 17 22 65
3 Metz 34 17 11 6 55 30 17 8 7 2 24 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 25 62
4 Bastia 34 15 8 11 41 38 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 5 5 7 18 25 3 53
5 Sochaux 34 15 7 12 52 34 17 9 4 4 31 16 17 6 3 8 21 18 18 52
6 Caen 34 14 10 10 43 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 4 5 8 16 24 6 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 34 14 8 12 32 31 17 9 4 4 18 13 17 5 4 8 14 18 1 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 34 12 12 10 41 39 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 48
9 Paris 34 13 8 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 0 47
10 Saint-Étienne 34 13 10 11 54 51 17 8 4 5 28 25 17 5 6 6 26 26 3 46
11 Guingamp 34 12 9 13 45 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 17 6 6 5 22 22 0 45
12 Amiens SC 34 12 8 14 35 43 17 8 3 6 18 17 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 44
13 Rodez 33 10 11 12 35 39 17 4 6 7 16 24 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 41
14 Pau 34 10 10 14 33 43 17 5 6 6 17 21 17 5 4 8 16 22 -10 40
15 Valenciennes 34 8 14 12 38 46 17 5 10 2 25 22 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 38
16 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
17 Laval 34 11 4 19 38 51 17 7 2 8 23 23 17 4 2 11 15 28 -13 37
18 Dijon 34 8 11 15 32 40 17 6 6 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -8 35
19 Nîmes 34 9 6 19 38 53 17 8 2 7 23 20 17 1 4 12 15 33 -15 33
20 Niort 34 7 6 21 29 58 17 5 2 10 19 31 17 2 4 11 10 27 -29 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 33 18 14 1 43 15 16 9 7 0 21 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 28 68
2 Bordeaux 34 19 8 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 17 8 4 5 23 17 22 65
3 Metz 34 17 11 6 55 30 17 8 7 2 24 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 25 62
4 Bastia 34 15 8 11 41 38 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 5 5 7 18 25 3 53
5 Sochaux 34 15 7 12 52 34 17 9 4 4 31 16 17 6 3 8 21 18 18 52
6 Caen 34 14 10 10 43 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 4 5 8 16 24 6 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 34 14 8 12 32 31 17 9 4 4 18 13 17 5 4 8 14 18 1 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 34 12 12 10 41 39 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 48
9 Paris 34 13 8 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 0 47
10 Saint-Étienne 34 13 10 11 54 51 17 8 4 5 28 25 17 5 6 6 26 26 3 46
11 Guingamp 34 12 9 13 45 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 17 6 6 5 22 22 0 45
12 Amiens SC 34 12 8 14 35 43 17 8 3 6 18 17 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 44
13 Rodez 33 10 11 12 35 39 17 4 6 7 16 24 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 41
14 Pau 34 10 10 14 33 43 17 5 6 6 17 21 17 5 4 8 16 22 -10 40
15 Valenciennes 34 8 14 12 38 46 17 5 10 2 25 22 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 38
16 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
17 Laval 34 11 4 19 38 51 17 7 2 8 23 23 17 4 2 11 15 28 -13 37
18 Dijon 34 8 11 15 32 40 17 6 6 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -8 35
19 Nîmes 34 9 6 19 38 53 17 8 2 7 23 20 17 1 4 12 15 33 -15 33
20 Niort 34 7 6 21 29 58 17 5 2 10 19 31 17 2 4 11 10 27 -29 27

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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.