This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligue 2, Chateauroux holding 16th place and Niort lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Châteauroux form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 2 this season. Châteauroux have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Stade Gaston Petit.
Châteauroux enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Rodez's place. The match ended 2-1 with Alexis Goncalves Pereira and Ylyas Chouaref scoring. Preceding that match was the home game against Guingamp that was lost 1-5.
This is expected to be a close game, with Châteauroux perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Châteauroux as a small favourite), we find nine games. Châteauroux has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Châteauroux aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Gaston Petit in the league, with only 5 goals from 9 games. On the other hand, Châteauroux have conceded 13 goals.
Niort form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Niort so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose). With the Niort losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Bitter travels for Niort as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Valenciennes match.
The attacking players of Niort have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 245 minutes.
The manager F. Passi was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 2 match played at their home ground Stade René Gaillard. Niort suffered a 0-1 loss to Le Havre (placed 6th). The game before that, in the Coupe de France, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Saint-Pierroise.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Niort in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Niort, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Niort have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Niort - Châteauroux 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Châteauroux 5 wins, 1 draw and Niort 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sissoko 8 goals |   R. Grange 3 goals |
Châteauroux missing players
Niort missing players
| Châteauroux | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 90% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 55% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 10% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 45% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 25% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 20% | 20% |
| 40% | 44% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 45% |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 233 | 113 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 81 | 165 |
| 82 | 37 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 29 | 62 |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 28% | 26% |
- Châteauroux has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
- Châteauroux have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Châteauroux have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Niort haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Lens | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Troyes | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Clermont | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Nancy | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 28 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 | Chambly | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Rodez | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Caen | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 21 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Niort | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Paris | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -18 | 16 |
| 20 | Orléans | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 13 |